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ri·val (r

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.

3. Obsolete A companion or an associate in a particular duty.

v. ri·valed or ri·valled, ri·val·ing or ri·val·ling, ri·vals

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 or ordinary life could possibly rival" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).

v.intr.

To be a competitor or rival; compete.

[Latin rvlis, one using the same stream as another, a rival, from rvus, 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.

rival [ˈraɪv^əl]

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 -vals, -valling, -valled US, -vals -valing, -valed (tr)

1. to be the equal or near equal of an empire that rivalled Rome

2. to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry

[from Latin rīvalis, literally: one who shares the same brook, from rīvus a brook]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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, queen - 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

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

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

competing, conflicting, opposed, opposing, competitive, emulating It would be no use having two rival companies.

Translations

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

rival [ˈraɪv^əl]

(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.

rival

(= 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

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

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

rival

n rival [ˈraivəl]

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 konkurence; sok, -yně, soupeřící rival; rivaliserende; konkurrent; konkurrerende der Rivalel, die Rivalin; rivalisierend αντίζηλος, ανταγωνιστής, αντίπαλος rival rivaal رقیب kilpailija rival/-ale יָרִיב प्रतिद्वन्दी takmac, suparnik rivális saingan keppinautur rivale 競争相手 경쟁 상대 varžovas, konkurentas; konkuruojantis, rungtyniaujantis konkurents; sāncensis pesaing mededinger rival, konkurrent konkurencja, rywal 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

v – 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 soupeřit, konkurovat være på højde med konkurrieren συναγωνίζομαι rivalizar võistlema رقابت کردن kilpailla rivaliser (avec qqn) 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 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

n rivalry

the state of or an instance of being rivals the rivalry/rivalries between business companies. mededinging مُنافَسَه، تَنافُس съперничество rivalita rivalisering; konkurrence die Konkurrenz αντιζηλία, ανταγωνισμός rivalidad võistlus رقابت؛ همچشمی kilpailu rivalité יְרִיבוּת बराबरी suparništvo versengés persaingan samkeppni, metingur rivalità 競争 경쟁 konkurencija, varþybos konkurence; sacensība tandingan kappestrid, rivalisering rywalizacja 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 敌对状态

rival → خِصْم, منافس 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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