English-Thai Dictionary

rival

ADJ ที่ เป็น คู่แข่ง กัน  ที่ เป็น คู่แข่งขัน  competing opposing ti-pen-ku-kang-kan

 

rival

N คู่แข่ง  คู่ต่อสู้  คู่ปรับ  competitior contestant ku-kang

 

rival

N ผู้ ที่ มี ความสามารถ ทัดเทียม กัน  สิ่ง ที่ พอ จะ ทัดเทียม กันได้  phu-me-kwam-sa-mad-tad-tiam

 

rival

VI แข่งขัน  compete kang-kan

 

rival

VT มี ความสามารถ ทัดเทียม กัน  equal match me-kwam-sa-mad-tad-tiam-kan

 

rival

VT แข่งขัน  compete kang-kan

 

rivalry

N การแข่งขัน กัน  competition contention kan-kang-kan-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RIVAL

n.[L. rivalis; Heb. to contend, to strive. See Raffle. ] 1. One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can possess; a competitor; as rivals in love; rivals for a crown. Love will not patiently bear a rival.
2. One striving to equal or exceed another in excellence; as two rivals in eloquence.
3. An antagonist; a competitor in any pursuit or strife.

 

RIVAL

a.Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions. Equal in years and rival in renown.

 

RIVAL

v.t. 1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain the object which another is contending for; as, to rival one in love.
2. To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
To rival thunder in its rapid course.

 

RIVAL

v.i.To be competitors. [Not in use. ]

 

RIVALITY

n.Rivalry. [Not in use. ]

 

RIVALRY

n.[from rival. ] Competition; a strife or effort to obtain an object which another is pursuing; as rivalry in love; or an endeavor to equal or surpass another in some excellence; emulation; as rivalry for superiority at the bar or in the senate.

 

RIVALSHIP

n. 1. The state or character of a rival.
2. Strife; contention for superiority; emulation; rivalry.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RIVAL

Ri "val, n. Etym: [F. rival (cf. It. rivale ), L. rivales two neigbors having the same brook in common, rivals, fr. rivalis belonging to a brook, fr. rivus a brook. Cf. Rivulet, Rete. ]

 

1. A person having a common right or privilege with another; a partner. [Obs. ] If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus, The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste. Shak.

 

2. One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one striving to reach or obtain something which another is attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown.

 

Note: "Rivals, in the primary sense of the word, are those who dwell on the banks of the same stream. But since, as all experience shows, there is no such fruitful source of coutention as a water right, it would continually happen that these occupants of the opposite banks would be at strife with one another in regard of the periods during which they severally had a right to the use of the stream. .. And thus 'rivals'... came to be used of any who were on any grounds in more or less unfriendly competition with one another. " Trench.

 

Syn. -- Competitor; emulator; antagonist.

 

RIVAL

RIVAL Ri "val, a.

 

Defn: Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims or pretensions. The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two rival confederacies of statesmen. Macaulay.

 

RIVAL

Ri "val, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rivaled or Rivalled; p. pr. & vb. n.Rivaling or Rivalling.]

 

1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.

 

2. To strive to equal or exel; to emulate. To rival thunder in its rapid course. Dryden.

 

RIVAL

RIVAL Ri "val, v. i.

 

Defn: To be in rivalry. [Obs. ] Shak.

 

RIVALESS

RIVALESS Ri "val *ess, n.

 

Defn: A female rival. [Obs. ] Richardson.

 

RIVALITY

Ri *val "i *ty, n. Etym: [L. rivalitas: cf. F. rivalité. ]

 

1. Rivalry; competition. [Obs. ]

 

2. Equality, as of right or rank. [Obs. ] hak.

 

RIVALRY

Ri "val *ry, n.; pl. Rivalries (.

 

Defn: The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a competition. "Keen contention and eager rivalries." Jeffrey.

 

Syn. -- Emulation; competition. See Emulation.

 

RIVALSHIP

RIVALSHIP Ri "val *ship, n.

