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Meanings of vie in English

Portuguese
competir
Catalan
competir
Spanish
competir

Compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others.

        competir
        Usage of vie in English
        1
        Still, expect to see his campaign continue to vie for the constituency.
        Feminist dot com
        2
        This means the companies sometimes vie for acquisition opportunities in the sector.
        Reuters
        3
        A large number of players are expected to vie for the company.
        The Irish Times
        4
        The inhabitants vie with the Japanese in the manufacture of lacquered ware.
        The World of Waters, Or, A Peaceful Progress O'er the Unpathed S...
        5
        All the emigrants seemed to vie with each other in being social.
        Capt. W. F. Drannan, Chief of Scouts, As Pilot to Emigrant and G...
        6
        Posters of every size shape and form vie for the voters attention.
        The Irish Times
        7
        For once waiters seemed to vie in serving rather than in neglecting.
        The Ear in the Wall
        8
        The Chief said these old junipers vie with the Sequoias in age.
        I Married a Ranger
        9
        But Nenshi said he had no ambitions to vie for another job.
        Reuters
        10
        He was wont to vie with the other in point of style.
        Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
        11
        The four firms often vie for the same pool of top advisers.
        Reuters
        12
        The variety and the magnificence of his labours vie with their extent.
        The Story of the Herschels, a Family of Astronomers / Sir Willia...
        13
        The four firms often vie for the same pool of veteran advisers.
        Reuters
        14
        That was his contest: to vie for domination of the other leaders.
        The Clan of the Cave Bear
        15
        They vie with each other in printing stomach-turning gush about these leaders.
        The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
        16
        Under influence of insidious drinks, they vie in recitals of villainous craft.
        Oswald Langdon / or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1...
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        Portuguese
        competir
        Vie through the time
        Vie across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        United States of America
        Common