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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The Amicus bonus episode revisits a 2021 conversation among Dahlia Lithwick, Judge Edward M. Chen, and Don Tamaki, members of the legal team that overturned Korematsu v.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
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From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
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From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
The crates wasn’t too big, but they v\ as heavy.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey V has taken a major step toward mapping the sky on a truly global scale with Data Release 20.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Pointing out the perfect V formation, Ferguson would tell his players that each bird would take its turn to lead from the front as they embarked on a 4,000-mile migration in the winter.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
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
Visa V -0.04%decrease; down pointing triangle is acquiring BioCatch, a fraud-reduction platform, for $2.4 billion in cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Finally the staircase opened onto the roof, which was heavily slanted, an inverted V enclosed by stone parapets.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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
“Look at Marbury v. Madison,” said Walker, the retired judge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2025
If the thought of watching Kardashian face off with the Emmy-winning actor who played Marcia Clark in “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” makes you drool a little, dry those gums.
From Salon ● Nov. 6, 2025
“Briggs v. Elliott was a court case in Summerton, South Carolina, in the fifties. It challenged school segregation.”
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
In addition to Yassine, Louie, and Katritch, the study was led by co-first authors Anastasiia V. Sadybekov, Marlon Vincent Duro, and Shaowei Wang, all of USC.
From Science Daily ● May 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
“Globally…there is a lot of noise compared to signal because of the fear and the anticipation and the hype,” said V. Anantha Nageswaran, India’s chief economic adviser, in an interview with The Wall Street Journal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
Rubio bolts upright, his mouth ajar and eyebrows knitted in a V. “Zeta-1’s cuento is true!” he says.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
Surely someone will soon make the case that Operation Epic Fury is the greatest triumph of arms since Henry V’s longbowmen routed the superior French numbers at Agincourt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Their daughters, Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 35, are currently non-working royals, and will retain their titles as princesses, in line with King George V's Letters Patent of 1917.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
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
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From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Mrs. V’s fingers fly as she keeps adding words for me.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
“Chocolate AP and chocolate the Vs, got the Willy Wonka factory / Burn a athlete like it’s calories, find another flame hot as me,” he raps on the track.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 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
Nike would not say, but industry analyst Matt Powell believes it destroyed its supply of Air Zoom Vick Vs.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023
Putin Vs the West will be broadcast on Monday 30 January on BBC 2, and will be available on the iPlayer in the UK.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2023
Since the dice are independent, your chances that a 4 will come up on all three dice are Ye x Vs x Vs — V21&; so, approximately l/216th of the time you’ll win $3.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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
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
She looked a long time at the characters, the long-tailed M's, the close, sharp v's, the t's crossed with a savage, downward stab.
From Mary Olivier: a Life by May Sinclair
Virginian hears 2 v's signaled faintly in spark similar to Titanic's, probably adjusting spark. 12.27 a. m. 2.17. a. m.
From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by British Government
Also, not all heroes neatly fit into the Chosen vs.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
“Ultimately, this isn’t about one automaker vs another; it’s about ensuring our country and industry win long-term.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
Count Binface wins a quarter of the vote vs.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
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
We read a few, and he chooses one called Shark vs.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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