 

Defn: Rivalry. [R.] B. Jonson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rival

ri val |ˈrīvəl ˈraɪvəl | ▶noun a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity: he has no serious rival for the job | [ as modifier ] : gun battles between rival gangs. • [ with negative ] a person or thing that equals another in quality: she has no rivals as a female rock singer. ▶verb ( rivals, rivaling, rivaled; Brit. rivals, rivalling, rivalled ) [ with obj. ] compete for superiority with; be or seem to be equal or comparable to: the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the Viennese. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin rivalis, originally in the sense ‘person using the same stream as another, ’ from rivus ‘stream. ’

 

rivalrous

ri val rous |ˈrīvəlrəs ˈraɪvəlrəs | ▶adjective prone to or subject to rivalry: rivalrous presidential aspirants.

 

rivalry

ri val ry |ˈrīvəlrē ˈraɪvəlri | ▶noun ( pl. rivalries ) competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field: commercial rivalry | intercity rivalries.

 

Oxford Dictionary

rival

rival |ˈrʌɪv (ə )l | ▶noun a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity: he has no serious rival for the job | [ as modifier ] : gun battles between rival gangs. • [ with negative ] a person or thing that equals another in quality: she has no rivals as a female rock singer. ▶verb ( rivals, rivalling, rivalled; US rivals, rivaling, rivaled ) [ with obj. ] be or seem to be equal or comparable to: the efficiency of the Bavarians rivals that of the Viennese. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin rivalis, originally in the sense ‘person using the same stream as another ’, from rivus ‘stream ’.

 

rivalrous

rival |rous |ˈrʌɪv (ə )lrəs | ▶adjective prone to or subject to rivalry: rivalrous presidential aspirants.

 

rivalry

ri |val ¦ry |ˈrʌɪv (ə )lri | ▶noun ( pl. rivalries ) [ mass noun ] competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field: there always has been intense rivalry between the clubs | [ count noun ] : personal and political rivalries.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

rival

rival noun 1 his rival for the nomination: opponent, challenger, competitor, contender; adversary, antagonist, enemy; literary foe. ANTONYMS ally. 2 the tool has no rival: equal, match, peer, equivalent, counterpart, like. ▶verb few countries can rival ours for natural resources: match, compare with, compete with, vie with, equal, measure up to, be in the same league as, be on a par with, touch, challenge; informal hold a candle to. ▶adjective rival candidates: competing, opposing, contending.

 

rivalry

rivalry noun a growing rivalry between the two groups: competitiveness, competition, contention, vying; opposition, conflict, feuding, antagonism, friction, enmity.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

rival

rival noun 1 his chief rival for the nomination: competitor, opponent, contestant, contender, challenger; adversary, antagonist, enemy, foe; rare corrival, vier. ANTONYMS partner, ally. 2 in terms of versatility the tool has no rival: equal, match, peer, equivalent, fellow, counterpart, like; rare compeer. ▶verb few countries can rival Slovakia for mountain scenery: compete with, vie with, match, be a match for, equal, emulate, measure up to, come up to, compare with, bear comparison with, be comparable to /with, parallel, be in the same league as, be in the same category as, be on a par with, be on a level with, touch, keep pace with, keep up with; challenge; informal hold a candle to. ▶adjective the rival candidates: competing, in competition, opposing, opposed, in opposition, contending, conflicting, in conflict; rare corrival.

 

rivalry

rivalry noun the growing rivalry between the two groups: competitiveness, competition, contention, vying; opposition, conflict, struggle, strife, feuding, dissension, discord, antagonism, friction, enmity; informal keeping up with the Joneses.

 

Duden Dictionary

Rivale

Ri va le Substantiv, maskulin , der Rivalin |Riv a le |der Rivale; Genitiv: des Rivalen, Plural: die Rivalen französisch rival < lateinisch rivalis = Nebenbuhler, zu: rivus = Wasserlauf, also eigentlich = zur Nutzung eines Wasserlaufs Mitberechtigter Person, die sich mit einem oder mehreren anderen um jemanden, etwas bewirbt, die mit einem oder mehreren anderen rivalisiert jemandes schärfster Rivale sein | er schlug seine Rivalen aus dem Felde

 

Rivalin

Ri va lin Substantiv, feminin , die |Riv a lin |die Rivalin; Genitiv: der Rivalin, Plural: die Rivalinnen weibliche Form zu Rivale

