"rival" meaning in English

See rival in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈraɪvəl/ Audio: en-us-rival.ogg [US] Forms: rival [singular], rivals [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Your rival is someone who is competing or fighting with you for the same thing; a competitor.
    Sense id: simple-rival-en-noun-dikkYAz9
  2. Someone or something with similar quality or distinction as another; an equal.
    Sense id: simple-rival-en-noun-umPFq24n

Verb

IPA: /ˈraɪvəl/ Audio: en-us-rival.ogg [US] Forms: rivaled [past], rivaled [past, participle], rivaling [present, participle], rival [canonical], rivals [third-person, singular], rivalled [past], rivalled [past, participle], rivalling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb|rival|l}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To oppose or compete with.
    Sense id: simple-rival-en-verb-nSX3Z0px
  2. To equal or surpass another.
    Sense id: simple-rival-en-verb-anJ8n8OB
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