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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But in the infamous case of Dred Scott v.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
After Sky Sports chose Fulham v Chelsea for live Premier League broadcast on Monday, 24 August, the potential for a knock-on impact was clear.
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
“We saw a lorry driver who agreed to carry us,” the man said, and Ugwu could tell right away that he was Master’s kinsman; his Abba dialect was heavy, each f sounding like a v.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
If the wind has been steady, that outline often forms a "V" shape.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 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
High up on the Bolivian Altiplano, Potosí was once a glorious “imperial city,” deemed by Holy Roman Emperor Charles V to be the “Treasure of the World.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
V sighed and drifted aimlessly up the stairs.
From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff
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 court states that the “underlying case” is “The People of the State of California v. David Burke,” pending in the 506th District Court of Waller County, Texas, with Judge Gary W. Chaney presiding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 12, 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
“Okay, why don’t you pass me your laptop and hand me your notes. I’ll look up Briggs v. whatever it was while you go through the yearbooks.”
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
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
But tycoon Manuel V. Pangilinan, who chairs several major utilities companies, backed the emergency powers.
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 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
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
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
It would have been the sixth Royal Navy vessel to bear the name of the famous victory in 1415, when Henry V's Army defeated the French.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025
Grand Theft Auto VI will arrive more than a decade after Grand Theft Auto V’s 2013 release.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
Mom made sure Penny was dressed in pretty little outfits every day, even though she was just going next door to Mrs. V’s house.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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
“Chocolate AP and chocolate the Vs, got the Willy Wonka factory / Burn a athlete like it’s calories, find another flame hot as me,” Scott raps in the track.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 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
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
The two smaller nicks, or v’s, indicate the shape of a standard thread, and may be used as a guide for grinding the point of a thread-cutting tool.
From Aviation Engines Design?Construction?Operation and Repair by Victor Wilfred Pag?
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
“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.
From Dusty Diamonds Cut and Polished A Tale of City Arab Life and Adventure by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
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
This means that Eli Lilly’s campaign, which relies on data comparing 10/15 mg of Zepbound vs 1.7/2.4 mg of Wegovy, is out of date, Novo Nordisk said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Don’t miss: Robinhood’s new $695 Platinum card vs.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
The young actress, who was deaf, appeared alongside Bobby Brown in the 2021 blockbuster Godzilla vs Kong.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
In the fifth episode of the 2008 season, the American television quiz show 1 vs.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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