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rival meaning in Kannada

ಎದುರಾಳಿ

/ˈɹaɪvəl/

rival in Kannada: ಎದುರಾಳಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ, ಪ್ರತಿದ್ವಂದ್ವಿ, ಎದುರಾಳಿಯಾಗು. In English, rival means 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.

Kannada words for rival

ಎದುರಾಳಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ, ಪ್ರತಿದ್ವಂದ್ವಿ, ಎದುರಾಳಿಯಾಗು, ಹುರುಡಿಸು, ಎಣೆಯಾಗು

English meaning of rival

  1. 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.
  2. noun Someone or something with similar claims of quality or distinction as another.
  3. noun One having a common right or privilege with another; a partner.
  4. adjective Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in competition for superiority.

Full definition of rival

rival in a sentence

  • Chris is my biggest rival in the 400-metre race.
  • As a social historian, he has no rival.
  • rival claims or pretensions

rival in other languages

Questions about rival in Kannada

What is the meaning of rival in Kannada?
Rival in Kannada is ಎದುರಾಳಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ, ಪ್ರತಿದ್ವಂದ್ವಿ, ಎದುರಾಳಿಯಾಗು.
rival ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Rival: ಎದುರಾಳಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಸ್ಪರ್ಧಿ, ಪ್ರತಿದ್ವಂದ್ವಿ, ಎದುರಾಳಿಯಾಗು.
What does rival mean in English?
Rival means 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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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: rival (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: rival (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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