Англо-русский словарь - vie
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vie
v. соперничать; to vie with smb. for smth. in smth. - соперничать (с кем-л. за что-л. в чем-л.); to vie in doing smth. - состязаться в чем-л. Syn: see compete
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1. соперничать, состязаться to vie in doing smth. —- состязаться в чем-л. to vie (with one another) for the first place —- бороться (друг с другом) за первое место they all vied in paying me every attention —- они наперебой оказывали мне всевозможные знаки внимания ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v.intr. (vying) (often foll. by with) compete; strive for superiority (vied with each other for recognition). Etymology: prob. f. ME (as ENVY) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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verb (~d; vying) Etymology: Middle English, short for en~n, from Anglo-French en~r to invite, call on, challenge, from Latin invitare to invite Date: 15th century transitive verb archaic wager, hazard; also to exchange in rivalry ; match intransitive verb to strive for superiority ; contend, compete • ~r noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(vies, vying, vied) If one person or thing is vying with another for something, the people or things are competing for it. (FORMAL) California is vying with other states to capture a piece of the growing communications market... Four rescue plans are vying to save the zoo... In hospitals, business plans vie with patients for doctors’ attention... The two are vying for the support of New York voters. = compete V-RECIP: V with n to-inf, pl-n V to-inf, V with n for n, pl-n V for n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v vied, vying to compete very hard with someone in order to get something + for (Simon and Julian were vying for her attention all through dinner.) vie with sb to do sth (The major record companies are vying with each other to sign the group.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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3-let. lang. abbr. Vietnamese airport code Vienna International Airport, Vienna, Austria gen. bus. abbr. Vision Internal External gen. bus. abbr. Very Important Employee firm name abbr. Vampire Investigations And Exterminations ...English abbreviation dictionary
7.
- 1565, aphetic form of M.E. envie "make a challenge," from O.Fr. envier, from L. invitare (see invite). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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