vy

vy is the obsolete form of vie.

Meaning of vie

vie (third-person singular simple present vies, present participle vying or (rare) vieing, simple past and past participle vied)

(intransitive) To fight for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
- Near-synonym: oppose
Synonyms:

compete, battle, contest, oppose

Antonyms:

concede, give in, give up, reconcile
(archaic, transitive) To rival (something), etc.
- But, if there be, or ever were, one such, / It's past the size of dreaming: nature wants stuff / To vie strange forms with fancy; yet, to imagine / An Antony, were nature's piece 'gainst fancy, / Condemning shadows quite.c. 1606–1607 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard...
(transitive) To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
- She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast.c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
To stake; to wager.
- Out, thou camelion harlot! now thine eyes Vie tears with the hyæna1605 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, Ben: Ionson His Volpone or The Foxe, [London]: […] [George Eld] for Thomas Thorppe, published 1607, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet Archive page)
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

Vy (usually uncountable, plural Vys)

(usually) The indicated airspeed at which an aircraft's climb rate is at a maximum.

Vy (plural Vys)

Verb
third-person singular present	vies
third-person singular present	vyes
present participle	vying
past participle	vied
past	vied
past participle	vyed
past	vyed
Noun
plural	Vys
Proper noun
plural	Vys

Borrowed from Vietnamese Vy or Vỹ.

What does vy mean?: Vy means the indicated airspeed at which an aircraft's climb rate is at a maximum.
What is vy the obsolete form of?: Vy is the obsolete form of vie.
What part of speech is vy?: Vy can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of vy?: The plural of vy is Vys.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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