rival (verb)
1rival — The verb has inflected forms rivalled, rivalling, and in AmE usually rivaled, rivaling …
2rival — ► NOUN 1) a person or thing competing with another for superiority or the same objective. 2) a person or thing equal to another in quality: she has no rivals as a female rock singer. ► VERB (rivalled, rivalling; US rivaled, rivaling) ▪ be… …
3rival — ▪ I. rival ri‧val 1 [ˈraɪvl] noun [countable] 1. a person, group, or organization that you compete with: • The authorities hope that such changes will help Italian banks compete more effectively against European rivals. rival for • The two men… …
4rival — /ˈraɪvəl / (say ruyvuhl) noun 1. someone who is in pursuit of the same object as another, or strives to equal or outdo another; a competitor. 2. someone or something that is in a position to dispute pre eminence or superiority with another: a… …
5rival — I UK [ˈraɪv(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms rival : singular rival plural rivals ** 1) a person, team, or business that competes with another Manchester United beat their rivals 3–1. rival to: Our airline is now a serious rival to many of… …
6rival — ri|val1 [ raıvl ] noun count ** 1. ) a person, team, or business that competes with another: The Dallas Cowboys beat their rivals 20 10. Our airline is now a serious rival of many of the bigger companies. rival for: We watched a TV debate between …
7rival — I. noun Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French, from Latin rivalis one using the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivalis of a stream, from rivus stream more at run Date: 1577 1. a. one of two or more striving to reach or… …
8rival — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, close, deadly (BrE), fierce, formidable, great, hated, powerful, serious, tough …
9rival — 1 noun (C) 1 a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sport, business, a fight etc: He left the government to become her most formidable rival. (+ for): The two girls were rivals for Jack s attention. | rival company/nation/team… …
10rival — [[t]ra͟ɪv(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ rivals, rivalling, rivalled (in AM, use rivaling, rivaled) 1) N COUNT Your rival is a person, business, or organization who you are competing or fighting against in the same area or for the same things. The world champion… …
