Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vie

/vaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables: vie
IPA: /vaɪ/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

Intransitive verb

verb

To rival (something), etc.

Archaic; Transitive verb

verb

To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.

Transitive verb

verb

To stake; to wager.

verb

To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

noun

Obsolete

noun

Abbreviation of variable interest entity.

noun

Abbreviation of vacuum insulated evaporator.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: oppose"
"Her suitors were all vying for her attention."
"It is the tradition of a trading nation[…], that the younger sons[…] may be placed in such a way of life as […] to vie with the best of their family."
"The Major Stations category is keenly contested, with 24 other large city centre termini and major rail hub stations all vying for recognition. As ever, the NRA's expert panel of judges visited each as unannounced mystery shoppers."
"But, if there be, or ever were, one such, / It's past the size of dreaming: nature wants stuff / To vie strange forms with fancy; yet, to imagine / An Antony, were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, / Condemning shadows quite."
"She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast."

Etymology

Apheretic form of envy, from Middle English envien, from Old French envier, from Latin invītō.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: envien, envier, invītō

Usage

Inflected Forms

vies (present, singular) vying (participle, present) vieing (participle, present) vied (participle, past) vied (past) vies (plural)

Derived Forms

envie outvie

Phrases

a-vie eau de vie life estate pur autre vie

Frequently Paired Words

a-vie eau de vie life estate pur autre vie

Synonyms

compete battle contest oppose contend

Antonyms

concede give in give up reconcile

Rhymes With

by my why high try guy buy july drive-by die eye hi

Questions

How do you pronounce vie?: The recorded pronunciation is /vaɪ/.
What does vie mean?: To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
Where does vie come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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