intransitive. To vie, contend for mastery.

A competitive or emulative feat of strength or skill. Esp. in to try (also play, prove,etc.) masteries: to engage in a trial of strength or skill. Obs…

To contend in rivalry; to seek to surpass another or each other; to compete in a trial of strength or skill. Also to strive a vie (see a-vie, adv.)…

Chiefly Scottish. intransitive. To strive, contend, vie; to quarrel. Also transitive with infinitive. Obsolete.

transitive. To resemble, to be equal or equivalent to; to rival. Also in passive: to compete as an equal.

= corrival, v.

To strive in rivalry with another, for an object; to compete, vie.

transferred and figurative. To engage in a contest; to combat, encounter, contend (with); to strike or thrust at with a weapon, to charge or impinge…

In the phrase to drop vie(s), in figurative use.

to try conclusions (also, formerly †to prove conclusions, to try (a) conclusion): to try experiments, to experiment; transferred to engage in a…

to try conclusions (also, formerly †to prove conclusions, to try (a) conclusion): to try experiments, to experiment; transferred to engage in a…

intransitive. To act as a rival; to compete. Frequently with with.

intransitive in various nonce-uses: To struggle, contend against; to struggle through difficulties; to contend in rivalry. Obsolete.

To strive with others in doing anything, e.g. drinking. Cf. kemp, v.

intransitive. To enter into, or carry on, rivalry; to be rivals or competitors; to contend or compete for superiority in some respect. Also const. for…

intransitive. ? To contend; to be emulous, envious.

figurative. transitive with it. To enter into a rivalry with someone. Obsolete. rare.

transitive with it in same sense. Obsolete.

To strive for (mastery). Obsolete. rare.

To strive with another, for the attainment of a thing, in doing something.

intransitive. With in, with. To enter into rivalry; to compete.