Dictionary entry

Competition

Pronunciation: /kɒmpɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

Pronunciation

/kɒmpɪˈtɪʃ(ə)n/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ပြိုင်ပွဲ။ ဗိုလ်လုပွဲ။ ယှဉ်ပြိုင်မှု။ ယှဉ်ပြိုင်သူများ။ ပြိုင်ဘက်များ။

Definition

competition /kɒmpǝ'tÇʃn/ n ၁။ [C] ၿပိဳင္ပြဲ။ ဗိုလ္လုပြဲ။ boxing/chess/beauty competitions ❍ He came first in the poetry competition. ❍ sport ၂။ [U] ~ (between/with sb) (for sth) ယွဥ္ၿပိဳင္မႈ။ 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] ယွဥ္ၿပိဳင္သူမ်ား။ ၿပိဳင္ဘက္မ်ား။ 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.

Examples

  1. Competition has intensified in recent months.
  2. [fierce/stiff competition] : They were faced with fierce competition.
  3. [competition between/among/amongst] : Intense competition between the financial institutions
  4. [competition from] : Competition from cheaper imports is making life tough for manufacturers.
  5. [competition for] : The competition for jobs is fiercer than ever.
  6. [competition between/among/amongst] : It’s normal for there to be competition between brothers and sisters.
  7. [competition for] : Competition for the title will be fierce.
  8. [enter a competition] : He’d entered a competition in the local newspaper.
  9. [win/lose a competition] : They should have a good chance of winning the competition.
  10. [competition to do something] : A competition to find a name for the new project
  11. Let’s look at what the competition is doing and do it better.