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11Vie — Vie, v. t. 1. To stake; to wager. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss She vied so fast. Shak.… …
12Vie — Vie, n. A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife; also, a challenge; a wager. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] We ll all to church together instantly, And then a vie for boys. J. Fletcher. [1913 Webster] …
13vie — [ vaı ] (present participle vy|ing; past tense and past participle vied) verb intransitive to compete with other people for something that is difficult to get: Five players are still vying for the last position on the team. Law firms vie with… …
14vie — [vī] vi. vied, vying [ME vien, aphetic for envien < OFr envier, to invite, vie in games < L invitare, to INVITE] to struggle for superiority (with someone) or enter into competition ( for something); compete vt. 1. Obs. to bet; wager;… …
15Vie — (fr.), in Marschgegenden ein sumpfiges Land, ein nasser fruchtbarer Boden …
16vie — index strive Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
17Vié — Il peut s agir d une variante de Vial, lui même forme contractée de Vidal, ou encore d un nom de personne d origine germanique, Wighari (wig = combat + hari = armée). Tout dépend de la région où le nom apparaît. Dans le Sud Ouest, il faut plutôt… …
18vie — (v.) 1560s, aphetic form of M.E. envie make a challenge, from O.Fr. envier, from L. invitare (see INVITE (Cf. invite)) …
19vie — *rival, compete, emulate Analogous words: *contend, fight: strive, struggle, essay, endeavor (see ATTEMPT vb) …
20vie — meaning ‘to compete for superiority’, has inflected forms vies, vied, vying …
