- competition
- noun1 event in which people try to win sthADJECTIVE▪ international, national▪ major, prestigious▪
wines that won medals at major wine competitions
▪ knockout▪ sporting (BrE), sports (AmE)▪ bodybuilding, dancing, piano, etc.VERB + COMPETITION▪ win▪She won an international dancing competition.
▪ lose▪ have, hold, launch, stage▪We're going to have a competition to see who can swim the fastest.
▪ organize▪ enter, take part in▪ withdraw from▪ dominate▪The American women dominated the competition, winning all the events.
▪ judge▪ sponsorCOMPETITION + VERB▪ take place▪ be open to sb▪The competition is open to all readers of the magazine.
COMPETITION + NOUN▪ winner▪ entry▪ committeePREPOSITION▪ in a/the competition▪I won the car in a competition.
▪ competition between▪a competition between the best teams in the country
▪ competition for▪a competition for the best chef
2 trying to achieve the same thing/gain an advantageADJECTIVE▪ cut-throat, fierce, intense, keen, serious, severe, stiff, strong, tough▪intense competition for the contract
▪ growing, heightened, increased, increasing▪ direct▪Public education is run in direct competition with the private sector.
▪ head-to-head▪There is head-to-head competition in production and distribution.
▪ fair, free, healthy, open▪ unfair▪ friendly▪Their rivalry had been one of friendly competition.
▪ domestic, local▪ foreign, global, international, overseas▪ economicVERB + COMPETITION▪ be up against, face▪ go into▪to go into competition with British Telecom
▪ beat off, fight off, see off (BrE)▪to fight off competition from overseas companies
▪ create, encourage, foster, introduce, promote, provide, stimulate▪policies aimed at fostering greater competition in the industry
▪ increase, intensify▪This intensified the competition for the same investors' funds.
▪ limit, minimize, prevent, reduce, stifle▪ eliminateCOMPETITION + VERB▪ exist▪Fierce competition exists between schools in the area.
▪ heat up, intensify▪Competition is heating up and sales are shrinking.
COMPETITION + NOUN▪ lawsPREPOSITION▪ against competition▪They won the order against fierce international competition.
▪ in competition with▪We are in competition with some very large companies.
▪ in the face of competition▪The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff competition from oil.
▪ competition among, competition between▪There is a lot of competition between rival airlines.
▪ competition for▪ competition from▪We face strong competition from other countries.
3 the people who are competing against someoneVERB + COMPETITION▪ outperform▪This car consistently outperforms the competition.
▪ blow away (esp. AmE), crush, destroy▪Bertram blew away the competition and won the race in record time.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
