to vie
- verb
- /vaɪ/
- 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
Try to win against others who want the same thing
Compete with others to try to win something
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.