Past tense of vie
regular verb
The past tense of vie is vied. The past participle is also vied.
Forms of vie
| Base form (V1) | vie /vaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | vied |
| Past participle (V3) | vied |
| Present participle | vying /ˈvaɪ.ɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | vies |
Vied in a sentence
- The plural is "oyesses", but "oyes" vied with "oyez" through about the first half of the nineteenth century.From the entry through
- The tribal chiefs vied to outfeast one another.From the entry outfeast
- Their blossoms exhaled pouchesful of musk, and the birds vied with one another in their strange speech.2021, Abū l-Muṭahhar al-Azdī; Emily Selove and Geert Jan van Gelder, editors, translators, and annotators, The Portrait of Abū l-Qāsim…. From the entry pouchful
- There was much pushing and shoving as the meerkats behind vied to reach the pond’s edge.2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi, Canongate, published 2003, →ISBN, page 267. From the entry meerkitten
- Newspapers vied with each other to report the youngest, the most daring and despicable, and the most prolific young offenders.2024, Barry Godfrey, Alexandra Godfrey, “Hoodies”, in The Criminal Classes: Who Does Society Fear and Why?, Pen and Sword, →ISBN, page 165. From the entry twoccer
Meaning of vie
- verb To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
- verb To rival (something), etc.
- verb To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
Questions about the past tense of vie
- What is the past tense of vie?
- The past tense of vie is vied.
- What is the past participle of vie?
- The past participle of vie is vied.
- Is vie a regular or irregular verb?
- Vie is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vie (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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