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• IPA ^(key): /ˈraɪvəl/

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Noun

Singular rival

Plural rivals

1. (countable) Your rival is someone who is competing or fighting with you for the same thing; a competitor.

   Chris is my biggest rival in the 400 m race.

2. Someone or something with similar quality or distinction as another; an equal.

   As a mountain climber, he has no rival in Switzerland.

Related words

• rivalry
• archrival

Verb

Plain form rival

Third-person singular rivals

Past tense rivaled

Past participle rivaled

Present participle rivaling

Plain form rival

Third-person singular rivals

Past tense rivalled

Past participle rivalled

Present participle rivalling

1. (transitive) To oppose or compete with.
2. To equal or surpass another.

Related words

• rivalry
• unrivaled/unrivalled