Vie or Vye?

Should I write vie or vye?

To vye is the obsolete form of to vie. (NB: The letter y only appears in vying.)

Here are some examples with the verb to vie:

Vie or Vye?

Writers are sometimes confused whether to use vie or vye. To vye is the obsolete form of to vie. The letter y only appears in vying.

The verb to vie means to compete with someone in order to achieve something.

Examples:

Conjugating the Verb To Vie

Here is the conjugation of the verb to vie.
PronounPersonSimple PresentSimple Past
IFirst person singularvievied
YouSecond person singularvievied
He/She/ItThird person singularviesvied
WeFirst person pluralvievied
YouSecond person pluralvievied
TheyThird person plural vievied

Present Participle of To Vie

The present participle of the verb to vie is vying (i.e., it retains the y from the obsolete version).

The verb to vie is like to lie, the present participle of which is lying.

Examples:

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