competition en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌkɔm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ (Australia)
- [ˌkɔ̟m.pəˈtəʃ.ən] (New-Zealand)
- (California) audio
- /ˌkɑm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- /ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
Etymology
Borrowed from French compétition, from Late Latin competītiō, competītiōnem, from Latin competō, from con- + petō. By surface analysis, compete + -ition.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The action of competing.
The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:The competition for this job is strong.
Several firms are in competition for the contract.
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(countable) A contest for a prize or award.
The newspaper is featuring a competition to win a car.
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(collective, uncountable) The competitors in such a contest.
Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition.
2013 February 6, Hideo Otake, “Revising the Interpretation of the Japanese Economy”, in Michio Muramatsu, Frieder Naschold, editors, State and Administration in Japan and Germany: A Comparative Perspective on Continuity and Change, page 319:The new stain remover was ten times more effective than the competition.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| competitions | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
cooperation (antonym(s) of “action of competing”)
Deriveds
contest competition · intraspecific competition · hypercompetition · outcompetition · overcompetition · competition-based learning · coopetition · competitioner · economic competition · immunocompetition · intercompetition · competition wallah · in competition · competitionless · scramble competition · competitional · competitionlike · noncompetition · unfair competition · non-price competition · perfect competition · interspecific competition · subcompetition · competition caution · procompetition · monopolistic competition · precompetition · wet t-shirt competition · mompetition · anticompetition · self-competition · co-opetition
Relateds
competitive · compete · competent
Synonyms
Translations (274)
uz poyga (contest for a prize or award) · id kompetisi (action of competing) · cy ymryson (contest for a prize or award) · pdt Wadkaumpf (contest for a prize or award) · mk конкуренција (action of competing) · tl tagisan (action of competing) · fy kompetysje (action of competing) · ro concurs (contest for a prize or award) · nb konkurranse (contest for a prize or award) · te పోటీ (contest for a prize or award) · tr rekabet (action of competing) · mn уралдаан (contest for a prize or award) · hy մրցույթ (contest for a prize or award) · et võistlus (action of competing) · acw مُسابقة (contest for a prize or award) · el ανταγωνισμός (action of competing) · ta போட்டி (action of competing) · ru соревнова́ние (contest for a prize or award) · cs konkurence (action of competing) · ka შეჯიბრი (contest for a prize or award) · tr rakiplik (action of competing) · ro competiție (action of competing) · nl concurrentie (action of competing) · cy cystadleuaeth (action of competing) · el διαγωνισμός (contest for a prize or award) · gd co-fharpais (contest for a prize or award) · cs soupeření (action of competing) · pl rywalizacja (action of competing) · cmn 比賽 /比赛 (action of competing) · sk súťaž (contest for a prize or award) · it concorso (contest for a prize or award) · pt competição (contest for a prize or award) · ga coimhlint (action of competing) · tg мусобиқа (contest for a prize or award) · lt konkursas (contest for a prize or award) · id kompetisi (contest for a prize or award) · it competizione (action of competing) · sv konkurrens (action of competing) · ca competició (contest for a prize or award) · sq konkurs (contest for a prize or award) · hu megmérettetés (contest for a prize or award) · uk ко́нкурс (contest for a prize or award) · tk ýaryş (contest for a prize or award) · lt rungtynės (contest for a prize or award) · ta பந்தயம் (contest for a prize or award) · kmr riberiz (action of competing) · es competición (contest for a prize or award) · kmr sîbaq (action of competing) · mi tauwhāinga (contest for a prize or award) · ps کانکور (contest for a prize or award) · kk жарыс (action of competing) · kmr hevrikî (contest for a prize or award) · ru ко́нкурс (contest for a prize or award) · ug رىقابەت (action of competing) · shn ပၢင်ၶေႉၶဵင်ႇ (contest for a prize or award) · ru