competition
/kɒmpɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/
US pronunciation
American sound/kɒmpɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/
kɒmpɪˈtɪʃən
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final -tion sounds like shun
kɒmpɪ - ˈtɪʃən -> competition
Myanmar meaning
(n) ပြိုင်ပွဲ။ ဗိုလ်လုပွဲ။ ယှဉ်ပြိုင်မှု။ ယှဉ်ပြိုင်သူများ။ ပြိုင်ဘက်များ။
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competition /kɒmpǝ'tÇʃn/ n
၁။ [C] ပြိုင်ပွဲ။ ဗိုလ်လုပွဲ။
boxing/chess/beauty competitions ❍ He came first in the poetry competition. ❍ sport
၂။ [U] ~ (between/with sb) (for sth) ယှဉ်ပြိုင်မှု။
Competition between bidders for this valuable painting has been keen. ❍ We're in competition with (ie competing against) several other companies for the contract.
၃။ the competition [Gp]
ယှဉ်ပြိုင်သူများ။ ပြိုင်ဘက်များ။
She had a chance to see the competition (ie the other people who were trying to get the same job as she was) before the interview.
More examples
- Competition has intensified in recent months.
- [fierce/stiff competition] : They were faced with fierce competition.
- [competition between/among/amongst] : Intense competition between the financial institutions
- [competition from] : Competition from cheaper imports is making life tough for manufacturers.
- [competition for] : The competition for jobs is fiercer than ever.
- [competition between/among/amongst] : It’s normal for there to be competition between brothers and sisters.
- [competition for] : Competition for the title will be fierce.
- [enter a competition] : He’d entered a competition in the local newspaper.
- [win/lose a competition] : They should have a good chance of winning the competition.
- [competition to do something] : A competition to find a name for the new project
- Let’s look at what the competition is doing and do it better.
Synonyms
rivalry, opposition, antagonism, war, struggle, athletic event, battle, bout, candidacy, championship, clash, concours, contention, contest, controversy, counteraction, do or die, dog eat dog, emulation, encounter, engagement, event, fight, game, go for it, go for the gold, horse race, jungle, match, matchup, meeting, one on one, one-upping, pairing off, puzzle, quiz, race, racing, rat race, run, sport, strife, striving, tilt, tournament, trial, tug-of-war, warfare
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