Vie vs Vse - What's the difference?

vie | vse |

As a verb vie

is to rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

As a pronoun vse is

all, whole.

vie

English

Verb

To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.

Her suitors were all vying for her attention.

* Addison

In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed in such a way of life as to vie with the best of their family.

(archaic) To rival (something), etc.

* 1608 , William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra [http://www.rhymezone.com/r/gwic.cgi?Path=shakespeare/tragedies/antonyandcleopatra/v_ii//&Word=to+vie+strange+forms+with+fancy;+yet,+to+imagine#w]

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.

To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.

* Shakespeare

She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast.

* Milton

Nor was he set over us to vie wisdom with his Parliament, but to be guided by them.

* Herbert

And vying malice with my gentleness, / Pick quarrels with their only happiness.

To stake; to wager.

(Ben Jonson)

To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.

Synonyms

* battle * compete * oppose

Antonyms

* concede * reconcile

Anagrams

* * ----

vse

English

Verb

(vs)

---- ==Serbo-Croatian==

Pronoun

(sh-pronoun)

everything

* , Mojoj dragoj mami

Mrtvo je vse , kaj smo imali radi,

Nadu za nadom živlenje nam ruši,

Gineju želje, al samo popevke

Još mi živiju, kak negda, vu duši.

all

* , Mojoj dragoj mami

Al ceste vu dra?u vse stajeju

I cucki na mene tak lajeju,

I Kr?im kad došel sem bliže;

Nî bilo dvoriš?a nit hiže.

Synonyms

* (l) ----