“the teams were in fierce contention for first place”
Word Forms
compete
verb
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
contend
verb
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
rival
verb
be the rival of, be in competition with
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Rivalität
der Akt des Wettbewerbs um Gewinn oder einen Preis
🇫🇷French
rivalité
l'acte de concourir dans un but lucratif ou pour un prix
🇪🇸Spanish
rivalidad
el acto de competir con fines de lucro o un premio
🇮🇹Italian
rivalità
l'atto di competere a scopo di lucro o di premio
🇳🇱Dutch
rivaliteit
de handeling van het concurreren om winst of een prijs
🇵🇹Portuguese
rivalidade
o ato de competir por lucro ou prêmio
🇷🇺Russian
соперничество
акт соревнования ради прибыли или приза
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विरोध
लाभ या पुरस्कार के लिए प्रतिस्पर्धा करने की क्रिया
🇧🇩Bengali
প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা
লাভ বা পুরস্কার হিসাবে প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বিতা করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
போட்டி
லாபம் அல்லது பரிசுக்காக போட்டியிடும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
పోటీ
లాభం లేదా బహుమతి కోసం పోటీ చేసే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
शत्रुत्व
नफा किंवा बक्षीस म्हणून स्पर्धा करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુશ્મનાવટ
નફો અથવા ઇનામ માટે સ્પર્ધા કરવાની ક્રિયા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪೈಪೋಟಿ
ಲಾಭ ಅಥವಾ ಬಹುಮಾನಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മത്സരം
ലാഭത്തിനോ സമ്മാനത്തിനോ വേണ്ടി മത്സരിക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਦੁਸ਼ਮਣੀ
ਮੁਨਾਫੇ ਜਾਂ ਇਨਾਮ ਲਈ ਮੁਕਾਬਲਾ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
دشمنی
منافع یا انعام کے طور پر مقابلہ کرنے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
对抗
为了利润或奖品而竞争的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
ライバル関係
利益や賞品を求めて競争する行為
🇰🇷Korean
경쟁
이익이나 상금을 놓고 경쟁하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự ganh đua
hành động cạnh tranh vì lợi nhuận hoặc giải thưởng
🇹🇭Thai
การแข่งขัน
การแข่งขันเพื่อหากำไรหรือรางวัล
🇮🇩Indonesian
persaingan
tindakan bersaing untuk mendapatkan keuntungan atau hadiah
🇵🇭Filipino
tunggalian
ang pagkilos ng pakikipagkumpitensya bilang para sa tubo o isang premyo
🇲🇾Malay
saingan
perbuatan bersaing untuk mendapatkan keuntungan atau hadiah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التنافس
فعل التنافس من أجل الربح أو الجائزة
🇮🇷Persian
رقابت
عمل رقابت برای کسب سود یا جایزه
🇹🇷Turkish
rekabet
kar veya ödül için rekabet etme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
יְרִיבוּת
מעשה התחרות כעבור רווח או פרס
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'rivalry'?
The primary meaning of 'rivalry' is 'the act of competing as for profit or a prize'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'rivalry' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'rivalry' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'rivalry' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'rivalry' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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