competir
/kompeˈtiɾ/ · B1 · verb
to compete
🏆🏃 Competir = compete; Latin competere, to strive together (com + petere)
From Latin competere: com (together) + petere (to seek, strive for). Rivals seek the same prize at once. Spanish keeps the -ir ending: compito, compites, compite, so the e shifts to i in stressed forms.