rival

🇺🇸 /ˈraɪvl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈraɪvl/
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Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C1
noun
B2

A person or thing that competes with another.

The two companies are fierce rivals in the smartphone market.

adjective
B2

Competing with another.

He works for a rival company that makes similar products.

verb
R

To be as good as something else.

No other team can rival their success in recent years.

translation

n. A person or thing that competes with another.
adj. Competing with another.
v. To be as good as something else.

Word Forms

3rd Present rivals
Past rivaled
Perfect rivaled
Progressive rivaling
Plural rivals