competes
v.v. to try to be more successful than someone else in a game, business, or race.
v. to strive against another person or entity to establish superiority or win a contest. Third-person singular present form of 'compete'.
She competes in the local tennis tournament every summer.
Our company competes with several international brands for a share of the European market.
While the athlete competes primarily for personal achievement, the pressure of national expectations often influences their performance during the final stages of the championship.
Intransitive verb; typically takes the preposition 'with' for opponents and 'in' for events or locations.
He competes against of his brotherHe competes against his brotherThe verb 'compete' takes 'against' or 'with' directly; it does not require 'of' after the preposition.