try for vs vie

try for and vie both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
try for	No	No	Yes	No
vie	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, vie is a hypernym of try for; that is, vie is a word with a broader meaning than try for:

try for: make an attempt at achieving something
vie: compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Other hypernyms of try for include compete, contend.

try for (verb)	vie (verb)
make an attempt at achieving something	compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others