глагол vie

vie /vʌɪ/  - compete eagerly with someone in order to do or achieve something.

3rd person present: vies /vaɪz/
past tense: vied /vaɪd/
past participle: vied
gerund or present participle: vying /ˈvaɪɪŋ/

• The athletes were vying for a place in the British team.
• Tech giants Google, Microsoft, IBM and others are vying to be the go-to providers.