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| | | เข้าแข่งขัน | (v) compete, See also: enter the competition, Syn. ลงแข่งขัน, Example: ศรสวรรค์คงเข้าแข่งขันโอลิมปิกปีนี้, Thai Definition: เข้าร่วมแข่งขันชิงชัยชนะกับผู้แข่งขันอื่นๆ | | แข่ง | (v) race, See also: compete, Syn. แข่งขัน, Example: เธอกล้าแข่งกับเขาแบบตัวต่อตัวหรือเปล่า, Thai Definition: ชิงเพื่อเอาชัยชนะกัน | | ต่อสู้ | (v) compete, See also: contest, contend, Syn. แข่งขัน, Example: นักกีฬาต่อสู้ให้ได้รับชัยชนะจากการแข่งขัน | | ประชัน | (v) compete, See also: contest, vie, rival, Syn. แข่งขัน, ประกวด, ประกวดประขัน, แข่ง, Example: โรงภาพยนตร์ทั้งสองประชันกันว่าใครจะมีคนดูมากกว่ากัน, Thai Definition: ี่แข่งขันเพื่อให้รู้ว่าใครจะแสดงได้ดีกว่าหรือเก่งกว่ากัน | | ชิงชัย | (v) compete, See also: fight, contest, vie, rival, contend, Syn. แข่งขัน, ประกวด, ต่อสู้, แย่งชิง, Example: จีนและอินเดียต่างก็ชิงชัยกันจะเป็นเจ้าภาพจัดงาน |
| | | | | | compete | (v) compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others, Syn. vie, contend | | competence | (n) the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, Syn. competency, Ant. incompetence | | competence hearing | (n) a hearing to determine legal capacity (to determine whether the defendant can understand the charges and cooperate with a lawyer in preparing a defense) | | competent | (adj) properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient, Ant. incompetent, Example: a competent typist | | competent | (adj) adequate for the purpose, Example: a competent performance | | competent | (adj) legally qualified or sufficient, Ant. incompetent, Example: a competent court; competent testimony | | competently | (adv) with competence; in a competent capable manner, Syn. ably, capably, aptly, Ant. incompetently, Example: they worked competently |
| | Compete | v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Competed; p. pr. & vb. n. Competing. ] [ L. completere, competitum; com- + petere to seek. See Petition. ] To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another. [ 1913 Webster ] The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were all the while competing for European alliances. Bancroft. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Competency | { , n. [ Cf. F. compétence, from L. competentia agreement. ] 1. The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy; power. [ 1913 Webster ] The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental resources, the competency of this kingdom to the assertion of the common cause. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] To make them act zealously is not in the competence of law. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess. [ 1913 Webster ] Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense,
Lie in three words -- health, peace, and competence. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but competency lives longer. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Law) (a) Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the competency of a witness or of a evidence. (b) Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge or court. Kent. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. the quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually, especially possession of the skill and knowledge required (for a task). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ] Variants: Competence | | Competent | a. [ F. compétent, p. pr. of compéter to be in the competency of, LL. competere to strive after together, to agree with; hence, to be fit. See Compete. ] 1. Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit. “A competent knowledge of the world.” Atterbury. “Competent age.” Grafton. “Competent statesmen.” Palfrey. /“A competent witness.” Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by to. [ Rare, except in legal usage. ] [ 1913 Webster ] That is the privilege of the infinite Author of things, . . . but is not competent to any finite being. Locke. Syn. -- See Qualified. [ 1913 Webster ] | | Competently | adv. In a competent manner; adequately; suitably. [ 1913 Webster ] |
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