competere

See also: competeré

Italian

Etymology

From Latin competere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈpɛ.te.re/
• Rhymes: -ɛtere
• Hyphenation: com‧pè‧te‧re

Verb

compètere (first-person singular present compèto, first-person singular past historic competéi, no past participle) (intransitive)

1. to compete, vie, rival

   Synonyms: gareggiare, rivaleggiare

2. to be due, be owing, have a right to

   Synonyms: spettare, essere dovuto

3. to be up to, lie with, be somebody's duty

   Synonyms: spettare, essere compito

Conjugation

    Conjugation of compètere (root-stressed -ere; defective) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)

infinitive	compètere
auxiliary verb		—	gerund		competèndo
present participle		competènte	past participle		—
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	io	tu	lui/lei, esso/essa	noi	voi	loro, essi/esse
present	compèto	compèti	compète	competiàmo	competéte	compètono
imperfect	competévo	competévi	competéva	competevàmo	competevàte	competévano
past historic	competéi	competésti	competé	competémmo	competéste	competérono
future	competerò	competerài	competerà	competerémo	competeréte	competerànno
conditional	competerèi	competerésti	competerèbbe, competerébbe	competerémmo	competeréste	competerèbbero, competerébbero
subjunctive	che io	che tu	che lui/che lei, che esso/che essa	che noi	che voi	che loro, che essi/che esse
present	compèta	compèta	compèta	competiàmo	competiàte	compètano
imperfect	competéssi	competéssi	competésse	competéssimo	competéste	competéssero
imperative	—	tu	Lei	noi	voi	Loro
		compèti	compèta	competiàmo	competéte	compètano
negative imperative		non compètere	non compèta	non competiàmo	non competéte	non compètano

Related terms

• competente
• competenza
• competitivo
• competitore
• competizione

Latin

Verb

competēre

1. second-person singular future passive indicative of competō

Verb

competere

1. inflection of competō:
   1. present active infinitive
   2. second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative