To means to compete eagerly with someone in order to achieve or do something. When you "vie to have" something, you are in a competition—direct or indirect—to gain possession, control, or an experience.
: "Cities often vie to have the honor of hosting the Olympic Games." 3. Key Grammatical Rules Tense Changes : vie to have t
: "Multiple collectors vie to have the rare painting in their private galleries." To means to compete eagerly with someone in
: Compete for, scramble for, battle for, contend for. 2. Sentence Structure The most common way to structure this is: [Subject] + [Vie(s)] + [To Have] + [The Object/Target] vie to have t