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Rival

//ˈɹaɪvəl// adj, noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective

1
Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority. not-comparable
"rival lovers"

Adjective

1
as a rival in a competition wordnet

Noun

1
A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
"Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race."
2
the contestant you hope to defeat wordnet
3
Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
"As a social historian, he has no rival."
4
One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. obsolete
"If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, / The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste."

Verb

1
To oppose or compete with. transitive
"to rival somebody in love"
2
be the rival of, be in competition with wordnet
3
To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
"But the Waverley is still the best-placed station of any British city, and gives the arriving stranger a first impression rivalled in Europe only by the exclusively watery station approach at Venice."
4
be equal to in quality or ability wordnet
5
To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
"to rival thunder in its rapid course"

Etymology

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”).

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”).

Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”).

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