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How to pronounce “rival”
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Pronunciation guide for rival
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of rival with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- What to trust in a "post-truth" world
the data could also be consistent with rival theories.
- Definition summary
- A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
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How to pronounce rival
What to trust in a "post-truth" world

the data could also be consistent with rival theories.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “rival”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- A competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor.
- Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
- (obsolete) One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
- [Adjective]
- Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To oppose or compete with.
- To be equal to, or match, or to surpass another.
- To strive to equal or excel; to emulate.
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