compete
Collocations
9(verb.)
ADV
effectively, successfully
directly
The two smartphone brands compete directly for customers in the same market segment.
internationally, nationally
Our company started competing nationally last year and hopes to expand globally soon.
fiercely
The two basketball teams competed fiercely throughout the entire match.
VERB + COMPETE
can't/cannot
Local restaurants struggle to compete against the big chain fast-food places in town.
PREP
against
My sister trained hard because she wanted to compete against the best swimmers in the championship.
for
The students competed for the top prize in the science fair last month.
in
She competed in the swimming championship last summer and won a medal.
with
She competed with her classmates to win first place in the science fair.