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jarek2011
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competition
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hi,
I need you help. One thing has been bugging me since yesterday, namely what synonymous expressions to "enter the competition" you know?
Is it correct to use the following phrases: sign up for the competition? What about registering for the competition?
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8 Jan 2012
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chenchen_castrourdiales
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What about "TAKE PART IN" or "GO IN FOR"? Let �s wait for what native speakers say. |
8 Jan 2012
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Daisee
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Participate in the competition
Partake in the competition (not so common)
To be part of the competition |
8 Jan 2012
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ldthemagicman
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Dear Jarek,
In my opinion, the two most common phrases are, (but, strictly speaking, they are not synonymous):
Enter the competition.
Take part in the competition.
Other expressions are:
Compete in the competition.
Engage in the competition.
Enrol for the competition.
Enrol in the competition.
Get involved in the competition.
Go in for the competition.
Join in the competition.
Join the competition.
Partake in the competition.
Participate in the competition.
Play a part in the competition.
Put your name down for the competition.
Register for the competition.
Sign in for the competition.
Sign up for the competition.
Take up the competition.
Undertake the competition.
There are probably others.
Les |
8 Jan 2012
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hatooom
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English, 2nd edition
competition noun 1 event in which people try to win sth adjective international , national major , prestigious wines that won medals at major wine ~s knockout sporting ( BrE ) , sports ( AmE ) bodybuilding , dancing , piano , etc. verb + competition win She won an international dancing ~. lose have , hold , launch , stage We �re going to have a ~ to see who can swim the fastest. organize enter , take part in withdraw from dominate The American women dominated the ~, winning all the events. judge sponsor competition + verb take place be open to sb The ~ is open to all readers of the magazine. competition + noun winner entry committee preposition in a/the ~ I won the car in a ~. ~ between a ~ between the best teams in the country ~ for a ~ for the best chef 2 trying to achieve the same thing / gain an advantage adjective cut-throat , fierce , intense , keen , serious , severe , stiff , strong , tough intense ~ for the contract growing , heightened , increased , increasing direct Public education is run in direct ~ with the private sector. head-to-head There is head-to-head ~ in production and distribution. fair , free , healthy , open unfair friendly Their rivalry had been one of friendly ~. domestic , local foreign , global , international , overseas economic verb + competition be up against , face go into to go into ~ with British Telecom beat off , fight off , see off ( BrE ) to fight off ~ from overseas companies create , encourage , foster , introduce , promote , provide , stimulate policies aimed at fostering greater ~ in the industry increase , intensify This intensified the ~ for the same investors � funds. limit , minimize , prevent , reduce , stifle eliminate competition + verb exist Fierce ~ exists between schools in the area. heat up , intensify Competition is heating up and sales are shrinking. preposition against ~ They won the order against fierce international ~. in ~ with We are in ~ with some very large companies. in the face of ~ The gas companies are having to lay off staff in the face of stiff ~ from oil. ~ among , ~ between There is a lot of ~ between rival airlines. ~ for ~ from We face strong ~ from other countries. 3 the people who are competing against someone verb + competition outperform This car consistently outperforms the ~. blow away ( esp. AmE ) , crush , destroy Bertram blew away the ~ and won the race in record time.
� Oxford University Press, 2009 |
8 Jan 2012
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