Why vs Vie - What's the difference?
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For what cause, reason, or purpose.
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An exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience. "Well, I'll tell you...".
* Daniel Defoe
(UK, dialect) A young heifer.
To rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.
* Addison
(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]
To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.
* Shakespeare
* Milton
* Herbert
To stake; to wager.
To stake a sum of money upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of gleek. See revie.
As an adverb why
is for what cause, reason, or purpose.As a noun why
is reason or why can be (uk|dialect) a young heifer.As an interjection why
is an exclamation used to express indignation, mild surprise, or impatience "well, i'll tell you".As a verb vie is
to rival; to struggle for superiority; to contend; to compete eagerly so as to gain something.why
English
(wikipedia why)Etymology 1
From (etyl), from (etyl) . See (l).Adverb
(-)- Why is the sky blue?
- Why did you do that?
- I don’t know why he did that
- Tell me why the moon changes phase.
- Why spend money on something you already get for free?
- Why not tell him how you feel?
- Why''' him? '''Why not someone taller?
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Synonyms
* how come, whereforeNoun
(en noun)- A good article will cover the who, the what, the when, the where, the why and the how .
Synonyms
* whereforeInterjection
(en interjection)- “Why , child, I tell thee if I was thy mother I would not disown thee; don't you see I am as kind to you as if I was your mother?”
Derived terms
* whyever * why in God's name * why not * why on Earth * whys and wherefores * why the Devil * why the dickens * why the fuckEtymology 2
Noun
(whies)- (Grose)
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Verb
- Her suitors were all vying for her attention.
- 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.
- 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.
- She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss / She vied so fast.
- Nor was he set over us to vie wisdom with his Parliament, but to be guided by them.
- And vying malice with my gentleness, / Pick quarrels with their only happiness.
- (Ben Jonson)