name
Meaning 1
A district of Oradea, Bihor County, Romania.
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Standard Lemma guide
vie
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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name
Meaning 2
A river in Vendée department, Pays de la Loire, France.
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name
Meaning 3
A river in Normandy, France, flowing through Orne department and Calvados department.
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noun
Meaning 4
A contest.
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Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
Abbreviation of variable interest entity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: business
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noun
Meaning 6
Abbreviation of vacuum insulated evaporator.
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Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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verb
Meaning 7
To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- Near-synonym: oppose
- Her suitors were all vying for her attention.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: compete, battle, contest, oppose
Antonyms: concede, give in, give up, reconcile
verb
Meaning 8
To rival (something), etc.
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Usage: archaic, transitive
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verb
Meaning 9
To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
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Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 10
To stake; to wager.
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verb
Meaning 11
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
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verb
Meaning 12
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: compete, contend
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Narrower terms: try for, go for, play, run off, race, run, rival, emulate, equal, touch, match
History
Etymology
Apheretic form of envy, from Middle English envien, from Old French envier, from Latin invītō.
Across languages
Translations
41 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: تَبَارَى (tabārā) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Arabic: تَنَافَسَ (tanāfasa) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Belarusian: супе́рнічаць (supjérničacʹ) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Belarusian: выпярэ́днічаць (vypjarédničacʹ) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Bulgarian: съпернича (sǎperniča) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Czech: soupeřit — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Czech: bojovat — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Czech: přetahovat se — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Dutch: wedijveren — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Finnish: kilpailla — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- French: concourir — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- French: rivaliser — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- French: être en compétition pour — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Georgian: მეტოქეობა (meṭokeoba) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- German: wetteifern — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- German: konkurrieren — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Hungarian: verseng — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Italian: competere — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Italian: gareggiare — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Italian: lottare — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Italian: rivaleggiare — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Italian: essere in lizza — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Māori: taupatupatu — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Māori: tauwhāinga — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Persian: رقابت کردن (reqâbat kardan) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Polish: współzawodniczyć — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Portuguese: competir — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Russian: сопе́рничать (sopérničatʹ) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Serbo-Croatian: такмичити се — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Spanish: rivalizar — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Spanish: competir — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Spanish: disputarse — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Spanish: luchar — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Spanish: contender — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Turkish: yarışmak — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Ottoman Turkish: رقابت ایتمك (rekabet etmek) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Ukrainian: супе́рничати (supérnyčaty) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Ukrainian: змага́тися (zmahátysja) — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Welsh: cystadlu — to rival; to struggle for superiority; to compete
- Catalan: rivalitzar — to rival (something), etc
- Georgian: მეტოქეობა (meṭokeoba) — to rival (something), etc