vie

/vˈa‍ɪ/

/ˈvaɪ/

to vie

MAIN VERB

to intensely compete with another person in order to achieve something

synonyms : compete

Examples

1. Last week, the heat was on the athletes as they vied for the championship title.

2. Priests, servants, courtiers, dancers, princes, scribes and generals all vied for the Ajaws attention.

3. Major powers of Europe vied for the control of the Italian peninsula.

4. Each child vies for their father's attention.