competed; competing
: to strive consciously or unconsciously for an objective (such as position, profit, or a prize) : be in a state of rivalry
competing teams
companies competing for customers
Examples of compete in a Sentence
Thousands of applicants are competing for the same job.
She competed against students from around the country.
We are competing with companies that are twice our size.
Did you compete in the track meet on Saturday?
The radio and the television were both on, competing for our attention.
Recent Examples on the Web
The California Department of Education (CDE) has stood by its demand that the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District (TTUSD) switch sports associations to a league that allows biological male trans athletes to compete in girls sports.
—
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025
To compete for attention, journalists have brought small posters, a familiar feature of Putin’s annual marathon event.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Apple’s radio shows compete for ears with its streaming efforts, whose abundance has helped diminish the sense of a musical common ground.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Iervolino, who is the president of MIFE, said the federation’s mission is to enable Italian audiovisual content to compete in a structured, continuous, and organized manner on global markets.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compete
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Dec. 2025
To compete for attention, journalists have brought small posters, a familiar feature of Putin’s annual marathon event.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 19 Dec. 2025
Apple’s radio shows compete for ears with its streaming efforts, whose abundance has helped diminish the sense of a musical common ground.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Iervolino, who is the president of MIFE, said the federation’s mission is to enable Italian audiovisual content to compete in a structured, continuous, and organized manner on global markets.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for compete
Cite this Entry
“Compete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compete. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share