Meaning & use
vie
To compete eagerly with others in order to achieve or obtain something.
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Several major companies are vying hard for the lucrative government contract.
The two brothers always vie for their parents' attention at holidays.
A note on using this word
Vie is typically followed by 'for' or 'with,' as in 'vie for first place' or 'vie with a rival.'
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