MEANING
To compete actively for something desired.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- vie for attention
- vie with a rival
On the page
The houses vied for the honor of hosting the envoy.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- vie
- Past tense
- vied
- Past participle
- vied
- Present participle
- vying
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- vie
- Present continuous
- am/is/are vying
- Present perfect
- have/has vied
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been vying
- Past
- vied
- Past continuous
- was/were vying
- Past perfect
- had vied
- Past perfect continuous
- had been vying
- Future
- will vie
- Future continuous
- will be vying
- Future perfect
- will have vied
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been vying
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: vie; vies; vied; vied; vying Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description, character, dialogue. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: vies.
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