Rival Definition
rīvəl
rivaled, rivaling, rivalled, rivalling, rivals
noun
rivals
A person who tries to get or do the same thing as another, or to equal or surpass another; competitor.
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A person or thing that can equal or surpass another in some way; person or thing that can bear comparison.
Plastics and other rivals of many metals.
Webster's New World
An associate or companion in some duty.
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verb
rivaled, rivaling, rivalled, rivalling, rivals
To try to equal or surpass; compete with.
Webster's New World
To equal in some way; be a match for.
Webster's New World
To be a rival; compete (with)
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adjective
Acting as a rival; competing.
Webster's New World
Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
Rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions.
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Origin of Rival
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Latin rīvālis one using the same stream as another, a rival from rīvus stream rei- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin rÄ«vālis, literally "˜person using the same stream as another', from rÄ«vus (“small stream, brook").
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