Compete vs Compatible - What's the difference?
compete | compatible |
To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another.
Capable of easy interaction.
Able to get along well.
Consistent; congruous.
* {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
, chapter=1 Something that is compatible with something else.
As a verb compete
is .As an adjective compatible is
capable of easy interaction.As a noun compatible is
something that is compatible with something else.compete
English
(Webster 1913)Verb
Usage notes
A person will compete for'' a prize received for winning a competition. Two or more persons ''compete against'' one another if they are rivals. Two or more persons can ''compete with'' each other as teammates, however ''compete with'' is also used to indicate two persons ''competing against each other.Derived terms
* competitor * competition * noncompeteExternal links
* ----compatible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)citation, passage=She was like a Beardsley Salome , he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.}}
Antonyms
* incompatibleDerived terms
* compatibilityNoun
(en noun)- a computer company that sells IBM compatibles