cf.

US/kəmˈpɛɚ ˌwɪθ//siːˈɛf/

verb

Compare; compare to; compare with.

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Meanings

verb

alternative cf

  1. imperativeCompare; compare to; compare with.
    1 more example

    “Connexion” is the etymological (ie, “correct”) spelling. That is to say, our word is derived from an actual Latin noun, cf. deflexion, inflexion, and reflexion. […] And it might make life easier to abolish the letter “x”. But why should we cut off the fascinating roots of our words? I should carry on preferring “connexion”.

    2005 April 11, Philip Howard, “Modern Manners”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2026
  2. imperativenonstandardSee; see also.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbcompare

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cfcfr.

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Origin

  1. Latincf.
  2. Englishcf.

From Latin cf., abbreviation of cōnfer (“compare”), imperative of cōnferō (“to compare”).

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Translations

Bulgarian сравни
  • сравни (sravni)compare
Chinese Mandarin 參見 /参见
  • 參見 /参见 (cānjiàn)compare
Czech srov.
  • srov.compare
Danish jf.
  • jf.compare
Dutch cf. or vgl. or verg.
  • cf. or vgl. or verg.compare
Esperanto kp.
  • kp.compare
Finnish vrt.
  • vrt.compare
French cf.
  • cf.compare
German vgl., cf.
  • vgl.compare
  • cf.compare
  • vergl.compare
Greek πβ., πρβ.
  • πβ. (pv.)compare
  • πρβ. (prv.)compare
Hebrew השו׳
  • השו׳compare
Hungarian vö.
  • vö.compare
Icelandic sbr.
  • sbr.compare
Italian cfr.
  • cfr.compare
Japanese 参照（せよ）, 比較（せよ）
  • 参照（せよ）compare
  • 比較（せよ）compare
Latin cf.
  • cf.compare
Latvian sal.
  • sal.compare
Lithuanian plg.
  • plg.compare
Norwegian jf.
  • jf.compare
Polish por.
  • por.compare
Portuguese cf., cp.
  • cf.compare
  • cp.compare
Romanian cf.
  • cf.compare
Russian ср.
  • ср. (sr.)compare
Spanish cf.
  • cf.compare
Swedish jmf., jfr
  • jmf.compare
  • jfrcompare
  • jfr.compare
Welsh cf.
  • cf.compare

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cf.

frefdefefchefdeafGeoffeffRAFNeffStephnefStefclefhefteffAMWFD/deafenfeofffeoffrephWMAF
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APA

cf.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cf.

MLA

“cf..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cf.. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cf.,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cf..

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