"vie" meaning in English

See vie in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /vaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-vie.wav , En-us-vie.oga Forms: vies [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Aphetic form of envy. Etymology templates: {{aphetic form|en|envy}} Aphetic form of envy Head templates: {{en-noun}} vie (plural vies)
  1. (obsolete) A contest. Tags: obsolete Related terms: a-vie, eau de vie, life estate pur autre vie
    Sense id: en-vie-en-noun-bl7F6KpY

Verb

IPA: /vaɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-vie.wav , En-us-vie.oga Forms: vies [present, singular, third-person], vying [participle, present], vieing [participle, present], vied [participle, past], vied [past]
Rhymes: -aɪ Etymology: Aphetic form of envy. Etymology templates: {{aphetic form|en|envy}} Aphetic form of envy Head templates: {{en-verb|pres_ptc2=vieing}} vie (third-person singular simple present vies, present participle vying or vieing, simple past and past participle vied)
  1. (intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something. Tags: intransitive Translations (to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete): تَبَارَى (tabārā) (Arabic), تَنَافَسَ (tanāfasa) (Arabic), супе́рнічаць (supjérničacʹ) [imperfective] (Belarusian), выпярэ́днічаць (vypjarédničacʹ) (Belarusian), съпернича (sǎperniča) (Bulgarian), soupeřit [imperfective] (Czech), bojovat [imperfective] (Czech), přetahovat se [imperfective] (Czech), wedijveren (Dutch), kilpailla (Finnish), concourir (French), rivaliser (French), être en compétition pour (French), მეტოქეობა (meṭokeoba) (Georgian), wetteifern (German), konkurrieren (German), verseng (Hungarian), competere (Italian), gareggiare (Italian), lottare (Italian), rivaleggiare (Italian), essere in lizza (Italian), taupatupatu (Maori), tauwhāinga (Maori), رقابت کردن (reqâbat kardan) (Persian), współzawodniczyć [imperfective] (Polish), competir (Portuguese), сопе́рничать (sopérničatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), такмичити се [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), rivalizar (Spanish), rivalejar (Spanish), yarışmak (Turkish), супе́рничати (supérnyčaty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), змага́тися (zmahátysja) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), cystadlu (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-vie-en-verb-LKmldY~N Disambiguation of 'to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete': 51 35 9 3 2
  2. (transitive, archaic) To rival (something), etc. Tags: archaic, transitive Translations (to rival (something), etc): rivalitzar (Catalan), მეტოქეობა (meṭokeoba) (Georgian)
    Sense id: en-vie-en-verb-NUojikbO Disambiguation of 'to rival (something), etc': 2 93 3 2 1
  3. (transitive) To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-vie-en-verb-picCtJyu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 16 3 53 4 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 26 7 37 7 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 15 entries: 2 2 7 5 2 13 2 3 14 9 3 8 10 1 2 8 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 5 5 1 15 1 2 17 10 2 9 13 1 2 10 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 13 16 7 36 11 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 15 18 9 39 10 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 17 7 38 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 16 8 36 9 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 11 13 6 37 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 17 21 9 36 9 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 14 19 8 35 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 21 9 37 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 12 16 7 36 11 16 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 21 9 39 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 16 7 42 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 22 7 41 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 14 16 8 36 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 14 16 8 37 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 19 9 33 10 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 17 7 39 8 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 19 7 42 7 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 14 16 8 37 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 20 7 43 7 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 13 16 7 37 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 13 18 8 35 9 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 19 9 37 9 8
  4. To stake; to wager.
    Sense id: en-vie-en-verb-zoLs82k3
  5. To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
    Sense id: en-vie-en-verb-M-~zHK8h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: battle, compete, oppose

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something."
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          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
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          "word": "მეტოქეობა"
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          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
          "word": "taupatupatu"
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          "word": "tauwhāinga"
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          "word": "رقابت کردن"
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          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
          "word": "competir"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sopérničatʹ",
          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
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          "word": "сопе́рничать"
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          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
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          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
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          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
          "word": "rivalejar"
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
          "word": "yarışmak"
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          "roman": "supérnyčaty",
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          "word": "супе́рничати"
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          "roman": "zmahátysja",
          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
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          "word": "змага́тися"
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          "sense": "to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete",
          "word": "cystadlu"
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          "ref": "c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):",
          "text": "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.",
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          "ref": "c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:",
          "text": "She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast.",
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          "ref": "1649, J[ohn] Milton, ΕΙΚΟΝΟΚΛΆΣΤΗΣ [Eikonoklástēs] […], London: […] Matthew Simmons, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "Nor was he set over us to vie wisdom with his Parliament, but to be guided by them.",
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          "text": "And vying malice with my gentleness, / Pick quarrels with their only happiness.",
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      "word": "être en compétition pour"
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      "word": "მეტოქეობა"
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      "word": "essere in lizza"
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      "word": "მეტოქეობა"
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      "word": "eau de vie"
    },
    {
      "word": "life estate pur autre vie"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A contest."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contest",
          "contest"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(obsolete) A contest."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vaɪ/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aɪ"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-vie.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-vie.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-I_learned_some_phrases-vie.wav.mp3",
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    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-vie.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/00/En-us-vie.oga/En-us-vie.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/En-us-vie.oga"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vie"
}

Download raw JSONL data for vie meaning in English (14.3kB)

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  "called_from": "core/1021",
  "msg": "too many args (3) in argument reference: ('page', '', '\\U001022a1')",
  "path": [
    "vie",
    "RQ:Milton Eikonoklastes"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "vie",
  "trace": ""
}

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