competitive

See also: compétitive

English

Etymology

compete +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəmˈpɛtɪtɪv/
• Hyphenation: com‧pet‧i‧tive

Adjective

competitive (comparative more competitive, superlative most competitive)

1. (economics) capable of competing successfully
2. of or pertaining to competition
   • 2012 September 7, Phil McNulty, “Moldova 0-5 England”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     Manchester United's Tom Cleverley impressed on his first competitive start and Lampard demonstrated his continued worth at international level in a performance that was little more than a stroll once England swiftly exerted their obvious authority.

3. (of someone's character) inclined to compete
4. (biochemistry) inhibiting the action of an enzyme by binding with it
5. (euphemistically, of prices) cheap, especially used of quality products

Antonyms

• (of or pertaining to competition): cooperative

Derived terms

Derived terms

• competitive advantage
• competitive edge
• competitively

• competitiveness
• competitive person

Translations

economics: capable of competing successfully

• Catalan: competitiu (ca)
• Danish: konkurrencedygtig
• Finnish: kilpailukykyinen (fi)
• German: wettbewerbsfähig (de), konkurrenzfähig (de)
• Portuguese: competitivo (pt)

• Romanian: competitiv (ro)
• Spanish: competitivo m
• Swedish: konkurrenskraftig
• Tagalog: matagisin

of or pertaining to competition

• Bulgarian: състезателен (bg) (sǎstezatelen), конкурентен (konkurenten)
• Catalan: competitiu (ca)
• Czech: soutěžní (cs), konkurenční (cs)
• Finnish: kilpailullinen (fi)

• German: Wettbewerbs-, Konkurrenz-, Wettkampf-, sportlich (de), auf Wettbewerb beruhend, wettkampfmäßig
• Portuguese: competitivo (pt)
• Romanian: competițional (ro), competitiv (ro)

inclined to compete

• Bulgarian: конкурентноспособен (konkurentnosposoben)
• Catalan: competitiu (ca)
• Czech: soutěživý m
• Finnish: kilpailuhenkinen (fi)

• German: kompetitiv (de), wettbewerblich, wetteifernd (de)
• Portuguese: competitivo (pt)
• Swedish: tävlingsinriktad
• Tagalog: matagisin

biochemistry: inhibiting an enzyme

• French: compétitif (fr)
• Italian: competitivo (it)

• Portuguese: competitivo (pt)
• Spanish: competitivo

of price: cheap

• Catalan: competitiu (ca)
• Finnish: kilpailukykyinen (fi)

• German: konkurrenzfähig (de)
• Portuguese: competitivo (pt)

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• Hebrew: ^{(please verify)} תחרותי‎ (takharuti)

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ive

Adjective

competitive

1. feminine plural of competitivo