состяза́ние (action of competing) · ro concurs (action of competing) · lv sacensības (contest for a prize or award) · id perlombaan (contest for a prize or award) · ko 경진 대회 (contest for a prize or award) · et võistlemine (action of competing) · pt concurso (contest for a prize or award) · lt varžybos (contest for a prize or award) · az rəqabət (action of competing) · lv konkurss (contest for a prize or award) · la certāmen (action of competing) · sh те̏кма (contest for a prize or award) · ko 콩쿠르 (contest for a prize or award) · got 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍆𐍃𐍄𐍃 (action of competing) · yue 比賽 /比赛 (contest for a prize or award) · el συναγωνισμός (action of competing) · ur مُسابَقَہ (contest for a prize or award) · ja コンペティション (action of competing) · ps مسابقه (contest for a prize or award) · km ជំនែង (contest for a prize or award) · ky жарыш (contest for a prize or award) · km ប្រកួត (contest for a prize or award) · ota رقابت (action of competing) · fi kilpailu (action of competing) · cy cystadleuaeth (contest for a prize or award) · ta போட்டி (contest for a prize or award) · et konkurss (contest for a prize or award) · ko 경기 (contest for a prize or award) · mn тэмцээн (contest for a prize or award) · yue 競爭 /竞争 (action of competing) · ur ٹَکَّر (action of competing) · my ပြိုင်ပွဲ (contest for a prize or award) · az müsabiqə (contest for a prize or award) · nan-hbl 比賽 /比赛 (contest for a prize or award) · grc ἅμιλλα (contest for a prize or award) · uk змага́ння (contest for a prize or award) · it competizione (contest for a prize or award) · lv konkurence (action of competing) · vi sự cạnh tranh (action of competing) · ga iomaidh (contest for a prize or award) · kk конкурс (contest for a prize or award) · pl konkurs (contest for a prize or award) · ar مُنَافَسَة (action of competing) · kmr riberiz (contest for a prize or award) · ru сопе́рничество (action of competing) · hu verseny (contest for a prize or award) · it gara (contest for a prize or award) · hi प्रतिस्पर्धा (action of competing) · acw مُباراة (action of competing) · mk натпревар (action of competing) · xdq бяс (contest for a prize or award) · sh tȅkma (contest for a prize or award) · hy մրցակցություն (action of competing) · ga iomaidh (action of competing) · ms sayembara (contest for a prize or award) · kmr misabiqe (contest for a prize or award) · kmr reqabet (action of competing) · bg съпе́рничество (action of competing) · hi स्पर्धा (contest for a prize or award) · cs soutěž (contest for a prize or award) · az yarış (contest for a prize or award) · bg състеза́ние (contest for a prize or award) · it concorrenza (action of competing) · sl konkurenca (action of competing) · ca competició (action of competing) · vi cuộc thi (contest for a prize or award) · cs konkurování (action of competing) · ru конкуре́нция (action of competing) · kmr pêşbazî (contest for a prize or award) · et konkurents (action of competing) · hu konkurencia (action of competing) · tr yarış (contest for a prize or award) · tg рақобат (action of competing) · hi प्रतियोगिता (contest for a prize or award) · te పందెము (contest for a prize or award) · pl zawody (contest for a prize or award) · lt konkurencija (action of competing) · ug مۇسابىقە (contest for a prize or award) · yue 比賽 /比赛 (action of competing) · es competición (action of competing) · be канкурэ́нцыя (action of competing) · ga comórtas (contest for a prize or award) · ka შეჯიბრება (action of competing) · bg надпрева́ра (contest for a prize or award) · ar مُبَارَاة (contest for a prize or award) · grc ἀγών (contest for a prize or award) · nl toernooi (contest for a prize or award) · kmr berêkane (action of competing) · fi kisa (contest for a prize or award) · ms pertandingan (contest for a prize or award) · ja 競争 (action of competing) · kk бәсекелестік (action of competing) · ja コンペ (contest for a prize or award) · nl wedloop (contest for a prize or award) · cmn 競爭 /竞争 (action of competing) · dng бисэ (action of competing) · tt ярыш (contest for a prize or award) · fa-ira رِقابَت (action of competing) · uk конкуре́нція (action of competing) · sq garë (action of competing) · sl tekmovanje (action of competing) · la certāmen (contest for a prize or award) · th การแข่งขัน (contest for a prize or award) · mr स्पर्धा (action of competing) · ko 컴페티션 (action of competing) · kmr sîbaq (contest for a prize or award) · ka კონკურენცია (action of competing) · kmr hawirkan (action of competing) · nl competitie (contest for a prize or award) · fr