'Compete with you' or 'compete against you', which usage is correct?

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'Compete with you' or 'compete against you', which usage is correct?

2007-04-26 09:15:55 · 3 answers · asked by Girlie girl 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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Depends on which way you mean it. Compete WITH you would be on a team situation, compete AGAINST you would be on separate teams.

2007-04-26 09:19:41 · answer #1 · answered by Zygai 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Both are correct, but I would say "compete with" is preferred.

2007-04-26 09:24:29 · answer #2 · answered by astralpen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

'Compete with you' would refer to you and a team mate as in volleyball .
'Compete against you' would be used when they were an opponent as in tennis .

2007-04-26 09:55:36 · answer #3 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