to vie
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6.2
- verb
- /vaɪ/
:
competir por
- Three major factions emerged, each vying for power.
- parties vie
- candidates vie
- vie for attention
Among the many groups vying for control were the Sadu.
- Among the many groups vying for control were the Sadu.
- What do you do when you have two very different dreams vying for your attention?
- And then, you know, you have a one weekend window where everyone's vying for the same spot.
- Speaking of vying for power, Microsoft can't have enough of it.
- When you look at even the social media platforms, they are vying to get creators on their platforms.
- It was like literally different parts of the globe that were, that were sort of vying for my attention, for my loyalty.
Examples
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At secret locations across America, 56 of our greatest pilots are at this moment vying to be one of the first men to go into space.
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When you look at even the social media platforms, they are vying to get creators on their platforms.
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Well, I think it's part of human nature to, to fight, challenge one another, to vie for resources.
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Man and woman vie for the same job, she can work for less.
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What do you do when you have two very different dreams vying for your attention?
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Before its fall, the former Soviet Union and the United States were vying for the top position.
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I mean, if I had a dime for every new tech company vying for public funding, I'd never have to work again.
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We have 14 amazingly talented musicians all vying for 1 position at this prestigious conservatory.
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Anyone interested in vying for the Discovery Award for Young Poets, we will be discussing the details today after school in Poets' Circle, room 302.
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The children are excited to vie for the championship trophy in the upcoming soccer tournament.
Synonyms
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2.6
Try to win against others who want the same thing
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3.7
Compete with others to try to win something
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2.8
To try to win something by competing with other people or groups
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Etymology
Vie comes from an old French word like envy meaning 'to want what someone else has', so to vie is to compete with others to win something.