v.

verb

See. vide(te)

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v.1

adverbv. (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of very.

    I know I'm probably just repeating popular hype, but I'm v. fond of Tolkien's Quenya.

    2002 August 3, David Thomas, “Conlang poll”, in alt.language.artificial (Usenet), archived from the original on 22 Mar 2026
nounv. (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of version.
  2. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of verb.
  3. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of verst.

    Three stages beyond Irkutsk is Listvenitchnaya, the place of embarkation for the lake of Baikal (112 v. wide and 1800 v. long), which is crossed in a steamer, and from which passengers are landed in small boats. Fare, 8 rs. In winter the lake is crossed over the ice.

    1868, “Route 25: London to Pekin […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329
  4. abbreviationuncountableAbbreviation of victim.
preposition
  1. abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of versus.

    Brown v. Board of Education

    1 more example

    Two questions are at issue in the case, NRC v. Texas.

    2025 March 4, John Fritze, “Supreme Court wades into decades-old impasse over how to store nuclear waste”, in CNN

    Synonyms: vs., v

verb
  1. imperativeuncommonSee. vide(te)

v.2

nounv. (plural vv.)

plural vv.

V.3

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of V.

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v. · adverb, noun, preposition, verb

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v. · noun

  1. Latinversus“verse”
  2. Englishv.

From Latin versus (“verse”).

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