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rival
English
Etymology
From Latin r?v?lis (literally “person using the same stream as another”), from r?vus (“small stream, brook”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??a?v?l/
- Rhymes: -a?v?l
Noun
rival (plural rivals)
- A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
- Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
- (obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
Hyponyms
- rivaless
Derived terms
- rivaless
- rivalry
- archrival, arch-rival
Related terms
- rivulet
Translations
Adjective
rival (not comparable)
- Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
- rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions
Translations
Verb
rival (third-person singular simple present rivals, present participle rivalling or rivaling, simple past and past participle rivalled or rivaled)
- (transitive) To oppose or compete with.
- to rival somebody in love
- To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
- To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
- to rival thunder in its rapid course
Translations
Anagrams
- Avril, arvil, viral
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ri?val/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ri?bal/
Adjective
rival (masculine and feminine plural rivals)
- rival
Derived terms
- rivalitzar
Related terms
- rivalitat
Noun
rival m or f (plural rivals)
- rival
Further reading
- “rival” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “rival” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “rival” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “rival” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin r?v?lis, literally ‘person using the same stream as another’, from r?vus (“small stream, brook”). Unrelated to rive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i.val/
Adjective
rival (feminine singular rivale, masculine plural rivaux, feminine plural rivales)
- rival (attributively)
Noun
rival m (plural rivaux, feminine rivale)
- rival
Descendants
- Norwegian Bokmål: rival
Further reading
- “rival” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- avril, livra, viral
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?i?va?l]
- Hyphenation: ri?val
Adjective
rival (not comparable)
- (economics, of a good) rivalrous
- 2012, Michael Goldhammer, Geistiges Eigentum und Eigentumstheorie, Mohr Siebeck, page 196:
- 2012, Michael Goldhammer, Geistiges Eigentum und Eigentumstheorie, Mohr Siebeck, page 196:
Declension
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From French rival (“rival”), from Latin r?v?lis (“of or pertaining to a brook”), from r?vus (“brook; channel”), from Proto-Italic *r?wos, from Proto-Indo-European *h?riH-wó-s, from *h?reyH- (“to move, flow”).
Noun
rival m (definite singular rivalen, indefinite plural rivaler, definite plural rivalene)
- a rival
Derived terms
- erkerival
References
- “rival” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin rivalis, via French rival
Noun
rival m (definite singular rivalen, indefinite plural rivalar, definite plural rivalane)
- a rival
Derived terms
- erkerival
References
- “rival” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Noun
rival m, f (plural rivais)
- rival (competitor with the same objective)
- Synonyms: adversário, oponente
Adjective
rival m or f (plural rivais, comparable)
- rival (standing in competition)
Related terms
- rio
Romanian
Etymology
From French rival, from Latin rivalis.
Noun
rival m (plural rivali)
- rival
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r??a?l/
- Hyphenation: ri?val
Noun
rìv?l m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- rival, adversary
Declension
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin r?v?lis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ri?bal/, [ri???al]
Adjective
rival (plural rivales)
- adverse, rival
Noun
rival m or f (plural rivales)
- rival
- Synonyms: adversario, antagonista, competidor, contrario, oponente
Derived terms
- archirrival
Related terms
- rivalidad
- rivalizar
Further reading
- “rival” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin rivalis, via French rival.
Pronunciation
Noun
rival c
- rival
Declension
Anagrams
- vilar
rival From the web:
- what rival means
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- what rivalry means
- what rival am i
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- what rivals a dragon
- what rivals youtube
- what rivals bitcoin
ally
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English allien, alien, from Old French alier (Modern Old French allier), from Latin allig? (“to bind to”), from ad (“to”) + lig? (“to bind”). Compare alligate, allay, alloy and ligament.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ?l'?, IPA(key): /?æl.a?/ (noun, also used for the verb)
- enPR: ?l?', IPA(key): /??la?/ (verb, sometimes used for the noun)
- Rhymes: -a?
Verb
ally (third-person singular simple present allies, present participle allying, simple past and past participle allied)
- (transitive) To unite, or form a connection between, as between families by marriage, or between princes and states by treaty, league, or confederacy.
- O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied.
- (transitive) To connect or form a relation between by similitude, resemblance, friendship, or love.
- The virtue nearest to our vice allied.
Usage notes
- Generally used in the passive form or reflexively.
- Often followed by to or with.
Synonyms
- make common cause
Translations
Noun
ally (plural allies)
- A person, group, or state (etc) which is associated with another for a common cause; one united to another by treaty or common purpose; a confederate.
- A person, group, concept (etc) which is associated with another as a helper; a supporter; an auxiliary.
- 1857, Henry Thomas Buckle, History of Civilization in England:
- Science, instead of being the enemy of religion, becomes its ally.
- A person who is not a member of the LGBT+ community but is supportive of it.
- An outside supporter of any demographic subject to discrimination and/or misrepresentation.
- I'm glad you want to be a better ally to the disabled.
- 1857, Henry Thomas Buckle, History of Civilization in England:
- Anything akin to something else by structure, etc.
- (taxonomy) A closely related species, usually within the same family.
- Gruiformes — cranes and allies
- (obsolete) A relative; a kinsman.
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Act III, Scene 1:
- This gentleman, the prince's near ally / My very friend, hath got his mortal hurt / In my behalf
- 1597, William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet Act III, Scene 1:
Related terms
- alliance
Translations
References
Etymology 2
Diminutive of alabaster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?æli/
Noun
ally (plural allies)
- Alternative form of alley (a glass marble or taw)
References
- ally in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Lyla, y'all, ya'll, yall
ally From the web:
- what ally means
- what allyship means
- what allyship is not
- what ally pally meaning
- who is the united states best ally
- who is the united states ally
- who is america's main ally
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