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# competitive

adjective (competitive, more competitive, most competitive)

«competitive» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Wanting very much to win or to do better than others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#m1)
2. Involving competition, like competitive sports. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#m2)
3. (money) As good as or cheaper than others, like competitive prices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in sport, school (competitive games), and shops (competitive prices). It tells the reader about trying to win or being equal to rivals. Phrases: competitive sport, very competitive, competitive prices, competitive spirit.

### Examples

- My brother is very competitive, even at board games. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#x1)
- Football is a competitive sport. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#x2)
- The shop has competitive prices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#x3)
- Getting into that school is very competitive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#x4)
- Our class has a competitive spirit on sports day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#x5)
- Being competitive is fine, but be a good loser too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#x6)
- The team played a competitive match against the champions. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/#x7)

### Note

Spelling: compet-i-tive (not "competative"). Noun: competition; verb: compete; person: competitor. Adverb: competitively. Opposite: uncompetitive, cooperative.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «competitive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/competitive/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«competitive» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/competitive.html) on Mova free.