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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ri•val /ˈraɪvəl/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -valed, -val•ing or (esp. Brit.) -valled, -val•ling. n. [countable] - one who seeks to achieve the same object or goal as another;
a competitor:They were rivals for the job but they were still friends. - a person or thing that is almost equal to another:This car has no rival in its class.
adj. [before a noun] - competing or standing in rivalry:rival businesses.
v. [~ + object] - to prove to be a worthy rival of:rivaled the others in skill.
- to equal (something);
to match;
be as good as:The speed of this computer rivals that of much more expensive brands.
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ri•val (rī′vəl),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -valed, -val•ing or (esp. Brit.) -valled, -val•ling. n. - a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another;
competitor. - a person or thing that is in a position to dispute another's preeminence or superiority:a stadium without a rival.
- [Obs.]a companion in duty.
adj. - competing or standing in rivalry:rival suitors; rival businesses.
v.t. - to compete with in rivalry: strive to win from, equal, or outdo.
- to prove to be a worthy rival of:He soon rivaled the others in skill.
- to equal (something) as if in carrying on a rivalry:The Hudson rivals any European river in beauty.
v.i. - to engage in rivalry;
compete.
- Latin rīvālis origin, originally, one who uses a stream in common with another, equivalent. to rīv(us) stream + -ālis -al1
- 1570–80
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged contestant, emulator, antagonist. See opponent.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged competitive, opposed.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged oppose.
- 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged match, emulate.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ally.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rival /ˈraɪvəl/ n - a person, organization, team, etc, that competes with another for the same object or in the same field
- (as modifier): rival suitors, a rival company
- 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)(transitive)- to be the equal or near equal of: an empire that rivalled Rome
- to try to equal or surpass; compete with in rivalry
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin rīvalis, literally: one who shares the same brook, from rīvus a brook |