English-Thai Dictionary

competition

N การแข่งขัน  rivalry contest contention kan-kaeng-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPETITION

n. 1. The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain, at the same time; rivalry; mutual strife for the same object; also, strife for superiority; as the competition of two candidates for an office, or of two poets for superior reputation.
2. A state of rivalship; a state of having equal claims.
A portrait, with which one of Titians could not come in competition.
3. Double claim; claim of more than one to the same thing; formerly with to, now with for.
Competition to the crown there is none nor can be.
There is no competition but for the second place.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMPETITION

Com `pe *ti "tion, n. Etym: [L. competitio. See Conpete.]

 

Defn: The act of seeking, or endevearing to gain, what another is endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest; rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or more persons are engaged in the same business and each seeking patronage; -- followed by for before the object sought, and with before the person or thing competed with. Competition to the crown there is none, nor can be. Bacon. A portrait, with which one of Titian's could not come in competititon. Dryden. There is no competition but for the second place. Dryden. Where competition does not act at all there is complete monopoly. A.T. Hadley.

 

Syn. -- Emulation; rivalry; rivalship; contest; struggle; contention; opposition; jealousy. See Emulation.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

competition

com pe ti tion |ˌkämpəˈtiSHən ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən | ▶noun the activity or condition of competing: there is fierce competition between banks | at this conservatory, competition for admissions is stiff. • an event or contest in which people compete: a beauty competition. • [ in sing. ] the person or people with whom one is competing, esp. in a commercial or sporting arena; the opposition: I walked around to check out the competition. • Ecology interaction between organisms, populations, or species, in which birth, growth and death depend on gaining a share of a limited environmental resource. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from late Latin competitio (n- ) ‘rivalry, ’ from competere ‘strive for ’ (see compete ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

competition

com |pe ¦ti ¦tion |kɒmpɪˈtɪʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the activity or condition of striving to gain or win something by defeating or establishing superiority over others: there is fierce competition between banks | the competition for university places is greater than ever this year. • [ count noun ] an event or contest in which people take part in order to establish superiority or supremacy in a particular area: a beauty competition. • [ in sing. ] the person or people over whom one is attempting to establish one's supremacy or superiority; the opposition: I walked round to check out the competition. • Ecology interaction between animal or plant species, or individual organisms, that are attempting to gain a share of a limited environmental resource. ORIGIN early 17th cent.: from late Latin competitio (n- )‘rivalry ’, from competere ‘strive for ’ (see compete ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

competition

competition noun 1 Stephanie won the competition: contest, tournament, match, game, heat, fixture, event. 2 I'm not interested in competition: rivalry, competitiveness, vying; conflict, feuding, fighting; informal keeping up with the Joneses. 3 we must stay ahead of the competition: opposition, other side, field; enemy; challengers, opponents, rivals, adversaries; literary foe.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

competition

competition noun 1 Stephanie came second in the competition: contest, tournament, match, game, round, heat, fixture, event, meet, encounter; race; bout, fight, prizefight; quiz; trials, stakes. 2 I'm just not interested in competition: rivalry, competitiveness, vying, contesting, opposition, contention, conflict, feuding, battling, fighting, struggling, strife, war; informal keeping up with the Joneses. 3 they upgraded their services to remain ahead of the competition: opposition, opposing side, other side, other team, field, enemy, foe; challengers, opponents, rivals, opposers, adversaries, fellow contenders, fellow competitors; rare corrivals.

 

French Dictionary

compétition

compétition n. f. nom féminin 1 Recherche simultanée d ’un même objet. : Ils sont en compétition pour ce poste. SYNONYME concurrence . 2 Épreuve sportive. : Une compétition internationale.

 

compétitionner

compétitionner v. intr. verbe intransitif québécisme néologisme sports Participer à une épreuve sportive. : Ce soir, les Castors de Rigaud compétitionneront avec les Renards de Vaudreuil. SYNONYME concurrencer ; être en concurrence avec ; prendre part à ; se faire concurrence . aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

competition

com pe ti tion /kɑ̀mpətɪ́ʃ (ə )n |kɔ̀m -/→compete 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U «…間の /…との /…を求めての » 競争 , 競合, 争い, 張り合い «between , among /from , with /for » ▸ fierce [stiff, intense ] competition between telecom companies 電信電話会社間の激しい競争 ▸ competition from rivals ライバルとの争い ▸ be in direct competition with A Aとまともに競合する ▸ There's a lot of competition for those jobs .その職を手に入れようとする競争は激しい ▸ in the face of international competition 国際競争に直面して 2 U 〖通例the ～; しばしば集合的に; 単複両扱い 〗(特に商売 スポーツにおける )競争相手 , ライバル , 競争者 ; 競合製品 [商品 ]▸ beat the competition on the range of one's merchandise 品揃えで競争相手を負かす ▸ He has no competition in the 100 -meters sprint .彼は100メートル競走では敵なしである 3 C (スポーツなどの )試合 , 競技会 ; (音楽などの )コンクール , コンテスト ; «…する » コンペ «to do » ▸ enter [win ] a competition 競技会に出る [で優勝する ]▸ hold a competition to design the memorial その記念碑をデザインするコンペを開催する .4 U 〘生態 〙生存競争 .