The meaning of Competition

Competition – definition

noun
The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
Usage examples:
There is fierce competition between banks
Synonims:
Rivalry Competitiveness Vying Contesting Opposition Contention Conflict Feuding Battling Fighting Struggling Strife War Keeping up with the joneses

noun
An activity done by a number of people or organizations, each of which is trying to do better than all of the others
Usage examples:
[ u ] competition for the job was fierce., [ u ] traditional booksellers face stiff competition fro…

noun
The situation in which people or businesses are trying to be more successful than each other, for example by making more sales in a market
Usage examples:
There has always been competition between the auto manufacturers., stiff/fierce/strong/tough compet…

Competition translation into English

Competition: translate from English into Chinese

竞赛, 竞争, 比赛, 赛

Competition: translate from English into Dutch

Wedstrijd, Concurrentie, Mededinging, Competitie, Concours, Wedijver, Rivaliteit, Prijskamp

Competition: translate from English into French

Concurrence, Compétition, Concours, Course, Rivalité, Compétence, Match

Competition: translate from English into German

Wettbewerb, Konkurrenz, Wettkampf, Turnier, Konkurrenzkampf, Wettstreit, Preisausschreiben

Competition: translate from English into Hindi

मुकाबला, प्रतियोगिता, प्रतिस्पर्धा, स्पर्धा, मुक़ाबला, होड़, प्रतिद्वंद्विता

Competition: translate from English into Italian

Concorrenza, Concorso, Competizione, Gara, Lizza, Contesa

Competition: translate from English into Korean

경쟁, 경기, 경쟁자

Competition: translate from English into Russian

Конкуренция, Соискание, Конкурс, Соревнование, Состязание, Конкурсный экзамен, Встреча

Competition: translate from English into Spanish

Competencia, Concurso, Competición, Oposición, Rivalidad

Word origin

early 17th century: from late Latin competitio(n- ) ‘rivalry’, from competere ‘strive for’ (see compete).

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Competition – similar words

competitively

adverb
In a way that strives to gain or win something by defeating others.
Usage examples:
I began swimming competitively nearly 30 years ago

adverb
If goods, services, etc. are priced competitively, their price is as good as or better than other goods, services, etc.
Usage examples:
The policy is intended to give consumers more access to competitively priced electricity., one of t…

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competitive

adjective
Relating to or characterized by competition.
Usage examples:
A competitive sport

adjective
Eager to do better than others in an activity, esp. trying to win in a sports activity
Usage examples:
A competitive person, we will be facing weaker teams, which should give us a competitive advantage/…

adjective
Involving or encouraging competition
Usage examples:
Highly/extremely/fiercely competitive, the severe downturn in the worldwide semiconductor market ha…

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competitions

noun
The activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others.
Usage examples:
There is fierce competition between banks

noun
An activity done by a number of people or organizations, each of which is trying to do better than all of the others
Usage examples:
[ u ] competition for the job was fierce., [ u ] traditional booksellers face stiff competition fro…

noun
The situation in which people or businesses are trying to be more successful than each other, for example by making more sales in a market
Usage examples:
There has always been competition between the auto manufacturers., stiff/fierce/strong/tough compet…

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Competition synonims

battling

verb
Struggle tenaciously to achieve or resist something.
Usage examples:
He has been battling against the illness

noun
A sustained fight between large organized armed forces.
Usage examples:
The battle lasted for several hours

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competitiveness

noun
Possession of a strong desire to be more successful than others.
Usage examples:
A lot of people get wrapped up in competitiveness and jealousy

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conflict

noun
A serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
Usage examples:
The eternal conflict between the sexes

verb
Be incompatible or at variance; clash.
Usage examples:
Parents' and children's interests sometimes conflict

noun
An active disagreement, as between opposing opinions or needs
Usage examples:
[ c ] conflicts between parents and children become more frequent when the children become teenager…

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contention

noun
Heated disagreement.
Usage examples:
The captured territory was the main area of contention between the two countries

noun
Disagreement resulting from opposing arguments
Usage examples:
Their refusal to sign the treaty remains a source of contention between the two countries., [ + tha…

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contesting

verb
Engage in competition to attain (a position of power).
Usage examples:
She declared her intention to contest the presidency

noun
An event in which people compete for supremacy in a sport or other activity, or in a quality.
Usage examples:
A tennis contest

verb
Present participle of contest
Usage examples:
We will certainly contest any claims made against the safety of our products., the medal is being k…

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feuding

verb
Be engaged in a prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute.
Usage examples:
Hoover feuded with the cia for decades

noun
A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute.
Usage examples:
His long-standing feud with universal pictures

verb
Present participle of feud
Usage examples:
They've been feuding with their neighbours for years over a boundary issue.

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fighting

noun
The action of fighting; violence or conflict.
Usage examples:
Terrible fighting broke out in the streets

adjective
Displaying or engaging in violence, combat, or aggression.
Usage examples:
He was a fighting man

verb
Take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of weapons.
Usage examples:
The men were fighting

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opposition

noun
Resistance or dissent, expressed in action or argument.
Usage examples:
There was considerable opposition to the proposal

noun
Disagreement with something, often by speaking or fighting against it, or (esp. in politics) the people or group who are not in power
Usage examples:
The proposal faces strong opposition., they expect to defeat the opposition.

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rivalry

noun
Competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field.
Usage examples:
There always has been intense rivalry between the clubs

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strife

noun
Angry or bitter disagreement over fundamental issues; conflict.
Usage examples:
Strife within the community

noun
Angry disagreement or violent actions
Usage examples:
Civil/ethnic/political strife, he led the union through several years of labor strife.

noun
Disagreements between groups of people
Usage examples:
Industrial/financial/political strife, boardroom/internal strife

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struggling

adjective
Striving to achieve or attain something in the face of difficulty or resistance.
Usage examples:
These figures suggest more bad news for struggling homeowners

verb
Make forceful or violent efforts to get free of restraint or constriction.
Usage examples:
Before she could struggle, he lifted her up

adjective
Unsuccessful but trying hard to succeed
Usage examples:
It's the story of a struggling artist who marries a rich woman.

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vying

verb
Present participle of vie.

verb
Compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.
Usage examples:
The athletes were vying for a place in the british team

Present participle of vie

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war

noun
A state of armed conflict between different countries or different groups within a country.
Usage examples:
Japan declared war on germany

verb
Engage in a war.
Usage examples:
Small states warred against each another

noun
Armed fighting between two or more countries or groups, or a particular example of such fighting
Usage examples:
[ c ] can any country fight two wars at the same time?, [ u ] war is something to avoid., [ u ] sev…

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