Form both hands into 'A' handshapes, making fists with your thumbs resting against the side of your index fingers and pointing slightly up. Hold your hands in front of your chest with your palms facing each other. Alternate moving your hands forward and backward a few times, as if the two hands are racing against one another.
Sign 'compete' with enthusiastic, crisp movements to show your passion for the activity, placing it after you establish the topic of sports.
Use the alternating back-and-forth motion of 'compete' to visually represent the struggle and rivalry between the individuals aiming for the prize.
Sign 'compete' while leaning slightly forward and raising your eyebrows to indicate that you are asking a yes-or-no question about their participation.
Sign 'compete' with enthusiastic, crisp movements to show your passion for the activity, placing it after you establish the topic of sports.
Use the alternating back-and-forth motion of 'compete' to visually represent the struggle and rivalry between the individuals aiming for the prize.
Sign 'compete' while leaning slightly forward and raising your eyebrows to indicate that you are asking a yes-or-no question about their participation.
Yes! The sign for 'compete' is often used interchangeably with 'race' or 'sports' depending on the context of your sentence. The visual metaphor of two hands racing each other applies perfectly to all of these concepts.
No, it does not matter which hand starts the forward motion. As long as the hands are alternating smoothly back and forth, the sign will be perfectly understood by anyone watching.
The sign is exactly the same! ASL frequently uses the same sign for both the verb (to compete) and the noun (a competition). The context of your conversation will make it clear which version of the word you mean.
