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Compete Pronunciation
Compete is pronounced kuhm-PEET, IPA /kəmˈpit/.
kuhm-PEET
US /kəmˈpit/ · UK /kəmˈpiːt/
Syllables: kuhm · PEET (2 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
verb: To try to win something, or to try to do better than other people.
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Compete in a Sentence
- Eight schools compete for the trophy each year.
- Small shops cannot compete on price.
- She competes at national level in the pole vault.
Common Mispronunciations of Compete
Not KAHM-peet
Lean on the second beat. Competitor and competing keep the voice there too, even though competition does not.
Not kuhm-PET
The stressed vowel runs long, the ee of meet, which is why the word rhymes with repeat.
Tip: The te at the close gives a long ee, so compete, delete and repeat all end alike.
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