compete
/kəmˈpit/
verb
Common
1.v.compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
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compete and compute differ by a single letter, buried far enough into the word to be easy to miss. compete means “compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others”. compute means “make a mathematical calculation or computation”. compete is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/kəmˈpit/
1.v.compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
/kəmˈpjut/
1.v.make a mathematical calculation or computation
| compete | compute | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /kəmˈpit/ | /kəmˈpjut/ |
| Said | kuhm-PEET | kuhm-PYOOT |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 7 |
| Parts of speech | verb | verb |
| Senses | 1 | 1 |
| How common | Common | Familiar |
| Synonyms | vie, contend | calculate, cipher, cypher |
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