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ri·val
(rī′vəl)n.
1. One who attempts to equal or surpass another, or who pursues the same object as another; a competitor.
2. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect: She is his rival in sarcasm.
3. Obsolete A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
v. ri·valed, ri·val·ing, ri·vals or ri·valled or ri·val·ling
v.tr.
1. To attempt to equal or surpass.
2. To be the equal of; match: "They achieved more than they had ever dreamed, lending a magic to their family story that no tale of ordinary life could possibly rival" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).
v.intr.
To be a competitor or rival; compete.
[Latin rīvālis, one using the same stream as another, a rival, from rīvus, stream; see rei- in Indo-European roots.]
Synonyms: rival, compete, vie
These verbs mean to seek to equal or surpass another. Rival is the most general: "His ambition led him to rival the career of Edmund Burke" (Henry Adams).
To compete is to contend with another or others to attain a goal, as a victory in a contest: Local hardware stores can't compete with discount outlets. Vie, often interchangeable with compete, sometimes stresses the challenge implicit in rivalry: The top three students vied for the title of valedictorian.
These verbs mean to seek to equal or surpass another. Rival is the most general: "His ambition led him to rival the career of Edmund Burke" (Henry Adams).
To compete is to contend with another or others to attain a goal, as a victory in a contest: Local hardware stores can't compete with discount outlets. Vie, often interchangeable with compete, sometimes stresses the challenge implicit in rivalry: The top three students vied for the title of valedictorian.
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rival
(ˈraɪvəl)n
1.
a. a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field
b. (as modifier): rival suitors; a rival company.
2. a person or thing that is considered the equal of another or others: she is without rival in the field of economics.
vb (tr) , -vals, -valling or -valled, -vals, -valing or -valed
3. to be the equal or near equal of: an empire that rivalled Rome.
4. to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry
[C16: from Latin rīvalis, literally: one who shares the same brook, from rīvus a brook]
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ri•val
(ˈraɪ vəl)n., adj., v. -valed, -val•ing (esp. Brit.) -valled, -val•ling. n.
1. a person who seeks to achieve the same object or goal as another or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
2. a person or thing that can dispute another's preeminence or superiority; equal; peer.
3. Obs. a companion in duty.
adj. 4. competing or standing in rivalry: rival businesses.
v.t. 5. to prove to be a worthy rival of: rivaled the others in skill.
6. to equal (something) as if engaged in a rivalry; match; emulate.
7. to compete with in rivalry.
v.i. 8. to engage in rivalry; compete.
[1570–80; < Latin rīvālis orig., one who uses a stream in common with another =rīv(us) stream + -ālis -al1]
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rival
Past participle: rivalled
Gerund: rivalling
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| Noun | 1. |  rival - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing"contestant - a person who participates in competitions comer - someone with a promising future finalist - a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition world-beater, king - a competitor who holds a preeminent position runner-up, second best - the competitor who finishes second scratch - a competitor who has withdrawn from competition semifinalist - one of four competitors remaining in a tournament by elimination street fighter - a contestant who is very aggressive and willing to use underhand methods tier - any one of two or more competitors who tie one another tilter - someone who engages in a tilt or joust |
| Verb | 1. | rival - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" |
| 2. | rival - be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" |
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rival
noun
1. opponent, competitor, contender, challenger, contestant, adversary, antagonist, emulator He finished two seconds ahead of his rival.
opponent friend, ally, supporter, helper, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal)
opponent friend, ally, supporter, helper, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal)
verb
1. compete with, match, equal, oppose, compare with, contend, come up to, emulate, vie with, measure up to, be a match for, bear comparison with, seek to displace Cassettes cannot rival the sound quality of CDs.
adjective
1. competing, conflicting, opposed, opposing, competitive, emulating It would be no use having two rival companies.
