rival
Pronunciation: [ˈraɪvəl]
Word
Context: “competition”
(noun) a person or group that competes with another. In school, if two kids are trying to win the same award, one is the rival of the other.
Example
She worked hard because she wanted to beat her rival in the spelling bee.
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He realized that his rival wasn't as good as he thought, so he wasn't worried anymore.
Example
Who do you consider your biggest rival in sports?
Context: “competition”
(verb) to compete against someone or something. It's like when two players try to do better than each other in a game.
Example
The teams will rival each other in the championship match.
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We didn't know if we could rival their score in the last game.
Example
Do you think our team can rival theirs this time?
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