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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)
- to compete, vie, rival
- Synonyms: gareggiare, rivaleggiare
- to be due, be owing, have a right to
- Synonyms: spettare, essere dovuto
- to be up to, lie with, be somebody's duty
- Synonyms: spettare, essere compito
Conjugation
Latin
Verb
competēre
- second-person singular future passive indicative of competō
Verb
competere
- inflection of competō:
- present active infinitive
- second-person singular present passive imperative/indicative