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
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 DiegoFacing 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 | FiveThirtyEightAs 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 DiegoNASA 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 ReviewHulu 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.
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.
Hy is zoo zwaer, dat hondert menschen aen drie of vier Dronten genoegh t'eeten hebben.
Woltmann, from Vier Jahrhunderte niederlndisch-deutscher Kunstgeschichte.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 1 (of 4) | Richard Muther
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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