rival
To oppose or compete withTo oppose or compete with.
» Tom is my rival.
Tom ist mein Rivale.
Том — мой конкурент.
Том — мій конкурент.
Том — мій суперник.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To oppose or compete with.
to rival somebody in love
rivalisieren
сопе́рничатьsopérničatʹ, конкури́роватьkonkurírovatʹ
супе́рничатиsupérnyčaty, конкуруватиkonkuruvaty
To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
be equal to in quality or ability
To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
Examples
142 sentencesTom is my rival.
Том — мій конкурент.
ruТом — мой конкурент.
deTom ist mein Rivale.
Tom and Mary are rivals.
Том та Мері — суперники.
ruТом и Мэри соперники.
You have to respect your rivals.
ruВы должны уважать своих соперников.
Tom and Mary were always rivals.
Tom is from a rival gang.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”)Learned borrowing from Latin rīvālis (literally “person using the same stream as another”). By surface analysis, Latin rīvus + -al.
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Forms
rivals, rivaling, rivaled, rivaledSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle