rival

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.

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[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.

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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

Imperative

rival

rival

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rival - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" challenger, competitor, contender, competition contestant - a person who participates in competitions champ, champion, title-holder - someone who has won first place in a competition comer - someone with a promising future finalist - a contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition foe, enemy - a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" favourite, front-runner, favorite - a competitor thought likely to win 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" equal, match, touch equalise, equalize, equate, equal, match - make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" compete, vie, contend - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
	2.	rival - be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" compete, vie, contend - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others outrival, outvie - be more of a rival than

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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)

2. equal, match, fellow, equivalent, peer, compeer He is a pastry chef without rival.

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

noun

One that competes:

competition, competitor, contender, contestant, corrival, opponent.

verb

1. To come near, as in quality or amount:

approach, approximate, border on (or upon), challenge, verge on.

2. To strive against (others) for victory:

compete, contend, contest, emulate, vie.

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Translations

مُنَافِسمُنافِس، مُتَنافِسيُنافِس، يُباري

soksoupeřsoupeřícísoupeřit-yně

rivalrivaliserendekonkurrentkonkurrerende

RivaleRivalinrivalisierendGegnerKonkurrent

ανταγωνιστήςανταγωνιστικός

rivalrivalizar

kilpailevakilpailija

rivalrivaliserconcourir

suparničkisuparnik

riválisrivalizálversengvetekszikvetélytárs

keppa viîkeppinautur

rivalerivaleggiare

競争する競争相手

경쟁 상대경쟁하는

konkuruojantisrungtyniaujantis

būt pārākamkonkurentskonkurētsacenstiessāncensis

rivaalrivaliserend

konkurrere medkonkurrerenderivalrivalisere med

rywalrywalizujący

rival

соперниксоперничающий

konkurentkonkurovaťrival

konkurenčennasprotentekmec

rivalrivaliserande

คู่แข่งที่เป็นคู่แข่งกัน

rakipaşık atmakile boy ölçüşmek

cạnh tranhđối thủ

对手对手的竞争者同...竞争

rival

[ˈraɪvəl]

A. ADJ [team, firm] → rival, contrario; [claim, attraction] → competidor

B. N → rival mf, contrario/a m/f
to be sb's closest rival → ser el rival más cercano de algn

C. VT → competir con, rivalizar con

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rival

[ˈraɪv^əl]

n

(gen) → rival(e) m/f

(in business) → concurrent(e) m/f

adj

[gangs, factions, groups, leaders, parties] → rival(e)
a rival gang → une bande rivale

[company, firm] → rival(e), concurrent(e); [bid, offer] → rival(e)
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.

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

rival

[ˈraɪv/əl]

1. adj (team) → rivale; (firm) → concorrente; (claim, attraction) → in concorrenza

2. n (see adj) → rivale m/f, concorrente m/f

3. vt → rivaleggiare con
to rival sb/sth in → competere con qn/qc in

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. mededingend مُنافِس، مُتَنافِس съперник rival konkurence; sok, -yně, soupeřící der Rivalel, die Rivalin; rivalisierend rival; rivaliserende; konkurrent; konkurrerende αντίζηλος, ανταγωνιστής, αντίπαλοςrival rivaal رقیب kilpailija rival/-ale יריב प्रतिद्वन्दी takmac, suparnik rivális saingan keppinautur rivale 競争相手 경쟁 상대 varžovas, konkurentas; konkuruojantis, rungtyniaujantis konkurents; sāncensis pesaing mededingerrival, konkurrentkonkurencja, rywal سیال rival rival соперник, конкурент rival; konkurent; konkurenčný tekmec rival rival, rivaliserande คู่แข่ง rakip 競爭者，對手 суперник; конкурент حریف đối thủ 竞争者，对手

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. is beter يُنافِس، يُباري съпернича на igualar soupeřit, konkurovat konkurrieren være på højde med συναγωνίζομαιrivalizar võistlema رقابت کردن kilpailla rivaliser לְהִתחָרוֹת בְּ- बराबरी करना takmičiti se, konkurirati verseng, vetekszik menyaingi keppa við competere; eguagliare 張り合う ...에 필적하다 (stengtis) prilygti konkurēt; sacensties; būt pārākam tanding naar de kroon steken kunne måle seg med, konkurrere/rivalisere med rywalizować, stanowić konkurencję سیالی کول igualar a rivaliza (cu) соперничать súperiť; konkurovať kosati se (s kom) biti takmac tävla (rivalisera, konkurrera) med มีความสามารถทัดเทียมกัน ... ile boy ölçüşmek, aşık atmak 與...競爭 суперничати حریف ہونا kình địch; ganh đua 同...竞争

ˈrivalry – plural ˈrivalries – noun

the state of or an instance of being rivals. the rivalry/rivalries between business companies. mededinging مُنافَسَه، تَنافُس съперничество rivalidade rivalita die Konkurrenz rivalisering; konkurrence αντιζηλία, ανταγωνισμόςrivalidad võistlus رقابت؛ همچشمی kilpailu rivalitéיריבות बराबरी suparništvo versengés persaingan samkeppni, metingur rivalità 競争 경쟁 konkurencija, varþybos konkurence; sacensība tandingan rivaliteitkappestrid, rivaliseringrywalizacja سیالی، هم سترګی توب rivalidade riva­li­tate соперничество, конкуренция rivalita kosanje rivalstvo rivalitet การแข่งขันกัน rekabet 競爭，敵對狀態 суперництво; конкуренція مسابقت sự kình địch; sự ganh đua 竞争，敌对状态

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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

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