competitive

«competitive» in Mova's school dictionary: Wanting very much to win or to do better than others — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (competitive, more competitive, most competitive)

meaning for a pupil

1) Wanting very much to win or to do better than others. tree →

2) Involving competition, like competitive sports. tree →

3) (money) As good as or cheaper than others, like competitive prices. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in sport, school (competitive games), and shops (competitive prices). It tells the reader about trying to win or being equal to rivals. Phrases: competitive sport, very competitive, competitive prices, competitive spirit.

examples

• My brother is very competitive, even at board games. tree →
• Football is a competitive sport. tree →
• The shop has competitive prices. tree →
• Getting into that school is very competitive. tree →
• Our class has a competitive spirit on sports day. tree →
• Being competitive is fine, but be a good loser too. tree →
• The team played a competitive match against the champions. tree →

note

Spelling: compet-i-tive (not "competative"). Noun: competition; verb: compete; person: competitor. Adverb: competitively. Opposite: uncompetitive, cooperative.

In the corpora

• Under UK grassroots guidance there is no competitive sport for at least 21 days after a concussion, even if you feel fine sooner.
• After a concussion, UK grassroots guidance allows no competitive sport for at least 21 days.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «competitive» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.