competition
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2.1
- noun
- /ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/
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competencia
- As you can imagine, competition was intense for jobs that could take you to the Middle East.
- competition with others
- competition and cooperation
- competition anxiety
It mixes cooperation and competition in the same domains.
- It mixes cooperation and competition in the same domains.
- One is to introduce competition among possible agents.
- He was really in competition with Caesar and Pompeii.
- You need great competition to pull out your best.
- So for example, for me, I love competition, I love basketball, all right?
- Nature's not based on competition, it's based on cooperation.
- So competition can make you do bad things.
- And I think competition just creates so much.
- This is the idea of identifying competition in terms of its normalcy.
- Merit is good, Competition is good, tenacity is good.
- And it became a competition really quick as who could get.
- And and you, you know, competition requires that in, in.
Examples
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OK, you know, it's not a competition, but I do wanna win.
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Therefore, there is no competition and no comparison.
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So if we have a fair competition, we can get there.
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This competition is about the real world.
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One is to introduce competition among possible agents.
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I enjoy being on the tennis team for exercise, competition, and companionship.
Fiction book (1998) -
In the IMO itself, there is keen competition among the approximately 50 participating countries.
Academic text (1990) -
By the time of the mailing, the regular season was over, and tournament competition was well underway.
Academic text (1999) -
Congressman, I don't need to remind you that the essence of competition has always been quite simple.
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The students participated in a science competition to showcase their innovative projects.
Synonyms
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2.8
Competition between people or groups who try to be more successful for the same goal
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5.7
A competition between people for something like a prize or job
Antonyms
Compounds
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2.8
A contest between people done in a kind, playful way to make each other try harder
- Texting
A contest where people try to get the highest Duolingo score or finish the most lessons
How Serious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word competition comes from Latin parts com- meaning 'together' and petere meaning 'to seek', and it shares the same root as compete. So a competition is people all 'seeking' the same prize at the same time, trying to win by doing better than the others.