compétition (action of competing) · hi प्रतिस्पर्धा (contest for a prize or award) · th การแข่ง (contest for a prize or award) · hu verseny (action of competing) · nb tevling (contest for a prize or award) · tpi resis (contest for a prize or award) · ms persaingan (action of competing) · ro concurență (action of competing) · de Wettbewerb (contest for a prize or award) · fr concours (contest for a prize or award) · tk konkurs (contest for a prize or award) · ar مُبَارَاة (action of competing) · prs رَقَابَت (action of competing) · uz raqobat (action of competing) · mk натпревар (contest for a prize or award) · be спабо́рніцтва (contest for a prize or award) · ee ɖikeke (action of competing) · uz konkurensiya (action of competing) · hu versengés (action of competing) · sk konkurencia (action of competing) · mi tātāwhāinga (action of competing) · kmr pêşbirk (contest for a prize or award) · kmr reqabet (contest for a prize or award) · kmr hawirkan (contest for a prize or award) · ps سيالي (action of competing) · ru состяза́ние (contest for a prize or award) · id pertandingan (contest for a prize or award) · bg съревнова́ване (action of competing) · fr concurrence (action of competing) · sh у̀такмица (contest for a prize or award) · ky мелдеш (contest for a prize or award) · be ко́нкурс (contest for a prize or award) · de Konkurrenz (action of competing) · ky конкуренция (action of competing) · sq garë (contest for a prize or award) · ee ɖikeke (contest for a prize or award) · fi kilpailu (contest for a prize or award) · dng бисэ (contest for a prize or award) · pl konkurencja (action of competing) · ar مُسَابَقَة (contest for a prize or award) · prs مُسَابَقَه (contest for a prize or award) · af kompetisie (contest for a prize or award) · pt competição (action of competing) · prs مُنَافَسَه (action of competing) · te పోటీ (action of competing) · ko 콘테스트 (contest for a prize or award) · uk змага́ння (action of competing) · sh конкурѐнција (action of competing) · id sayembara (contest for a prize or award) · uz konkurs (contest for a prize or award) · ml മത്സരം (contest for a prize or award) · tl pakikitagis (action of competing) · kk бәсеке (action of competing) · da konkurrence (contest for a prize or award) · nb konkurranse (action of competing) · da konkurrence (action of competing) · wuu 比賽 /比赛 (contest for a prize or award) · fa-ira مُسابِقِه (contest for a prize or award) · sh konkurèncija (action of competing) · hu rivalizálás (action of competing) · bo འགྲན་བསྡུར (contest for a prize or award) · tpi pasin resis (action of competing) · ko 경쟁 (action of competing) · fa-ira مُنافَسِه (action of competing) · ja コンペ (action of competing) · ja 大会 (contest for a prize or award) · ur مُقابْلَہ (contest for a prize or award) · tr müsabaka (contest for a prize or award) · ba ярыш (contest for a prize or award) · fy kompetysje (contest for a prize or award) · kmr misabiqe (action of competing) · tt ярыш (action of competing) · ar مُنَافَسَة (contest for a prize or award) · sv tävling (contest for a prize or award) · uz musobaqa (contest for a prize or award) · id persaingan (action of competing) · az yarışma (action of competing) · fr compétition (contest for a prize or award) · ro competiție (contest for a prize or award) · mn өрсөлдөөн (action of competing) · ja コンクール (contest for a prize or award) · eo konkurso (contest for a prize or award) · sh ùtakmica (contest for a prize or award) · alt јарыш (action of competing) · et võistlus (contest for a prize or award) · kmr pêşbirk (action of competing) · bg съревнова́ние (contest for a prize or award) · ps رقابت (action of competing) · hi प्रतियोगिता (action of competing) · ja コンテスト (contest for a prize or award) · hi मुक़ाबला (contest for a prize or award) · nl wedstrijd (contest for a prize or award) · ko 경쟁시험 (contest for a prize or award) · kk байқау (contest for a prize or award) · sq konkurrencë (action of competing) · ml മത്സരം (action of competing) · bg надпрева́рване (action of competing) · hu vetélkedő (contest for a prize or award) · cmn 比賽 /比赛 (contest for a prize or award) · kmr hevrikî (action of competing) · kmr pêşbazî (action of competing) · kmr berêkane (contest for a prize or award) · he תַּחֲרוּת (action of competing) · bg конкуре́нция (action of competing) · ko 시합 (contest for a prize or award) · kk жарыс (contest for a prize or award) · ru соревнова́ние (action of competing) · eo konkuro (action of competing) · xnb arumuan (contest for a prize or award) · sl tekma (contest for a prize or award)