compete

Betekenis (Engels)

1. To be in battle or in a rivalry with another for the same thing, position, or reward; to contend
2. To be in a position in which it is possible to win or triumph.
3. To take part in a contest, game or similar event

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/kəm.ˈpiːt/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from Middle French competer, from Latin competere (“to coincide, to be equal to, to be capable of”), present active infinitive of competō, from com- (“with”) + petō (“I seek, I aim for, I strive for”). Compare Latin competītor (“competitor”).