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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RIVALLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rivalling is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb rivalling in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO RIVALLING

PRESENT

Present
I rival
you rival
he/she/it rivals
we rival
you rival
they rival
Present continuous
I am rivalling
you are rivalling
he/she/it is rivalling
we are rivalling
you are rivalling
they are rivalling
Present perfect
I have rivalled
you have rivalled
he/she/it has rivalled
we have rivalled
you have rivalled
they have rivalled
Present perfect continuous
I have been rivalling
you have been rivalling
he/she/it has been rivalling
we have been rivalling
you have been rivalling
they have been rivalling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I rivalled
you rivalled
he/she/it rivalled
we rivalled
you rivalled
they rivalled
Past continuous
I was rivalling
you were rivalling
he/she/it was rivalling
we were rivalling
you were rivalling
they were rivalling
Past perfect
I had rivalled
you had rivalled
he/she/it had rivalled
we had rivalled
you had rivalled
they had rivalled
Past perfect continuous
I had been rivalling
you had been rivalling
he/she/it had been rivalling
we had been rivalling
you had been rivalling
they had been rivalling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will rival
you will rival
he/she/it will rival
we will rival
you will rival
they will rival
Future continuous
I will be rivalling
you will be rivalling
he/she/it will be rivalling
we will be rivalling
you will be rivalling
they will be rivalling
Future perfect
I will have rivalled
you will have rivalled
he/she/it will have rivalled
we will have rivalled
you will have rivalled
they will have rivalled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been rivalling
you will have been rivalling
he/she/it will have been rivalling
we will have been rivalling
you will have been rivalling
they will have been rivalling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would rivalling
you would rivalling
he/she/it would rivalling
we would rivalling
you would rivalling
they would rivalling
Conditional continuous
I would be rivalling
you would be rivalling
he/she/it would be rivalling
we would be rivalling
you would be rivalling
they would be rivalling
Conditional perfect
I would have rivalling
you would have rivalling
he/she/it would have rivalling
we would have rivalling
you would have rivalling
they would have rivalling
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been rivalling
you would have been rivalling
he/she/it would have been rivalling
we would have been rivalling
you would have been rivalling
they would have been rivalling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you rival
we let´s rival
you rival
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to rival
Past participle
rivalled
Present Participle
rivalling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RIVALLING

riva
rivage
rival
rivaless
rivality
rivalize
rivalled
rivalless
rivalries
rivalrous
rivalry
rivalship
rive
rivel
riven
river
river bank
river basin
river bed
river blindness

WORDS THAT END LIKE RIVALLING

bestselling
billing
calling
chilling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
falling
feeling
filling
hot-selling
installing
killing
modelling
rolling
scrolling
selling
spelling
telling
travelling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of rivalling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RIVALLING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «rivalling» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of rivalling

Translation of «rivalling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RIVALLING

Find out the translation of rivalling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rivalling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rivalling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

媲美
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rivalizando
570 millions of speakers

English

rivalling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rivaling
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تنافس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

конкурируя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rivalizando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rivaling
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rivalisant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bersaing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rivalisierende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

匹敵する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수완이 좋아서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rivaling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sánh với
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போட்டியாகக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रतिस्पर्धी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rakip
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rivaleggiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rywalizując
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

конкуруючи
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rivalizând
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

που θα συναγωνίζεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rivaliserende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fullt i klass
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rivaliserende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rivalling

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIVALLING»

The term «rivalling» is regularly used and occupies the 68.115 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RIVALLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rivalling

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIVALLING»

