Meanings
q.v.1
alternative q. v. · alternative qv · alternative qd. · alternative vid.
- not comparablequod vide; which see (advises the reader to look up a mentioned text for further information).
This is described in more detail in Brown’s book on the subject (q.v.).
q.v.2
- not comparableas much as you wish
Origin
q.v. · adverb
- Latinquod videās
- Englishq.v.
From Latin quod videās, or quod vidē (literally “which see”), from quod (the neuter of quī (“what”)) + vidē the imperative of videō (“to see”), or videās, the second-person present subjunctive of the same verb.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →q.v. · adverb
- Latinquantum vīs
- Englishq.v.
From Latin quantum vīs (literally “as much as you want”), from quantum (“as much as”) + vīs (“you want, you wish”), the second person singular active indicative form of volō (“to want, wish”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 參見 /参见, 參看 /参看
- 參見 /参见 (cānjiàn)which see
- 參看 /参看 (cānkàn)which see
German s. d.
- s. d.which see
Greek βλ.
- βλ. (vl.)which see
Hungarian lásd ott
- lásd ottwhich see
Latin q.v.
- q.v.which see
Russian см.
- см. (sm.)which see
Cite this entry
q.v.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/q.v.
“q.v..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/q.v.. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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