compete

compete
verb
ADVERB
effectively, successfully
directly

Their products compete directly with ours.

head-to-head

The company is prepared to compete head-to-head with the market giants.

globally, internationally, nationally

The price must be right in order to compete internationally.

aggressively, fiercely, intensely, vigorously

The big companies are competing fiercely on price.

actively

a readiness to compete actively in the global system

favourably/favorably
economically
VERB + COMPETE
cannot

Small independent retailers can't compete with the large stores.

PREPOSITION
against

He welcomed the chance to compete against professional athletes.

for

Animals in the wild have to compete for food.

in

He regularly competes in races.

with

We have to compete with several larger companies.

Compete is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑athlete, ↑country, ↑firm, ↑gymnast, ↑team

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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