Discover the use of rivalling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rivalling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rivalling: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
They come to the strong and drain them. They are bottomless. They are insatiable. They are always parched and always bitter.
‎2008
2
The critical review, or annals of literature
Qi.ii*mxvr(g<tvf ts Statlot, this learned critic has translated fond of rivalling one another in the necejfaries of life: whereas these words signify no more than contentions beyond the bounds of decency contentions with respect to power, office, ...
‎1758
3
The European Union and Global Development: An 'Enlightened ...
Global powers China, India, Rivalling or even alternative concepts Brazil in cooperation. Coordination clearly an overall challenge for that reason. Challenges or cooperation in some cases? Source: Own compilation; see also Grimm et al.
Stefan Gänzle, Sven Grimm, Davina Makhan, 2012
4
Selfish Sounds and Linguistic Evolution: A Darwinian ...
In such an interpretation, the 'initial state' of a linguistic competence has probably to be conceived of as a set of rivalling schemata with similar degrees of (relatively low) stability. Which of them actually gets expressed will be more or less a ...
Nikolaus Ritt, 2004
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The Critical Review: Or, Annals of Literature
*iAomu£ot4'{ou{ t» $imj4t, this learned critic has translated fond of rivalling one another in the necessaries of life : whereas these words signisy no more than contentions beyond the hounds of decency contentions with respect. Po power ...
Tobias George Smollett, 1758
6
Asia & Pacific Oceania
X1.1930 Rivalling Government in Beijing: 274 13.V11.-10.X.193O Wang Chao- ming 2. 279 1.1X.-X1.1930 Gen. Yen Hsi-shan 1. (T: Yen Pai-ch'uan) (Hobian/ Shanxi 1883-Taipei 24.V. 1960) 280 1X.X11.1930 act. Sung Tzü-wên (ТУ Soong) 1.
Peter Truhart, 2003
7
The Evidential Basis of Linguistic Argumentation
At the same time, since they are rivalling approaches, I have indicated in my previous research (cf. e.g. Németh T. 2008, 2010) why their suggestions are incomplete and how my proposal results in a better solution to the problem of implicit ...
András Kertész, Csilla Rákosi, 2014
8
Unrecognized States in the International System
In addition to the legacy of war, there is a lack of institutions and, therefore, of constraints on rivalling elites and the lack of recognition creates an opportune environment for shadow economies and hence provides elites with the resources  ...
Nina Caspersen, Gareth Stansfield, 2012
9
Migrants and Markets: Perspectives from Economics and the ...
Educational success of the parents is closely linked to educational success of their children. Correspondingly, it is assumed that children of already rivalling parents will have a higher probability of rivalling than children of non-rivalling parents.
Holger Kolb, Henrik Egbert, 2008
10
Arts and crafts essays
It is this unreasoning ambition that leads to the rivalling of princely houses by the acquisition of " family portraits purchased in Wardour Street" — the rivalling of historic libraries by the purchase of thousands of books to form our yesterday's ...
William Morris, Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society, Pforzheimer Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress), 1893

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIVALLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rivalling is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Manchester United transfer news: Red Devils 'rivalling Arsenal with …
Manchester United are reportedly set to rival Arsenal for the signing of Barcelona starlet Oriol Busquets after tabling a 'significant offer' for the 16-year-old. «Metro, Jul 15»
2
Manuel Pellegrini refuses to rule out rivalling Man Utd for Real …
MANUEL PELLEGRINI has refused to be drawn on speculation Manchester City could rival Manchester United for Sergio Ramos. By Ben Jefferson. «Express.co.uk, Jul 15»
3
Amazon launches new cloud app rivalling Dropbox
Amazon has released its own app rivalling Dropbox, which allows users to access documents saved in its Cloud Drive service. The Amazon Cloud Drive app is ... «PCR-online.biz, Jul 15»
4
Kantar Worldpanel: Dunnes rivalling Aldi and Lidl for grocery sale …
Dunnes Stores has rivalled the German discounters for grocery sales growth over the last three months, with its customer vouchering campaign giving it a 6.3% ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
5
Man City to follow up Liverpool raid by rivalling Arsenal and Man Utd …
MANCHESTER CITY will rival Manchester United and Arsenal for Karim Benzema or Gonzalo Higuain this summer, according to reports. By Ben Jefferson. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
6
Dark Brotherhood, Heathstone-rivalling card game coming to Elder …
The Elder Scrolls Online only just arrived on PS4 and Xbox One last week, but that doesn't mean Bethesda is done with content for the MMO. At the company's ... «Expert Reviews, Jun 15»
7
GLA45 AMG Rivalling BMW X1 M Rendered
Although it remains unconfirmed, it is reported that BMW is working on M-powered variants of both the X3 and X4 to join the existing X5 M and X6 M. On the back ... «GTspirit, Jun 15»
8
Driven: Jag's 3 Series rivalling XE
Driven: Jag's 3 Series rivalling XE. Comment on this story. Unlike Jaguar's previous attempt at a premium compact, the XE looks rakish and dynamic, and it's a ... «Independent Online, May 15»
9
Android M Will Take on iOS With Touch ID-Rivalling Fingerprint …
With Google I/O sitting just over the horizon, a few snippets on what's likely to feature in the next version of Android are starting to trickle through. Android M (I'm ... «Gizmodo UK, May 15»
10
Russia ratifies $100bn Brics reserve fund rivalling IMF
The Brics economies' plan to set up a $100bn (£66bn, €89.3bn) reserve fund to address emergency situations has been ratified by President Vladimir Putin, ... «International Business Times UK, May 15»

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