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rival

7 definitions • 17 examples
1
a person, group, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area:

Examples:

He beat his closest/nearest rival by 20 marks.
The companies produce rival versions of the toy.
2
to be as good, clever, beautiful, etc. as someone or something else:

Examples:

No computer can rival a human brain for/in complexity.
The beauty of the country is only rivalled by (= is as great in degree as) the violence of its politics.
3
a person, group, or organization competing with others for the same thing or in the same area:
4
to equal or be as good as:

Examples:

No computer can rival a human brain.
5
a person, company, product, etc. competing with others for the same thing or in the same area:

Examples:

The strong pound will leave large sections of British manufacturing uncompetitive against rivals in the rest of Europe.
rival for sth They are rivals for the top job.
rival to sb/sth Linux is an operating system and thus a rival to Windows.
your main/closest/biggest rival
6
competing with other people, companies, products, etc. for the same thing or in the same area:

Examples:

a rival company/firm
a rival bid/offer
While they are more expensive than rival products, she said the quality makes the price worth it.
Any rival bidder will have to move quickly and pay considerably more.
7
to be as good as other similar people, companies, products, etc.:

Examples:

In the Algarve, citrus farming is expanding rapidly and the fruit rivals anything Spain can produce.
Electronic marketplaces can offer a reach and efficiency that physical markets cannot rival.
rival sb/sth as sth China could eventually rival Japan as the most lucrative luxury market in the world.

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