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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
to contend/vie for something
What's the difference between:
- The teams contending/vying for the trophy were evenly matched.
- The children were contending/vying for their father's attention.
- He's contending/vying with someone who's much more more experienced.
I think I'd go with contend in the first and vie in the second. What are the nuances between them?
- The teams contending/vying for the trophy were evenly matched.
- The children were contending/vying for their father's attention.
- He's contending/vying with someone who's much more more experienced.
I think I'd go with contend in the first and vie in the second. What are the nuances between them?
Top answer
There's really llittle significant difference. Neither is very common. The common term in everyday speech is, in my opinion, competing.
- There's really llittle significant difference.
- Neither is very common.
- The common term in everyday speech is, in my opinion, competing.
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There's really llittle significant difference.
Neither is very common.
The common term in everyday speech is, in my opinion, competing.
Neither is very common.
The common term in everyday speech is, in my opinion, competing.
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No doubt that "compete" is used much more frequently. I just wondered what the difference between these two was. The sentences I used were dictionary examples. Still, how would you differentiate between them?
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I associate 'contend' more with organized sports and competitions.
'Vie' sounds to me a bit more disorganized and perhaps a bit more enthusiastic.
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[ contend has other meanings, of course. ]
'Vie' sounds to me a bit more disorganized and perhaps a bit more enthusiastic.
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[ contend has other meanings, of course. ]
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