Meanings
cf1
- alternativeimperativeverbAlternative form of cf..
CF2
plural CFs
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of clusterfuck.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismslanguncountablegovernmentInitialism of Charlie Foxtrot.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableball gamesInitialism of center field.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableball gamesInitialism of center fielder.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablebusinessInitialism of cash flow.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of cystic fibrosis.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemachine learningInitialism of collaborative filtering.
- South KoreaabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of commercial film, television advertisement.
- countableuncountableartsA CF (CompactFlash) memory card.
- CanadaabbreviationinitialismgovernmentInitialism of Canadian Forces.
- abbreviationcomputingAbbreviation of (.NET) Compact Framework.
- abbreviationhistoricalcomputingAbbreviation of ColdFusion.
- abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of child-free.
- abbreviationAbbreviation of carried forward.
- alternativeAlternative form of cf. (“confer, compare”).
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
nouna radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
adverbcompare
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
French FC
- FCCanadian Forces
Cite this entry
cf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cf
“cf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cf. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cf,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cf.
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