used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete against each other. competitive games/sports; Graduates have to fight for jobs in an ...

1used to describe a situation in which people or organizations compete against each other competitive games/sports Graduates have to fight for jobs in a highly ...

competitive, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary.

competitiveness · ​the fact of people or organizations competing against each other. professions involving a higher degree of competitiveness such as marketing ...

[countable] an event in which people compete with each other to find out who is the best at something. a design/an art/a talent competition ...

1[uncountable] competition (between/with somebody) (for something) a situation in which people or organizations compete with each other for something that ...

compete · ​. [intransitive] to take part in a contest or game. The games were an outstanding success, with almost 2 400 athletes competing. · ​. [intransitive] to ...

​. a person who takes part in a competition. Over 200 competitors entered the race. the youngest competitor in the event · ​. a person or an organization that ...

(in chemistry) rivalry between two or more different, but often similar, chemical species for a specific biochemical system, e.g. a receptor, enzyme, ...

1[intransitive, transitive] to try to be more successful or better than someone else who is trying to do the same as you compete (with/against somebody) ...