Competes

//kəmˈpiːts// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of compete form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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antagonizeapproachattemptbattlebeat againstbeat up against

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"The show Glee is about an a cappella high school group that competes against other a cappella high school groups, but I promise, it's really quite entertaining."

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