vie

[ vahy ]

/ vaɪ /

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verb (used without object), vied, vy·ing.

to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority: Swimmers from many nations were vying for the title.

verb (used with object), vied, vy·ing.

Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.

Obsolete. to stake in card playing.

OTHER WORDS FOR vie

1 compete, contest, struggle.

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Origin of vie

First recorded in 1525–35; by shortening of Middle French envier “to raise the stake (at cards),” Old French: “to challenge, provoke,” from Latin invītāre “to entertain, treat, invite”

OTHER WORDS FROM vie

vier, nounoutvie, verb (used with object), out·vied, out·vy·ing.

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How to use vie in a sentence

It’s a solidly Democratic district, which is how it ended up with two Democrats vying to replace Davis.
The Ultimate Guide to the Local Election|Voice of San Diego|October 19, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Facing intense backlash after the 2005 announcement, the NCAA agreed to hear appeals from universities vying to keep their Native mascots.
Hundreds Of Schools Are Still Using Native Americans As Team Mascots|Hope Allchin|October 12, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
As Roberts was preparing to step down because of term limits, the candidates vying for his seat made a variety of promises to spend more money on housing and homelessness.
Dems Want Control of the County – Here’s What They Say They’d Do With it|Jesse Marx|October 7, 2020|Voice of San Diego
NASA still doesn’t know what lander would actually ferry its astronauts to the lunar surface, with several different companies vying to have their proposed concepts selected.
We need to shield the US space program from election cycle chaos|Neel Patel|October 5, 2020|MIT Technology Review

Hulu and YouTube have been vying for TV ad dollars for the better part of the past decade.
How TV networks are setting up for the expanding ad-supported streaming war|Tim Peterson|September 23, 2020|Digiday
Neue vier Lieder, ws see seinen gesungen gewor'en mit Begleitung vun Fiedel.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century|Leo Wiener
Og fiergieff oss vorar skulder, so sem vier fierergiefum vorum skuldinautum.
Dissertation on the English Language|Noah Webster, Jr.
De beenen zijn geelachtigh en dik; maer zeer kort: doch met vier vaste en lange pooten.
Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852|Various
Hy is zoo zwaer, dat hondert menschen aen drie of vier Dronten genoegh t'eeten hebben.
Notes and Queries, Number 135, May 29, 1852|Various
Woltmann, from Vier Jahrhunderte niederlndisch-deutscher Kunstgeschichte.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4)|Richard Muther

British Dictionary definitions for vie

vie

/ (vaɪ) /

verb vies, vying or vied

(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

Derived forms of vie

vier, nounvying, adjective, noun

Word Origin for vie

C15: probably from Old French envier to challenge, from Latin invītāre to invite

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