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com·pet·i·tive

(kəm-pĕt′ĭ-tĭv)
adj.
1. Of, involving, or determined by competition: competitive games.
2. Liking competition or inclined to compete: a highly competitive teammate.
3. Biochemistry Relating to the inhibition of enzyme activity that results from an alternate compound binding reversibly to the site on an enzyme where the substrate would normally bind.
com·pet′i·tive·ly adv.
com·pet′i·tive·ness n.
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competitive

(kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv)
adj
1. involving or determined by rivalry: competitive sports.
2. (Commerce) sufficiently low in price or high in quality to be successful against commercial rivals
3. relating to or characterized by an urge to compete: a competitive personality.
comˈpetitively adv
comˈpetitiveness n
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com•pet•i•tive

(kəmˈpɛt ɪ tɪv)

adj.
1. of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition.
2. well suited for competition: a competitive price.
3. having a strong desire to compete or to succeed.
[1820–30]
com•pet′i•tive•ly, adv.
com•pet′i•tive•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. competitive - involving competition or competitiveness; "competitive games"; "to improve one's competitive position"
noncompetitive - not involving competition or competitiveness; "noncompetitive positions"; "noncompetitive interest in games"
2. competitive - subscribing to capitalistic competition
capitalistic, capitalist - favoring or practicing capitalism
3. competitive - showing a fighting disposition; "highly competitive sales representative"; "militant in fighting for better wages for workers"; "his self-assertive and ubiquitous energy"
aggressive - having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends; "an aggressive businessman"; "an aggressive basketball player"; "he was aggressive and imperious; positive in his convictions"; "aggressive drivers"
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competitive

adjective
1. cut-throat, aggressive, fierce, ruthless, relentless, antagonistic, carnivorous (informal), dog-eat-dog Modelling is a tough, competitive world.
2. ambitious, pushing, opposing, aggressive, vying, contentious, combative, carnivorous (informal) He has always been a fiercely competitive player.
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competitive

adjective
Given to competition:
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Translations
تَنَافُسي تَنافُسي، تَزاحُميتَنافُسي، مُتَنافِسمُحِبٌّ للتَّنافُس
konkurence schopnýkonkurenceschopnýsoutěživý
konkurrence-konkurrencedygtigkonkurrencemindedkonkurrencepræget
kilpailuhenkinen
konkurentan
versengõverseny-versenyképes
keppinn, kappgjarnkeppnis-samkeppnishæfur
競争的な
경쟁의
súťaživýsúťažný
tekmovalen
konkurrenskraftig
ที่เกี่ยวกับการแข่งขัน
rekabetçirekabete açık ucuz yarışmadan hoşlananyarışmaya/rekabete dayanan
mang tính cạnh tranh

competitive

[kəmˈpetɪtɪv] ADJ [person] → competitivo ; [spirit] → competitivo, de competencia ; [exam, selection] → por concurso or oposiciones (Comm) → competitivo
we must make ourselves more competitive → tenemos que hacernos más competitivos
we must improve our competitive position → tenemos que mejorar nuestras posibilidades de competir
the technology has given them a competitive advantage → la tecnología les ha dado una ventaja competitiva
competitive sports → deportes mpl competitivos
see also edge A5
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competitive

[kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv] adj
[price] → concurrentiel(le), compétitif/ive; [car, product] → concurrentiel(le), compétitif/ive
a very competitive price → un prix très compétitif
(= ambitious) [person] to be competitive → avoir l'esprit de compétition
He's a very competitive person → Il a vraiment l'esprit de compétition.
[sports, tennis] → de compétition
competitive examination → concours m
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competitive

adj
person, attitude → vom Konkurrenzdenken geprägt ; sport → (Wett)kampf- ; competitive advantage/disadvantage → Wettbewerbsvorteil m → /-nachteil m; competitive spirit → Wettbewerbs- or Konkurrenzgeist m; (of team) → Kampfgeist m; he’s a very competitive sort of person → er genießt Wettbewerbssituationen; (in job etc) → er ist ein sehr ehrgeiziger Mensch ; the exam system encourages children to be too competitive → das Prüfungssystem regt die Kinder zu sehr zum Konkurrenzdenken an; the recruitment procedure is not competitive → die Stellenvergabe erfolgt nicht aufgrund eines Auswahlverfahrens ; to gain a competitive advantage or edge over somebody → jdm gegenüber einen Wettbewerbsvorteil erzielen ; a competitive examination → eine Auswahlprüfung
(Comm) business, prices, salaries → wettbewerbs- or konkurrenzfähig ; a highly competitive market → ein Markt mit starker Konkurrenz ; retailing is highly competitive → der Einzelhandel ist stark wettbewerbsbetont or -orientiert ; competitive bidding → Ausschreibungswettbewerb m; competitive tendering → freie Ausschreibung
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competitive

[kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv] adj
a. (sports) → agonistico/a; (person) → che ha spirito di competizione ; (in sport) → che ha spirito agonistico, che ha spirito di competizione
competitive examination → concorso
b. (Comm) (price) → concorrenziale, competitivo/a; (goods) → a prezzo concorrenziale or competitivo
to have a competitive advantage in sth → essere avvantaggiato/a sulla concorrenza in qc
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compete

(kəmˈpiːt) verb
to try to beat others in a contest, fight etc. We are competing against them in the next round; Are you competing with her for the job? meeding, wedywer يُنافِس، يَتَبارى مع съревновавам се competir soutěžit in Wettbewerb treten konkurrere; kappes συναγωνίζομαι competir võistlema رقابت کردن kilpailla rivaliser לְהִתחַרוֹת स्पर्धा या प्रतियोगिता करना natjecati se versenyez bertanding, bersaing keppa competere, gareggiare 競う 경쟁하다 varžytis, konkuruoti sacensties; konkurēt bersaing wedijveren konkurrere współzawodniczyć, konkurować سيالى كول، رقابت كول، مسابقه كول competir a concura (cu) состязаться súťažiť tekmovati takmičiti se tävla, konkurrera แข่งขัน yarışmak, rekabet etmek 競爭 змагатися; конкурувати مقابلہ کرنا cạnh tranh, đua tranh 竞争
competition (kompəˈtiʃən) noun
1. the act of competing; rivalry. Competition makes children try harder. meedinging, wedywering مُنافَسَه съревнование competição soutěžení der Wettkampf konkurrence συναγωνισμός, ανταγωνισμός competición võistlus رقابت kilpailu rivalité תחרות स्पर्धा natjecanje versengés; verseny persaingan keppni competizione 競争 경쟁 rungtyniavimas, konkurencija sacensība; konkurence pertandingan wedijver konkurranse, tevling współzawodnictwo رقابت competição concurenţă соревнование súťaženie tekmovanje, rivalstvo konkurencija konkurrens, tävlan กิจกรรมการแข่งขัน yarışma, rekabet 競爭 змагання; конкуренція مقابلہ ، مسابقہ sự cạnh tranh 竞争
2. people competing for a prize etc. There's a lot of competition for this job. meedinging, wedywering تَنافُس конкуренция concorrência konkurence die Konkurrenz konkurrence ανταγωνισμός competencia konkurents رقیب؛ حریف kilpailu concurrence מִתְחָרִים प्रतियोगिता में भाग लेना natjecanje konkurencia peminat samkeppni competizione 競争相手 경쟁자 konkurencija konkurss; konkurence persaingan concurrentie konkurranse konkurencja حریف concorrência concurenţă конкуренция konkurencia konkurenca konkurencija konkurrens ผู้แข่งขัน rakipler, müsabıklar 競爭者 конкуренція مقابلہ کرنے والے những người cạnh tranh 竞争者
3. a contest for a prize. Have you entered the tennis competition? kompetisie مُباراه състезание competição soutěž der Wettkampf turnering; dyst διαγωνισμός competición võistlus مسابقه kilpailu concours, compétition תחרות प्रतियोगिता natjecanje verseny kompetisi keppni competizione, gara 試合 경기 varžybos, turnyras sacīkstes; turnīrs kejohanan competitie konkurranse, tevling, dyst konkurs, turniej مسابقه competição concurs, competiţie турнир súťaž tekma takmičenje tävling, turnering การแข่งขันชิงรางวัล yarışma, müsabaka 比賽 змагання مقابلہ cuộc thi đấu 比赛
competitive (kəmˈpetətiv) adjective
1. (of a person) enjoying competition. a competitive child. meedingende مُحِبٌّ للتَّنافُس съревноваващ се competitivo soutěživý kämpferisch konkurrenceminded ανταγωνιστικός competitivo võistlushimuline اهل رقابت kilpailuhenkinen qui a l'esprit de compétition הישגי प्रतियोगी prodoran, borben versengő sifat bersaing keppinn, kappgjarn competitivo 競争的な 경쟁적인 linkęs rungtyniauti/konkuruoti konkursa- suka bersaing die graag wint konkurranselysten lubiący rywalizację سيالى، رقابت، مسابقه، ميچ competitivo care are spirit de competiţie соревнующийся súťaživý tekmovalen takmičarski nastrojen tävlingsinriktad ที่เกี่ยวกับคนที่ชอบแข่งขัน yarışmadan hoşlanan; rekabetçi 喜歡競爭的,好強的 конкуруючий, суперницький حریف ، مد مقابل cạnh tranh 好竞争的,求胜心切的
