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ライバル — meaning in English

raibaru

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English meaning

  • rival noun A person, team, or organisation competing for the same goal as another.
  • rivalry noun An ongoing competition between people, teams, or groups striving for the same thing.

Senses

ライバル is used for these senses in English:

  • rival 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.
  • rivalry Any competition between two or more things or factors.

rival — full definition

  1. noun A person, team, or organisation competing for the same goal as another.
  2. verb To be as good as, or nearly as good as, someone or something else.

Related Japanese words