Competitive

Definition

competitive /kǝm'petǝtÇv/ adj ၁။ အမ်ားႏွင့္ယွဥ္ၿပိဳင္ရေသာ။ competitive examinations for government posts ❍ competitive sports. ၂။ ~ (with sb/sth) နည္းတူေကာင္းေသာ။ အတူတူျဖစ္ေသာ။ This would make teachers' pay competitive with that of other professions. ❍ Our firm is no longer competitive in world markets. ❍ a store offering very competitive prices (ie as low as in any other shop) ❍ This should give us a competitive edge (ie an advantage). ၃။ ႏိုင္လိုစိတ္ျပင္းေသာ။ ႏိုင္ခ်င္ၾကက္စိတ္မ်ဳိးရိွေသာ။ You have to be highly/intensely/fiercely competitive to do well in sport nowadays. ❍ The trouble is, you've just no competitive spirit. competitively adv : competitively priced goods. competitiveness n [U] : declining British competitiveness in world markets.

Examples

1. He gave up playing competitive football at the age of 24.
2. [a competitive edge/advantage] : The weakness of the pound should give manufacturers a competitive edge.
3. [highly/fiercely competitive] : Many firms are struggling to survive in a highly competitive marketplace.
4. We offer a wide range of goods at very competitive prices.
5. Many airlines now offer substantial discounts in an effort to remain competitive.
6. [highly/fiercely competitive] : She has a reputation for being a fiercely competitive player.