competing
競争する
解説 Definition
competing は compete（競争する）の現在分詞・動名詞です。人や組織が勝つことや選ばれることを目指して争っている状態を表します。
Competing is the present participle or gerund of compete. It describes people, teams, businesses, or other participants trying to defeat one another or gain the same prize, position, customers, or advantage.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
competingは原形competeの現在分詞・動名詞です。語末の発音しないeを落として-ingを付け、competingとなり、発音は/kəmˈpiːtɪŋ/です。be competingで進行中の競争、competing for first placeやcompeting for customersで「何を得ようと競うか」を表すと覚えましょう。
Start with the base verb compete. To form competing, remove the final silent e and add -ing; it is pronounced /kəmˈpiːtɪŋ/, with the stress and long vowel of compete preserved. Picture two teams competing in a final, or several shops competing for the same customers. The pattern compete for something identifies the prize or advantage being sought, while compete against or with someone identifies the rival. In “are competing,” the form is a present participle; in “Competing takes courage,” it functions as a gerund.
例文
Two teams are competing in the final game.
2つのチームが決勝戦で競い合っています。
She is competing for first place.
彼女は1位を目指して競争しています。
Many shops are competing for customers.
多くの店が客を得ようと競争しています。
competing の類義語・関連語
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competing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
competing は compete の現在分詞で、語源はラテン語 competere です。com-「共に」+ petere「求める・目指す」から成り、もとは「同じものを一緒に求める」感覚でした。petition や appetite も petere と同根で、そこから「競争する」の意味が生まれました。
Competing is formed from compete by dropping its final silent e and adding the participial suffix -ing. Compete entered English from Latin competere, built from com-, “together,” and petere, “to seek, aim at, or strive for.” The earlier idea of seeking the same thing developed into the modern sense of rivalry. Petition and appetite contain elements that ultimately come from the same Latin verb petere.
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