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                           Phrase(s): compete for someone or something  to contend against or contest [someone] for someone or something; to struggle for someone or something [against a competitor].  •  They are competing for a lovely prize.  •  Ed and Roger are competing for Alice’s attention.
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs