Rivalling - English meaning

Rivalling – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Be or seem to be equal or comparable to.
Usage examples:
He was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects
Synonims:
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 cate

noun
A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
Usage examples:
He has no serious rival for the job

Rivalling translation into English

Rivalling: translate from English into Chinese

竞争, 媲美, 对抗, 角逐, 唱对台戏

Rivalling: translate from English into Dutch

Rivaliserend, Concurreren, Wedijveren met, Meedingen

Rivalling: translate from English into French

Rivaliser

Rivalling: translate from English into German

Rivalisierend, Konkurrieren, Rivalisieren

Rivalling: translate from English into Hindi

Rivaling, प्रतिद्वंद्वी होना

Rivalling: translate from English into Italian

Rivaleggiare, Competere

Rivalling: translate from English into Korean

경쟁, ...와 경쟁하다, 경쟁하다

Rivalling: translate from English into Russian

Соперничающий, Соперничать, Конкурировать

Rivalling: translate from English into Spanish

Rivalizando, Rivalizar con, Competir con, Emular

Word origin

late 16th century: from Latin rivalis, originally in the sense ‘person using the same stream as another’, from rivus ‘stream’.

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Rivalling – similar words

rivaling

verb
Be or seem to be equal or comparable to.
Usage examples:
He was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects

noun
A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
Usage examples:
He has no serious rival for the job

noun
A person, group, or organization competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
Usage examples:
Business/political rivals, no computer can rival a human brain.

Rivaling - all meanings in English

rivaled

verb
Be or seem to be equal or comparable to.
Usage examples:
He was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects

noun
A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
Usage examples:
He has no serious rival for the job

Rivaled - all meanings in English

rival

noun
A person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for superiority in the same field of activity.
Usage examples:
He has no serious rival for the job

verb
Be or seem to be equal or comparable to.
Usage examples:
He was a photographer whose fame rivalled that of his subjects

noun
A person, group, or organization competing with others for the same thing or in the same area
Usage examples:
Business/political rivals, no computer can rival a human brain.

Rival - all meanings in English

Rivalling synonims

emulate

verb
Match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation.
Usage examples:
Most rulers wished to emulate alexander the great

verb
To copy someone’s behavior or try to be like someone else because you admire or respect that person
Usage examples:
Officials are looking to emulate successful ideas from other cities., he just wants to emulate his …

Emulate - all meanings in English

equal

ˈiːkw(ə)l

adjective
Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
Usage examples:
Add equal amounts of water and flour

noun
A person or thing that is the same as another in status or quality.
Usage examples:
We all treat each other as equals

verb
Be the same as in number or amount.
Usage examples:
Four plus six divided by two equals five

Equal - all meanings in English

match

noun
A contest in which people or teams compete against each other in a particular sport.
Usage examples:
A boxing match

verb
Correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.
Usage examples:
I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath

noun
A short, thin piece of wood or cardboard used to light a fire, being tipped with a composition that ignites when rubbed against a rough surface.
Usage examples:
He struck a match against the wall

Match - all meanings in English

parallel

ˈparəlɛl

adjective
(of lines, planes, or surfaces) side by side and having the same distance continuously between them.
Usage examples:
Parallel lines never meet

noun
A person or thing that is similar or analogous to another.
Usage examples:
A challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century

verb
Be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance; run or lie parallel to.
Usage examples:
A big concrete gutter that paralleled the road

Parallel - all meanings in English

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