Competed vs Compered - What's the difference?
competed | compered |
(compete)
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.
(compere)
(chiefly, British) A master of ceremonies, especially for a television, variety or quiz show.
* 2008 , Kerry Katona, The Footballer's Wife , ISBN 9781407022178,
* 2012 , Steve Taberner, The Wigan Hammer: The Autobiography by Steve Taberner , AuthorHouse (2012), ISBN 9781468578713,
* 2012 , Sue Welfare, One Night Only , HarperCollins (2012), ISBN 9780007461721,
(transitive) To act as compere.
As verbs the difference between competed and compered
is that competed is past tense of compete while compered is past tense of compere.competed
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Verb
(head)compete
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(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
* ----compered
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Verb
(head)compere
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Alternative forms
*Noun
(en noun)- Every year I am the compere for our Church Quiz Night.
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- The compere came onto the stage holding the gold envelope that contained the winner's name.
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- Not only for his fighting expertise but also reminiscent of a compere in a cabaret show working the crowd, as a build up to the main event.
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- They were barely settled when the final song came to an end; the audience began to applaud and after a few more seconds the voice of the compere came over the PA.
Verb
(comper)- I will be compering for next week's Village Fete.
