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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"You could argue we are in a more interesting time because for basically 15 years it was Messi v Ronaldo and it certainly feels more open. It is a different play now," adds Kirkham.
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From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
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From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
After Pope Sixtus V banned women from the stage in the late 16th century, boys on the verge of puberty were routinely castrated to keep their soprano voices intact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Their fingers make a V, the peace sign.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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
The caption: “The way I want to pack just one tote bag like Carolyn Bessette for a weekend away v. what I actually packed.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
This is where the lawful v. unlawful orders discussion you slept through at the War College becomes critical.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
While you’ll never find tracks like “laughing and not being normal” or “Kill v. Maim” on algorithmically generated “breezy SoCal summer” playlists, the effect of a bigger budget and some fresh air is obvious.
From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025
“I just came to let you all know that the Supreme Court just ruled on Brown v. Board of Education, and you will be going to school with white students in the future,” he said.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
“Joanie was a beloved, trusted teacher,” said her attorney, V. James DeSimone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
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From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026
Spectators sat transfixed in Courtroom One of the Ronald V. Dellums federal courthouse as witnesses painted a world of robots that can solve Rubik’s Cubes, eye-popping fortunes and worries over possibly unleashing a doomsday beast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 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
A yacht knifed through the early morning water in a long, green V. Sea gulls, balsa-light, hovered on invisible currents above the river.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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
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From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2024
Jimin’s sophisticated synthpop, Jungkook’s neo-disco acrobatics, V’s misty R&B and Suga’s ferocious rapping all proved their mettle outside the context of the band.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
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From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
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From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Moffat was working on the contaminated blood scandal series before Mr Bates Vs the Post Office was broadcast, but it has now been "fast-tracked" following that show's "monumental success", Deadline reported.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024
“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
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From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2023
A simple example: the conditional probability of having chosen a king card when it’s known that the card is a face card—a king, queen, or jack— is Vs.
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
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
She delivered her a little lecture in English, taking pains to produce the "th" and the American "r," though her "w's" were "v's."
From The Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan
“Vell, I say,” began Bobby, but Tim interrupted him with, “Now, Bob, you must git off that ’abit you’ve got o’ puttin’ v’s for double-u’s.
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From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
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From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
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