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# rivalry

«rivalry» in Mova's school dictionary: **A situation in which people, teams or groups compete with…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (rivalry, rivalries)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A situation in which people, teams or groups compete with each other for the same thing, often for a long time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/#m1)

2) Feelings of competition or jealousy between people, for example between brothers and sisters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In sport: famous rivalries between teams or countries (England and Australia in cricket). In family life: «sibling rivalry» – brothers and sisters competing for attention. In stories and history: rivalries between kingdoms. Rivalry can push people to do better, but can also cause unkindness. Phrases: «sibling rivalry», «friendly rivalry», «fierce rivalry», «rivalry between».

### examples

- There's a friendly rivalry between the two classes on sports day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/#x1)
- The rivalry between the two football clubs is very old. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/#x2)
- Sibling rivalry means Sam and his sister argue about everything. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/#x3)
- The rivalry between the two kings led to war. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/#x4)
- Their rivalry made both runners faster. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/#x5)
- The cricket rivalry between England and Australia is famous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/#x6)
- The twins' rivalry turned into friendship. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/#x7)

### note

Countable: a rivalry, rivalries (y → ies). Person: «a rival». Verb: «rival» (to be as good as). Spelling: rival + ry.

### In the corpora

- [Rivalry can turn dangerous.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/17/)
- [You don't have to join every contest; stepping out often makes a rivalry fizzle.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/469-the-copier-and-the-one-who-competes-at-everything/31/)
- [Throwing things turns a joke school rivalry into a dangerous one.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/472-rival-teams-and-the-older-bully/29/)
- [Rivalry can make you try harder, but competing to crush someone hurts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/507-siblings-as-best-mates-and-as-rivals/32/)
- [Derbies are games between local rivals; rivalry is fine as banter, not as fights or hate.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/medicine/65-var-rows-referees-fans-and-rivalries/11/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rivalry» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rivalry/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.