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- DictionaryVie/vī/
verb
- 1. compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something: "rival mobs vying for control of the liquor business"
To vie for something means to compete for it. Two teams may vie for the gold medal, but one will have to go home with silver. Vie may be spelled the same as the French word, vie , but they are pronounced differently, vī and vē respectively, and are not related in meaning or history.
verb. /vaɪ/ [intransitive] (formal) Verb Forms. to compete strongly with somebody in order to obtain or achieve something synonym compete. vie (with somebody) (for something) She was surrounded by men all vying for her attention. The boys would vie with each other to impress her. They are all vying for a place in the team.
5 days ago · Definition of 'vie' Word Frequency. vie. (vaɪ ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense vies , present participle vying , past tense, past participle vied. verb. If one person or thing is vying with another for something, the people or things are competing for it. [formal]
1. ( intr; foll by with or for) to contend for superiority or victory (with) or strive in competition (for) 2. ( tr) archaic to offer, exchange, or display in rivalry. [C15: probably from Old French envier to challenge, from Latin invītāre to invite] ˈvier n. ˈvying adj, n.
Vie Definition. vī. vied, vies, vying. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Verb. Filter. verb. vied, vies, vying. To struggle for superiority ( with someone) or enter into competition ( for something); compete. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To strive for victory or superiority; contend. American Heritage.
to try hard to do something more successfully than someone else: The children were vying for attention. [ + to do sth ] Film crews were vying with each other to get the best pictures. (Definition of vie from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English vie /vaɪ/ verb (vied, vying, vies) [ intransitive] to compete very hard with someone in order to get something vie for Simon and Julian were vying for her attention all through dinner. vie with There are at least twenty restaurants vying with each other for custom. vie to do something All the photo...
