competitive
adjective (competitive, more competitive, most competitive)
Everyday
- Wanting very much to win or to do better than others. tree →
- Involving competition, like competitive sports. tree →
- (money) As good as or cheaper than others, like competitive prices. tree →
In the lessons
Used in sport, school (competitive games), and shops (competitive prices). It tells the reader about trying to win or being equal to rivals. Phrases: competitive sport, very competitive, competitive prices, competitive spirit.
Examples
- My brother is very competitive, even at board games. tree →
- Football is a competitive sport. tree →
- The shop has competitive prices. tree →
- Getting into that school is very competitive. tree →
- Our class has a competitive spirit on sports day. tree →
- Being competitive is fine, but be a good loser too. tree →
- The team played a competitive match against the champions. tree →
Note
Spelling: compet-i-tive (not "competative"). Noun: competition; verb: compete; person: competitor. Adverb: competitively. Opposite: uncompetitive, cooperative.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «competitive» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «competitive» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/competitive/