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 →

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

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 →
• 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

• 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.
• Derbies are games between local rivals; rivalry is fine as banter, not as fights or hate.

Trees and pragmatics

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