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vie
(vī)v. vied, vy·ing (vī′ĭng), vies
v.intr.
To strive for victory or superiority; contend. See Synonyms at rival.
v.tr.
1. Archaic To offer in competition; match.
2. Obsolete To wager or bet.
[Short for Middle English envien, from Old French envier, from Latin invītāre, to invite, give occasion for; see invite.]
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(vaɪ)vb, vies, vying or vied
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
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(vaɪ)v. vied, vy•ing. v.i.
1. to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority.
v.t. 2. Obs. to stake in card playing.
[1525–35; by aphesis < Middle French envier to raise the stake (at cards), Old French: to challenge, provoke < Latin invītāre to entertain, invite]
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Past participle: vied
Gerund: vying
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| Verb | 1. |  vie - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against othersplay - participate in games or sport; "We played hockey all afternoon"; "play cards"; "Pele played for the Brazilian teams in many important matches" run off - decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff run - compete in a race; "he is running the Marathon this year"; "let's race and see who gets there first" rival - be the rival of, be in competition with; "we are rivaling for first place in the race" emulate - compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with; "This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors" |
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vie
verb compete, struggle, contend, contest, strive, be rivals, match yourself against The two candidates are vying for the support of the New York voters.
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Translations
يَتَنافَس، يَتَبارى
Rivalitzar
soupeřit
kappes
kilpailla
keppa/bítast um e-î
sacensties
vie
[vaɪ] VI to vie for sth → disputarse algoto vie with sb → competir con algn, rivalizar con algn
to vie with sb for sth → disputar algo a algn, competir con algn por algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈvaɪ] vito vie for sth → se disputer qch
to vie for attention → se disputer l'attention
to vie with sb → être en concurrence avec qn
to vie with sb for sth → être en concurrence avec qn pour qch
to vie to do sth → être en concurrence pour faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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vi → wetteifern; (Comm) → konkurrieren; to vie with somebody for something → mit jdm um etw wetteifern; to vie with somebody to do something → mit jdm darum wetteifern, etw zu tun; they are vying for the championship → sie kämpfen um die Meisterschaft
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[vaɪ] vi to vie (with sb) for sth → competere (con qn) per qcto vie with one another for sth → contendersi qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
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(vai) – present participle ˈvying (ˈvaiiŋ) : past tense, past participle vied – verb to compete with. The two parents vied with each other in their attempts to gain the children's love.
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