 

rivalisieren

ri va li sie ren schwaches Verb bildungssprachlich |rivalis ie ren |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « französisch rivaliser, zu: rival, Rivale (bei etwas ) um den Vorrang kämpfen, (in jemandem ) einen Rivalen haben er rivalisierte mit seinem Bruder um den ersten Platz | oft im 1. Partizip rivalisierende Gruppen

 

Rivalität

Ri va li tät Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Rivalit ä t |die Rivalität; Genitiv: der Rivalität, Plural: die Rivalitäten französisch rivalité < lateinisch rivalitas, zu: rivalis, Rivale Kampf um den Vorrang Rivalitäten austragen

 

French Dictionary

rival

rival , ale , aux adj. et n. m. et f. adjectif Adversaire. : Des clans rivaux. SYNONYME opposé . nom masculin et féminin Concurrent, concurrente. : Les rivaux se sont affrontés. SYNONYME adversaire . LOCUTION Sans rival Inégalable. : Une beauté sans rivale.

 

rivaliser

rivaliser v. intr. verbe intransitif Lutter, être le rival de. : Rivaliser d ’intelligence avec quelqu ’un. Ils rivalisent pour obtenir la médaille d ’or. SYNONYME concurrencer . aimer

 

rivalité

rivalité n. f. nom féminin 1 Situation de personnes qui visent un même but. : La saine rivalité des athlètes olympiques. SYNONYME concurrence . 2 Opposition. : Ces deux employés sont en rivalité.

 

Spanish Dictionary

rival

rival adjetivo /nombre común [persona, grupo ] Que compite con otros que aspiran a un mismo objetivo o a la superioridad en algo :el corredor chileno acusó en los minutos finales mayor cansancio que sus rivales .SINÓNIMO adversario, contrincante .ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo (s. xvii ) del latín rivalis ‘ribereño de un arroyo respecto del propietario del otro lado ’, ‘competidor ’, derivado de rivus ‘río ’.

 

rivalidad

rivalidad nombre femenino Enfrentamiento, oposición o enemistad entre varios que aspiran a lograr una misma cosa :entre los dos equipos de la ciudad existe una gran rivalidad; finalmente relegaron al olvido viejas rivalidades ideológicas .

 

rivalizar

rivalizar verbo intransitivo 1 Luchar entre sí [varias personas, animales o cosas que aspiran a un mismo objetivo o a la superioridad en algo ]:rivalizan por la copa del mundo .SINÓNIMO competir, contender .2 Estar [algo o alguien ] en condiciones de ser comparado con otros, por poseer una determinada cualidad en grado igual o semejante a estos :cuando un hombre habla de su servicio militar, todos se lanzan a hacerlo inmediatamente, rivalizando en pesadez .SINÓNIMO competir . Conjugación [4 ] como realizar .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

rival

ri val /ráɪv (ə )l /〖語源は 「同じ川 (river )の水 [流れ ]を利用する人 」; 水利権は争いのもと 〗(名 )rivalry 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 «…をめぐる /…における » ライバル , 好敵手 , 競争相手 «for /in » (→competitor 1 )▸ his main rival for the presidency 大統領の座を狙う彼の最大のライバル ▸ Who is your arch rival ?最大のライバルはだれですか ▸ a political rival 政敵 2 〖しばしば否定語と共に 〗 «…に » 匹敵する人 [物 ], «…と » 対等の [肩を並べる ]人 [物 ] «to » ▸ have no rival だれもかなわない 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗競争相手の , 対抗する ▸ a rival company 競合会社 動詞 ～s ; ～ed , ｟英 ｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英 ｠～ling 他動詞 1 «…において » …に劣らない , 匹敵する «in » ▸ Their facilities rival any in the nation .彼らの設備は国内では最高のものだ 2 «…をめぐって » …と競争する , 対抗する , 張り合う «for » .

 

rivalry

ri val ry /ráɪv (ə )lri /→rival 名詞 複 -ries /-z /C U «…との /…間の /…を求める » (絶え間ない )対抗 (意識 [関係 ]), 競争 , 張り合い (competition ) «with /between , among /for » ▸ friendly rivalry 互いに励まし合っての競争 ▸ the rivalry between those two gangs 2つのギャングの抗争