Compete meaning in English

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Definition

to compete (with): to contend (against), to rival, to play (against), to fight (with) verb
As a child, Philip always competed with his siblings for their parents' attention. He always fought them to try and get his mother's attention.

UK: As a child, Philip always competed with his siblings for their parents' attention.
US: I am competing in this year's marathon.

Examples

  • "The samba schools compete to win the main prize."
  • "Bruno : No, I'm competing in the Olympics."
  • "Details about the event in which you will be competing are included on the next page."
  • "While Wang has his work cut out for him, the idea that China can compete with the traditional European luxury giants in retail and distribution is no longer a hazy prospect, but now a near certainty."
  • "Horatio : Competing?"
  • "Therefore, we are delighted to inform you that you have been selected to compete in the Olympic Games."
  • "The sun has just risen and I'm here on Ipanema Beach to report on the lovely girls from Ipanema, who are competing in the women's beach volleyball world championship."
Exercise 1
"We are not about to cut our ties with our current suppliers to enable Delavigne and its subsidiaries to create a skin-care monopoly."

This means that McGillicutty's with their current suppliers and a Delavigne monopoly.
"We are not about to cut our ties with our current suppliers to enable Delavigne and its subsidiaries to create a skin-care monopoly."

This means that McGillicutty's won't end their relationship 1 with their current suppliers and facilitate 2 a Delavigne monopoly.
1 won't end their relationship: This is the correct choice. Ms. Bratwurst uses the idiom "to cut one's ties", which means to "end a relationship" or to "terminate a contact". She is expressing that her company is unwilling to end its relationship with Kalvin Krime in order to "enable a Delavigne monopoly".
1 refuses to negotiate: This is incorrect. The expression "to cut one's ties" does not indicate that McGillicutty's "refuses to negotiate" with their current suppliers.
1 will reduce their accounts : This is incorrect. The expression "to cut one's ties" does not indicate that McGillicutty's will reduce their accounts with their current suppliers.
1 will not compete: This is incorrect. The expression "to cut one's ties" does not indicate that McGillicutty's will not "compete" with their current suppliers.
2 facilitate: Ms. Bratwurst writes that McGillicutty's won't "enable" a Delavigne monopoly. To "enable" means to "allow" or to "permit", and in this context shares a similar meaning with the verb "to facilitate".
2 impede: "To impede" conveys a sense entirely opposite to the verb "to enable". Bratwurst is in fact trying to communicate that McGillicutty's refuses to participate in a Delavigne monopoly. "To impede" means "to block" or "to hinder".
2 ignore: "To ignore" does not express the same sense as "to enable". This choice is incorrect.
2 block: "To block" conveys a sense entirely opposite to the verb "to enable". Bratwurst is in fact trying to communicate that McGillicutty's refuses to participate in a Delavigne monopoly.

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