compete vs try for

compete and try for both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compete	No	No	Yes	No
try for	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, try for is a hyponym of compete; that is, try for is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compete:

compete: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
try for: make an attempt at achieving something

Other hyponyms of compete include go for, play, run off, race, run, rival, emulate, equal, match, rival, touch.

compete (verb)	try for (verb)
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others	make an attempt at achieving something