Vie
/vaɪ/ name, noun, verb
name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A contest. obsolete
- 2 Abbreviation of variable interest entity. abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 Abbreviation of vacuum insulated evaporator. abbreviation, alt-of
Verb
- 1 To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something. intransitive
"Near-synonym: oppose"
- 2 compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others wordnet
- 3 To rival (something), etc. archaic, transitive
"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."
- 4 To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy. transitive
"She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast."
- 5 To stake; to wager.
"Out, thou camelion harlot! now thine eyes Vie tears with the hyæna"
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- 6 To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
Proper Noun
- 1 A district of Oradea, Bihor County, Romania.
- 2 A river in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France.
- 3 A river in Normandy, France, flowing through Orne department and Calvados department.
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I prefer your eau de vie to your conversation."
Etymology
Apheretic form of envy.