v
abbreviation
V
2
American
[vee]
/ vi /
Or
v
noun
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V's,
plural
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Vs,
plural
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v's,
plural
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vs
plural
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the 22nd letter of the English alphabet, a consonant.
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any spoken sound represented by the letter V or v, as in victor, flivver, or shove.
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something having the form of a V .
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a written or printed representation of the letter V or v.
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a device, as a printer's type, for reproducing the letter V or v.
V
3
American
V
4
American
Symbol.
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the 22nd in order or in a series.
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(sometimes lowercase) the Roman numeral for five.
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Chemistry. vanadium.
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Biochemistry. valine.
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Physics. electric potential.
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(especially during World War II) the symbol of Allied victory.
v.
5
American
abbreviation
v.
6
American
abbreviation
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valve.
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(in personal names) van.
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vector.
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vein.
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ventral.
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verb.
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verse.
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version.
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verso.
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versus.
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very.
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vicar.
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vice.
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village.
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violin.
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vision.
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vocative.
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voice.
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volt.
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voltage.
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volume.
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(in personal names) von.
V.
7
American
abbreviation
V.
8
American
abbreviation
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valve.
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Venerable.
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verb.
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verse.
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version.
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versus.
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very.
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Vicar.
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vice.
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Village.
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violin.
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Virgin.
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Viscount.
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vision.
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visual acuity.
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vocative.
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volume.
v.
1
British
abbreviation
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verb
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verse
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version
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verso
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(usually italic) versus
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very
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vide
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vocative
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volume
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von
V
2
British
symbol
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(in transformational grammar) verb
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volume (capacity)
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volt
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chem vanadium
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luminous efficiency
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victory
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five See Roman numerals
abbreviation
v
3
British
/ viː /
noun
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the 22nd letter and 17th consonant of the modern English alphabet
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a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced labio-dental fricative, as in vote
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something shaped like a V
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( in combination ) See also V-sign
a V neck
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V.
4
British
abbreviation
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Venerable
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(in titles) Very
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(in titles) Vice
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Viscount
v
5
British
symbol
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physics velocity
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specific volume (of a gas)
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of v.5
From the Latin word vidē
Origin of V.7
From the Latin word vidē
Example Sentences
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And a later case about a child of Chinese parents, United States v.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Chelsea v Brighton, meanwhile, was chosen by Sky for the Sunday.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Looking at the legal backdrop, the piece highlights the Supreme Court’s 6‑3 decision in Learning Resources Inc. v.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The new bill would cap spending at $48.8 million, consisting of $21.3 million from the settlement of the House v.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Mount Carmel Missionary Circle prepares a bake sale to raise funds for Briggs v.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
V, a member of pop sensation BTS, says he has been receiving treatment for hearing loss in one ear, an announcement that comes midway through the band's highly-anticipated world tour.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Local Spanish television station El Faro broadcast footage showing young people, including a 14-year-old girl, making the "V" sign for victory sign after crossing into the European nation.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
By choosing to mention both region and language in their statement, the members of BTS - RM, Jimin, V, Suga, Jungkook, Jin and J-Hope - appeared to reflect that concern.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Wari emissaries arrived in Moquegua around 600 a.d., according to Patrick Ryan Williams and Donna V Nash, Field Museum archaeologists who have been working there since the early 1990s.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Listed among dozens of cases the justices chose not to weigh in on was "Trump, President of US v. Carroll, E. Jean".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
This is where the lawful v. unlawful orders discussion you slept through at the War College becomes critical.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Chapter titles capture something of the book’s wide range: “Nazis in New York,” “The Waning of the Green,” “Catholics v. ‘
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
That was followed by 2016’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice” with Cavill returning and Ben Affleck as Batman, which was panned by critics but made more than $874 million worldwide.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
It is a bad Sensation, it is a v. bad Sensation & I move my Arm but it doth not give over.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
That has helped dental and medical providers collaborate around a shared patient record, and allows patients to see their oral and medical information via a single patient portal, says Chief Executive Stephen V. Thorne IV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
Economists have long employed an alphabet’s worth of shapes to describe the U.S. economy, whether it’s an E, K, W, U, L or V. But what are the implications of an E-shaped economy in 2026?
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 3, 2026
But tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan, who chairs several major utilities companies, backed the emergency powers.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
District Judge Stephen V. Wilson read the verdict, people in the gallery began to cry, tears silently streaming down their faces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Bren said, pulling at the collar of his shirt, which opened into an embarrassingly deep V. “Too formal?”
From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya
Six hundred years ago, on a muddy field near Agincourt in northern France, King Henry V’s outnumbered, half-starved English army faced the flower of French chivalry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The second half of the book gives the reader concrete steps to reclaim their joy using what you call the Five V’s: validation, venting, values, vitals and vision.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
Queen Mary - King Charles III's great-grandmother - was known to be a fan of all things small and decorative and the original idea came from her childhood friend, George V's cousin Princess Marie Louise.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive more than a decade after Grand Theft Auto V’s 2013 release.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
The geese flew south in long, wavering V’s.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
I always say don’t do the five Vs all at once, because people who are intense like myself will want to do everything at once.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025
The bands had been building up to the joint tour announcement over the summer, framing the gigs as a battle of "Busted Vs McFly".
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2024
So far, they have raised £24,500 for the Young Lives Vs Cancer charity, that supports Harry's family.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
The project’s nature-themed name is making it easier for the topic to gain traction on social media than other oil projects with more technical-sounding names, said Cassidy DiPaolo, spokesperson for People Vs.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
He took a slurp of his coffee from a white mug that said in black letters, Virginia is for lovers, hearts replacing all the Vs.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
Patrick’s breathing had become even more labored and Dr. Nadas said, “Welton, we go see the president” — his Hungarian accent turning the w’s into v’s.
From New York Times ● Jul. 29, 2013
His th's slurred together, and his w’s started sounding like v’s.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
He was inclined to be facetious, and wanted to know if I had come across any more k. v's.
From The Window at the White Cat by Mary Roberts Rinehart
In this yere fel the grettest snowe that evere was seyn before this tyme; wherfore a vercyfyer made in metre thise vers: v’s’.
From A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483 Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum by Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas
I have sent to the Sandvvich Islands for this letter; in the mean time vve must use tvvo v's.
From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 by Various
But that territorial dispute spread through the airwaves as part of a bigger national rivalry - East Coast vs West Coast rap.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
In writing the same-sex marriage case, Kennedy cited Warren’s opinion in the 1967 case of Loving vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
They “ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right,” he concluded in Obergefell vs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
So I dusted off my lederhosen, and we traveled to Kansas City, Mo., for Austria vs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Instead of playing parpartuni, he and his friends were playing Army vs.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
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