Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - rival
Rival
rival
n. & v. --n. 1 a person competing with another for the same objective. 2 a person or thing that equals another in quality. 3 (attrib.) being a rival or rivals (a rival firm). --v.tr. (rivalled, rivalling; US rivaled, rivaling) 1 be the rival of or comparable to. 2 seem or claim to be as good as. Etymology: L rivalis, orig. = using the same stream, f. rivus stream
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I. noun see: run Date: 1577 1. one of two or more striving to reach or obtain something that only one can possess, one striving for competitive advantage, companion, associate, one that equals another in desired qualities ; peer, II. adjective Date: 1590 having the same pretensions or claims ; competing, III. verb (~ed or ~led; ~ing or ~ling) Date: 1605 intransitive verb to act as a ~ ; compete, transitive verb to be in competition with, to strive to equal or excel ; emulate, to possess qualities or aptitudes that approach or equal (those of another) ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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