A Topical Dictionary: Search for vie

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English

Etymology

From .

Pronunciation

IPA: /vaɪ/

Verb

To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
: Her suitors were all vying for her attention.
: Political parties are always vying with one another to get the most attention.
In the Context of To rival (something), etc.
*1608, William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra 1
*:It's past the size of dreaming: nature wants stuff / To vie strange forms with fancy; yet, to imagine / And Antony, were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, / Condemning shadows quite.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Translations

Finnish: kilpailla
German: wetteifern

Russian: соперничать

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Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: vie
IPA: lang=fi

Verb

vie

{{fi-form of|viedä|type=verb|pr=third-person|pl=singular|mood=indicative|tense=present}}

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: vie
IPA: lang=fi

Verb

vie

{{fi-form of|viedä|type=verb|mood=indicative|tense=present connegative}}
{{fi-form of|viedä|type=verb|pr=second-person|pl=singular|mood=imperative|tense=present}}
{{fi-form of|viedä|type=verb|pr=second-person|pl=singular|mood=imperative|tense=present connegative}}

Anagrams

vei#Finnish|vei

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French

Pronunciation

An audio transcript can be found at Fr-vie.ogg
w:IPA|IPA: /vi/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /vi/

Etymology

Latin vita

Noun

vie

life

Category:French nouns

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Italian

Noun

vie

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Manx

Adjective

vie

good|Good.

References

Spoken Here: Travels Among Threatened Languages by Mark Abley (2003)

Category:Manx adjectives

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Norwegian

Verb

To dedicate something to someone or towards a cause
To wed two persons into marriage

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Romanian

Etymology 1

Noun

vineyard

Declension

Etymology 2

Forms of the adjective

Adjective

vie

{{ro-form-adj|f|n|viu}}
{{ro-form-adj|f|a|viu}}

de:vie et:vie el:vie fa:vie fr:vie ko:vie io:vie id:vie it:vie ku:vie hu:vie ja:vie pl:vie pt:vie ru:vie fi:vie ta:vie te:vie vi:vie tr:vie zh:vie

GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Vie \Vie\, v. t.
1. To stake; to wager. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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2. To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to
put in competition; to bandy. [Obs.]
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She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss
She vied so fast. --Shak.
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Nor was he set over us to vie wisdom with his
Parliament, but to be guided by them. --Milton.
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And vying malice with my gentleness,
Pick quarrels with their only happiness. --Herbert.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Vie \Vie\, n.
A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife;
also, a challenge; a wager. [Obs.]
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We 'll all to church together instantly,
And then a vie for boys. --J. Fletcher.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Vie \Vie\ (v[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Vied (v[imac]d); p.
pr. & vb. n. Vying (v[imac]"[i^]ng).] [OE. vien, shortened
fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to challenge, a word used
in gambling, L. invitare to invite; of uncertain origin. Cf.
Invite, Envie.]
1. To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of
gleek. See Revie. [Obs.]
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2. To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous
effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.
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In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed
in such a way of life as . . . to vie with the best
of their family. --Addison.
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While Waterloo with Cannae's carnage vies. --Byron.
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WordNet vie
v : compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself
against others [syn: compete, contend]
[also: vying]

Moby Dictionary
admit of comparison , antagonize , battle , be commensurable ,
be comparable , beat against , beat up against , breast the wave ,
buck , buffet , buffet the waves , challenge , challenge comparison ,
close with , combat , come up to , compare , compare to , compare with ,
compete , compete with , contend , contend against , contend for ,
contest , cope , counter , emulate , equal , fight , fight against ,
fight for , grapple with , jockey , join battle with , labor against ,
match , match up with , measure up to , meet , militate against ,
not compare with , offer resistance , outvie , parallel , pit , reluct ,
reluctate , resemble , rival , stack up with , stem the tide ,
stickle for , stipulate for , strive against , strive for ,
struggle against , struggle for , take on , test one another , vie for ,
vie with