What does 競う mean?
競う is a Japanese verb meaning “to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest” in English. It is written as 競う in kanji, きそう in hiragana, and kisou in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.
Example sentence
そして各チームはボールを蹴ってこの穴に通そうと互いに競い合ったのです。
And the teams competed with each other to try to kick the ball through this hole.