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rival

/ˈrʌɪv(ə)l/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈrʌɪv(ə)l/
rival
Syllables
2 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Clear final sound

ri - val -> rival

Myanmar meaning

(n) ယှဉ်ပြိုင်ဘက် (adj) ပြိုင်ဘက်ကင်း

Full entry

rival /'raÇvl/ n

~ (to sb/sth) (for/in sth)
ပြိုင်ဘက်။
business rivals ❍ rivals in love ❍ a new rival for the Democratic nomination ❍ the only possible rival to the president ❍ a rival bid/firm/offer.
v (-ll- ; US also -l- ) ~ sb/sth (for/in sth)
ယှဉ်နိုင် သည်။ မနီးယိုးစွဲဖြစ်သည်။
a view rivalling anything the Alps can offer ❍ Golf cannot rival football for/in excitement.
❏ rivalry /'raÇvlri/ n [U, C] ~ (with sb/sth); ~ (between A and B) ပြိုင်ဆိုင်မှု။ ယှဉ်ပြိုင်ဘက်။ a country paralysed by political rivalries ❍ He pursued a friendly/bitter rivalry with his brother. ❍ An intense rivalry has grown up between the two teams.

More examples
  • Manchester United beat their rivals 3–1.
  • [rival to] : Our airline is now a serious rival to many of the bigger companies.
  • [rival for] : Bates is her principal rival for the job of director.
  • [main rival] : The company’s main rival announced an increase in profits last year.
  • [nearest/closest rival] : She scored twice as many points as her nearest rival.
  • [arch rival] : The two men are arch rivals on the sports field.
  • The band has few rivals in the pop music world.
Synonyms
competitor, opponent, adversary, contender, challenger, enemy, foe, amount, antagonist, approach, approximate, bandit, battling, be against, be similar to, be the equal of, bear comparison with, beat, buddy, challenge, challenging, combatant, combating, come near to, come up to, compare with, compete, compete with, competing, competition, competitive, conflicting, confront, contend, contending, contest, contestant, contesting, correspond, counterpart, cutthroat, disputing, emulate, emulating, emulator, emulous, entrant, equal, equivalent, exceed, go after, go for, go up against, jockey for position, match, measure up to, meet, near, oppose, opposed, opposing, opposite number, outdo, outshine, partake, peer, resemble, rivalize, scramble for, seek to displace, striving, surpass, tie, top, touch, vie with, vying
Antonyms
aid, ally, assist, assisting, associate, cohort, companion, cooperate, difference, disconnect, give up, help, helper, leave, support, supporting
Cross references
competitoropponentadversarycontenderchallengerenemyfoeamountantagonistapproachapproximatebanditbattlingbe againstbe similar tobe the equal ofbear comparison withbeatbuddychallengechallengingcombatantcombatingcome near tocome up tocompare withcompetecompete with
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