🎁 A holiday package to celebrate the season! Click here and shop now!

TextRanch

The best way to perfect your writing.

Discover why 1,062,726 users count on TextRanch to get their English corrected!

1. Input your text below.
2. Get it corrected in a few minutes by our editors.
3. Improve your English!

One of our experts will correct your English.

Our experts

compete with vs compete by

The correct phrase is 'compete with.' 'Compete with' is the standard and commonly used phrase in English when talking about engaging in competition with someone or something. On the other hand, 'compete by' is not a standard construction and is not commonly used in this context.

Last updated: March 17, 2024 • 752 views

compete with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use 'compete with' when you want to express engaging in competition with someone or something.

Examples:

  • She likes to compete with her sister in swimming competitions.
  • Our company competes with other businesses in the market.
  • Aug 9, 2022 ... US invests $280bn in high tech to compete with China ... US President Joe Biden has signed a law committing $280bn (£232bn) to high tech ...
  • Apr 13, 2022 ... Research Article. ROBOTS AND SOCIETY. Share on. How to compete with robots by assessing job automation risks and resilient alternatives.
  • Regulated virulence controls the ability of a pathogen to compete with the gut microbiota. Science. 2012 Jun 8;336(6086):1325-9. doi: ...
  • 7 days ago ... The company lacks the marketing muscle to compete with drug giants. We're only a small business and don't have the capital to compete with the ...
  • Jun 8, 2020 ... TETs compete with DNMT3 activity in pluripotent cells at thousands of methylated somatic enhancers. Nat Genet. 2020 Aug;52(8):819-827. doi: ...
  • Examples of compete in a Sentence · Weeds compete with your plants for water and nutrients. · Ideally, your child should compete at the elite level by at least ...

Alternatives:

  • challenge
  • rival
  • contest against
  • vie with
  • strive against

compete by

This phrase is not a standard construction in English and is not commonly used in this context.

  • intr.v. com·pet·ed, com·pet·ing, com·petes. To strive against another or others to attain a goal, such as an advantage or victory. See Synonyms at rival.
  • com·pe·ti·tion. (kom'pĕ-tish'ŭn),. The process by which the activity or presence of one substance interferes with, or suppresses, the activity of another substance ...
  • Jul 13, 2015 ... Petr Cech has shown he still wants to compete by moving to Arsenal, says Mikel Arteta: 'It would have been far less bother to move abroad and ...
  • Consumers also believe that transnational companies compete by trying to develop new products and breakthrough technologies faster than rivals. Global ...

Related Comparisons

What Our Customers Are Saying

Our customers love us! We have an average rating of 4.79 stars based on 283,125 votes.
Also check out our 2,100+ reviews on TrustPilot (4.9TextRanch on TrustPilot).

Why choose TextRanch?

Lowest prices
Up to 50% lower than other online editing sites.

Fastest Times
Our team of editors is working for you 24/7.

Qualified Editors
Native English experts for UK or US English.

Top Customer Service
We are here to help. Satisfaction guaranteed!

×

💝 TextRanch Holidays Offer! 💝️

25% special discount
Stock up on credits for the entire year!

Grab this offer now!