Dictionary entry
The competition
Pronunciation
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Myanmar Meaning
[Gp] 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
- 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.