2. (of a price etc) not expensive, therefore able to compete successfully with the prices etc of rivals. meedingend تَنافُسي، مُتَنافِس конкурентен competitivo konkurence schopný konkurrenzfähig konkurrencedygtig ανταγωνιστικός competitivo konkurentsivõimeline ارزان؛ رقابت آمیز kilpailukykyinen concurrentiel תַחֲרוּתי प्रतिस्पर्धी konkurentne cijene versenyképes tidak mahal samkeppnishæfur competitivo 競争力のある 경쟁력이 있는 konkurencingas konkurētspējīgs bersaingan concurrerend konkurransedyktig konkurencyjny ارزان competitivo competitiv конкурентоспособный konkurenčný konkurenčen konkurentan konkurrenskraftig ที่ (ราคา) ไม่แพง ucuz 有競爭力的(價格) конкурентоспроможний مقابلہ کرنا có sức cạnh tranh 有竞争力的(价格)
3. (of sport etc) organised in such a way as to produce a winner. I prefer hill-climbing to competitive sports. kompetitiewe, meedingende تَنافُسي، تَزاحُمي състезателен competitivo soutěživý Wettbewerbs-... konkurrence-; konkurrencepræget αγωνιστικός competitivo võistlus- رقابتی kilpailullinen de compétition סְפוֹרֵט תַחֲרוּתִי प्रतियोगी natječajni, koji se natječe verseny- pertandingan keppnis- competitivo, agonistico 競争の 경쟁의 susijęs su varžybomis/rungtyniavimu konkurējošs; konkurences- pertandingan wedstrijd- konkurranse-, konkurransepreget rywalizujący, połączony ze współzawodnictwem رقابتی competitivo de competiţie, de încercare соревновательный športy, v ktorých sa súťaží tekmovalen takmičarski tävlings- ที่เกี่ยวกับการแข่งขันเกี่ยวกับกีฬา yarışmaya/rekabete dayanan 比賽的 змагальний مقابلہ کے قابل đua tranh 比赛的
competitor (kəmˈpetitə) noun
a person etc who takes part in a competition; a rival. All the competitors finished the race. meedinger مُنافِس състезател competidor soupeř der/die Teilnehmer(in) konkurrent; rival ανταγωνιστής, αγωνιζόμενος competidor võistleja مسابقه دهنده؛ رقیب kilpailija concurrent/-ente מתחרה प्रतियोगी, प्रतिद्वन्दी natjecatelj versenyző peserta keppnismaður, keppandi concorrente 競争者 경쟁자 varžovas, konkurentas sāncensis; konkurents pesaing deelnemer konkurrent, konkurransedeltaker; rival zawodnik, przeciwnik سيال، رقيب مخالف، مخى competidor concurent участник состязания súper, -ka tekmovalec; tekmec takmičar tävlande, rival, konkurrent คู่แข่ง yarışmacı, müsabık 競賽者 конкурент; суперник حریف ، مد مقابل đối thủ cạnh tranh 竞争者
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competitive

→ تَنَافُسي konkurenceschopný konkurrence- wetteifernd ανταγωνιστικός competitivo kilpailuhenkinen compétitif konkurentan concorrenziale 競争的な 경쟁의 concurrerend konkurransedyktig konkurencyjny competitivo конкурентоспособный konkurrenskraftig ที่เกี่ยวกับการแข่งขัน rekabete açık mang tính cạnh tranh 竞争的
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And all my austere nights of midnight oil, all the books I had read, all the wisdom I had gathered, went glimmering before the ape and tiger in me that crawled up from the abysm of my heredity, atavistic, competitive and brutal, lustful with strength and desire to outswine the swine.
Oh, I have drunk ever since, but with more wisdom, more discretion, and never in a competitive spirit.
In that village there was a social equality which, if not absolute, was as nearly so as can ever be in a competitive civilization; and I could have suffered no slight in the general esteem for giving up a profession and going back to a trade; if I was despised at all it was because I had thrown away the chance of material advancement; I dare say some people thought I was a fool to do that.
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By some henidical process - henidical, by the way is a favorite word of mine which nobody understands - by some henidical process you persuade yourself that you believe in the competitive system and the survival of the strong, and at the same time you indorse with might and main all sorts of measures to shear the strength from the strong."
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