Vie (vying) (original) (raw)

Irregular inflected form: vying Listen to US pronunciation Listen to GB pronunciation

I. (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against othersplay

Synonyms:

compete; contend; vie

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "vie"):

go for; try for (make an attempt at achieving something)

play (participate in games or sport)

run off (decide (a contest or competition) by a runoff)

race; run (compete in a race)

rival (be the rival of, be in competition with)

emulate (compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with)

equal; match; rival; touch (be equal to in quality or ability)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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