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rival

Pronunciation: [ˈraɪvəl]

Word

Learn how to use rival in a sentence: 6 audio examples across 2 meanings.

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.

Example

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?

How to pronounce rival

Pronunciation: [ˈraɪvəl]

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