rivalry

«rivalry» in Mova's judaism 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 →

2) Feelings of competition or jealousy between people, for example between brothers and sisters. tree →

sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Jealous competition with a neighbor. Interpretation: Ecclesiastes sees much of human work as driven by envy, which the sages count as empty and harmful. In the primary 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

• Again, I considered all labour and all excelling in work, that it is a man's rivalry with his neighbour. (Writings ECC.4.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• There's a friendly rivalry between the two classes on sports day. tree →
• The rivalry between the two football clubs is very old. tree →
• Sibling rivalry means Sam and his sister argue about everything. tree →
• The rivalry between the two kings led to war. tree →
• Their rivalry made both runners faster. tree →
• The cricket rivalry between England and Australia is famous. tree →
• The twins' rivalry turned into friendship. tree →

note

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

In the corpora

• Again, I considered all labour and all excelling in work, that it is a man's rivalry with his neighbour.
• Rivalry can turn dangerous.
• You don't have to join every contest; stepping out often makes a rivalry fizzle.
• Throwing things turns a joke school rivalry into a dangerous one.
• Rivalry can make you try harder, but competing to crush someone hurts.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «rivalry» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.