vie
to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
Obsolete. to stake in card playing.
Origin of vie
1Other words for vie
Other words from vie
- vier, noun
- outvie, verb (used with object), out·vied, out·vy·ing.
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How to use vie in a sentence
With the growth in e-commerce sales and sellers, advertisers will need a way to stand out from the thousands of ads sure to be vying for the attention of online shoppers.
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Holiday marketing: Get the data that puts you ahead of the competition | Sarah Mehlman | November 10, 2020 | Search Engine WatchBeyond Meat competitor Impossible Foods said last year that it had stopped vying for McDonald’s business because it could not produce enough product to partner with the fast food giant.
Countries are vying to be first to get vaccine supplies, and it’s unclear how Pfizer will distribute the first doses.
Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine is highly effective, but don’t expect to get it soon | David Rotman | November 9, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewThe Seahawks, leading the tough NFC West and vying for the top seed in the NFC playoffs, thus added some pass-rush help for the league’s last-ranked defense.
Coronavirus protocols are impacting the NFL trade deadline — and making for earlier deals | Mark Maske | October 28, 2020 | Washington Post
More than 3,000 people vied for 200 seats in the new assembly—men, women, liberals, Islamists, all wanting to help the new state.
She struggled with worldly woes, she vied with ever-greater risks in her work, but she trusted life: She lived in the attempt.
However, the oil spill, the Times Square bombing, the McChrystal firing, and the Blagojevich trial have all vied for his focus.
Ross vied for a monumental Joan Miro towering over five feet high but dropped out of the bidding.
The rival photographers vied for pages, position, and subject matter.
The noble and powerful vied with each other in paying honour to the stranger.
The History of England from the Accession of James II. | Thomas Babington MacaulayThe richest of the land vied with one another in making the affair a vast financial success.
Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick BangsThe ladies of the palace vied for his homage—the nobles of the land hastened to cultivate his society.
Court and Church vied with each other in splendor of apparel.
The Proud Prince | Justin Huntly McCarthyA grim, deadly hate of Beasley vied with the tenderness and pity he felt for this distressed girl.
The Man of the Forest | Zane Grey
British Dictionary definitions for vie
/ (vaɪ) /
(intr; foll by with or for) to contend for superiority or victory (with) or strive in competition (for)
(tr) archaic to offer, exchange, or display in rivalry
Origin of vie
1Derived forms of vie
- vier, noun
- vying, adjective, noun
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