compete

/kəmˈpiːt/ verb [I]

Translation

COMPETITION › to take part in a race or competition

yarışmak, müsabaka etmek

She's competing for a place in next year's Olympics.18421476

SUCCESS › to try to be more successful than someone or something else

rekabet etmek, müsabakaya girip başarılı olmaya çalışmak, çekişmek

It's difficult for small shops to compete with/against the big supermarkets.1842

(Definition of compete verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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