"vy" meaning in English

See vy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: vies [present, singular, third-person], vyes [present, singular, third-person], vying [participle, present], vied [participle, past], vied [past], vyed [participle, past], vyed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=vyed|pres_3sg2=vyes}} vy (third-person singular simple present vies or vyes, present participle vying, simple past and past participle vied or vyed)
  1. Obsolete form of vie. Tags: alt-of, obsolete Alternative form of: vie
    Sense id: en-vy-en-verb-x9PsYvk- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for vy meaning in English (1.3kB)

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