Definitions for vievaɪ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

vievaɪ(v.)vied, vy•ing.

  1. (v.i.)to strive in competition or rivalry with another; contend for superiority.

  2. (v.t.)Obs. to stake in card playing.

Origin of vie:

1525–35; by aphesis < MF envier to raise the stake (at cards), OF: to challenge, provoke < L invītāre to entertain, invite

Princeton's WordNet

  1. compete, vie, contend(verb)

    compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Wiktionary

  1. vie(Verb)

    To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

  2. vie(Verb)

    To rival (something), etc.

  3. Origin: From envier.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Vie(verb)

    to stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See Revie

  2. Vie(verb)

    to strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous effort, as in a race, contest, or competition

  3. Vie(verb)

    to stake; to wager

  4. Vie(verb)

    to do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy

  5. Vie(noun)

    a contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife; also, a challenge; a wager


Translations for vie

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

vie(verb)

to compete with

The two parents vied with each other in their attempts to gain the children's love.

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