vievie /vaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle vied, present participle vying, third person singular vies) [intransitive] 
Simon and Julian were vying for her attention all through dinner.vie with There are at least twenty restaurants vying with each other for custom.vie to do something All the photographers vied to get the best pictures.
WORD ORIGINvie
Origin:
1500-1600 Old French envier ‘to invite, challenge’, from Latin invitare; ➔ INVITE1VERB TABLE
vie
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | vie |
| he, she, it | vies | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | vied |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have vied |
| he, she, it | has vied | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had vied |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will vie |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have vied |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am vying |
| he, she, it | is vying | |
| you, we, they | are vying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was vying |
| you, we, they | were vying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been vying |
| he, she, it | has been vying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been vying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be vying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been vying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Paris and Milan vie with each other for the title of world fashion capital.
- As the vultures vie for space, the ravens cling to the edges.
- Cities vied with each other to build more beautiful towers.
- He vies with Alexander in polls.
- Newly powerful pollsters and image makers vie to present their candidate as trustworthy and the opposition as a threat.
- No new politician has come to the fore, so others vie to fill the vacuum.
Longman Language Activatorto try to do better than another person or organization
to try to do better than another person or organization, for example in business or politics: compete with: · Nowadays we have to compete more and more with foreign companies.compete against: · The cities are competing against each other to attract and retain business.compete for (=in order to get something): · Children will always compete for their parents' attention.can't compete with somebody/something (=not have enough skill, money etc to compete with another person, company etc): · Small independent bookstores just can't compete with national chains and online retailers.compete to do something: · Fujitsu, Hitachi, and NEC are competing with US firms to build the world's fastest supercomputer.
to try extremely hard to get an important job or political position that other people are also trying to get: fight for: · If you want the job, you'll have to fight for it.fight somebody for something: · Williams fought several rivals for the leadership of the party.
written if two people, organizations etc vie with each other in order to do something, they compete in order to try to do it: vie for: · The two political factions are vying for control of the school board.vie with somebody for something: · Paris and Milan vie with each other for the title of world fashion capital.
to compete with someone in a fight or competition, especially someone who is stronger, more powerful etc than you: · The company had pitted itself against the giants of the computer industry in an attempt to increase its share of the market.pit your wits against somebody (=compete with someone in a test of knowledge): · On the quiz show ordinary people pit their wits against a panel of celebrities.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY There are at least twenty restaurants vying with each other for custom.
to compete very hard with someone in order to get somethingvie for There are at least twenty restaurants vying with each other for custom. Simon and Julian were vying for her attention all through dinner.vie with There are at least twenty restaurants vying with each other for custom.vie to do something All the photographers vied to get the best pictures.