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noun | verb rivalrival1 /ˈraɪvəl/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYrival1Origin: 1500-1600 Latin rivalis someone who uses the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivus stream ► somebody’s nearest/closest rival She was two minutes faster than her nearest rival. ► old rivals The two boxers were old rivals (=had been rivals for a long time). ► arch rivals The Red Sox play tonight against their arch rivals (=the team with whom they feel the strongest competition), the Yankees. ► has few rivals He has few rivals (=is better than most) as a writer of detective stories. THESAURUSsomeone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, election, etc.► opponentsomeone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, election, etc.: Who will be the mayor’s opponent in the next election? The tennis player will face a tough opponent in tomorrow’s match. ► competitor a person, team, company, etc. that you compete against: Coal and natural gas are competitors in the energy market. ► opposition the people who you are competing against and trying to defeat, especially in a sports game: We lost the game because the opposition played better than we expected. ► rival a person, team, or company that you have had a strong feeling of competition with for a long time: The two high school teams have been football rivals for years. ► adversary formal a person, team, or country that you are fighting or competing against: The president’s political adversaries are trying to make voters feel that he cannot be trusted. 1a person, group, or organization that you compete with in sports, business, a fight, etc. SYN competitor: He took control of the party by eliminating rivals.somebody’s rival This gives the company a competitive advantage over its rivals.rival for one of his rivals for the jobsomebody’s nearest/closest rival She was two minutes faster than her nearest rival. The two boxers were old rivals (=had been rivals for a long time). The Red Sox play tonight against their arch rivals (=the team with whom they feel the strongest competition), the Yankees.► see thesaurus at opponent2one of a number of things that people can choose between: The newest model has several advantages over its rivals. He has few rivals (=is better than most) as a writer of detective stories. [Origin: 1500–1600 Latin rivalis someone who uses the same stream as another, rival in love, from rivus stream]—rival adjective: a rival company/nation/team etc. noun | verb rivalrival2 ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLErival |
| Present | I, you, we, they | rival | | he, she, it | rivals | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | rivaled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have rivaled | | he, she, it | has rivaled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had rivaled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will rival | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have rivaled |
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| Present | I | am rivaling | | he, she, it | is rivaling | | you, we, they | are rivaling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was rivaling | | you, we, they | were rivaling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been rivaling | | he, she, it | has been rivaling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been rivaling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be rivaling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been rivaling |
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