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rival
nounOne that competes:
1. To come near, as in quality or amount:
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Translations
مُنَافِسمُنافِس، مُتَنافِسيُنافِس، يُباري
soksoupeřsoupeřícísoupeřit-yně
rivalrivaliserendekonkurrentkonkurrerende
kilpailevakilpailija
suparničkisuparnik
riválisrivalizálversengvetekszikvetélytárs
keppa viîkeppinautur
競争する競争相手
경쟁 상대경쟁하는
konkuruojantisrungtyniaujantis
būt pārākamkonkurentskonkurētsacenstiessāncensis
konkurentkonkurovaťrival
konkurenčennasprotentekmec
rivalrivaliserande
คู่แข่งที่เป็นคู่แข่งกัน
rakipaşık atmakile boy ölçüşmek
cạnh tranhđối thủ
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rival
[ˈraɪvəl] n
(gen) → rival(e) m/f
(in business) → concurrent(e) m/f
adj
[company, firm] → rival(e), concurrent(e); [bid, offer] → rival(e)
a rival company → une société concurrente
a rival company → une société concurrente
vt → égaler
to rival sb/sth in sth → rivaliser avec qn/qch de qch
to be rivalled only by sth → n'avoir d'égal(e) que qch
His stupidity is rivalled only by his meanness → Sa bêtise n'a d'égale que son avarice.
French cooking is rivalled only by the cuisine of China → Seule la cuisine chinoise peut rivaliser avec la cuisine française.
to rival sb/sth in sth → rivaliser avec qn/qch de qch
to be rivalled only by sth → n'avoir d'égal(e) que qch
His stupidity is rivalled only by his meanness → Sa bêtise n'a d'égale que son avarice.
French cooking is rivalled only by the cuisine of China → Seule la cuisine chinoise peut rivaliser avec la cuisine française.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rival
n
(= competitor) → Rivale m, → Rivalin f → (for um, to für); (in love also) → Nebenbuhler(in) m(f) (old); (Comm) → Konkurrent(in) m(f)
(= equal) this collection of paintings has few rivals in the world → diese Gemäldesammlung hat in der Welt kaum ihresgleichen
adj groups, fans, leaders → rivalisierend; claims, plans, attraction → konkurrierend; rival firm → Konkurrenzfirma f; rival bid → Konkurrenzangebot nt; rival candidate → Gegenkandidat(in) m(f); rival supporters (Sport) → Anhänger(innen) pl → der gegnerischen Mannschaft
vt (in love, for affections) → rivalisieren mit; (Comm) → konkurrieren mit; he can’t rival her in intelligence → er kann sich mit ihr in Bezug auf Intelligenz nicht messen; his achievements rival even yours → seine Leistungen können sich sogar mit deinen messen; I can’t rival that → da kann ich nicht mithalten; to rival something in significance → einer Sache (dat) → die Bedeutung streitig machen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rival
(ˈraivəl) noun a person etc who tries to compete with another; a person who wants the same thing as someone else. For students of English, this dictionary is without a rival; The two brothers are rivals for the girl next door – they both want to marry her; (also adjective) rival companies; rival teams.
verb – past tense, past participle ˈrivalled , (American) ˈrivaled – to (try to) be as good as someone or something else. He rivals his brother as a chess-player; Nothing rivals football for excitement and entertainment.
ˈrivalry – plural ˈrivalries – noun the state of or an instance of being rivals. the rivalry/rivalries between business companies.
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rival
→ مُنَافِس konkurenční, soupeř rival, rivaliserende konkurrierend, Rivale ανταγωνιστής, ανταγωνιστικός rival kilpaileva, kilpailija rival suparnički, suparnik rivale 競争する, 競争相手 경쟁 상대, 경쟁하는 rivaal, rivaliserend konkurrerende, rival rywal, rywalizujący rival соперник, соперничающий rival, rivaliserande คู่แข่ง, ที่เป็นคู่แข่งกัน rakip cạnh tranh, đối thủ 对手, 对手的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009