vie
verbverb [intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they vie he / she / it vies past simple vied -ing form vying
jump to other results to compete strongly with someone in order to obtain or achieve something synonym compete vie (with somebody) (for something) She was surrounded by men all vying for her attention. a row of restaurants vying with each other for business vie (to do something) Screaming fans vied to get closer to their idol.
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