vid.
Americanabbreviation
noun
Usage
What does vid. mean? The abbreviation vid. (with a period) is a shortening of the word vide, a Latin term meaning “see” or “refer to.” Vide is used in texts to direct a reader to a specific place elsewhere in the text or in another text.Vide is used in phrases like vide ante (meaning “see before”), vide infra (“see below”), vide post (“see after”), vide supra (see above), vide ut supra (“see as above”), and quod vide, which indicates a cross reference.Vide is also sometimes abbreviated as v. and vid without the period.The word vid without a period is more often used as a short version of the word video.Example: Additional information can be found in the preceding chapters (vid. pp. 44–48).
Example Sentences
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“I meant die; I’m dying, I love this vid so much! I meant slay but I forgot the word.”
From Los Angeles Times
"The rise in building costs, shift away from office working and rising interest rates mean we'll see many more developers run out of steam," said Christoph Niering, who chairs the umbrella body for insolvency administrators, VID.
From Reuters
Here’s a vid of him dancing with his little king.
From Washington Post
“Some may scoff at the vid of profits but some, like me, may see this and decide to change their life as I did by just knowing it’s possible,” he added.
From New York Times
That, and my age, make me a prime candidate for contracting, as my kids call it, “The Vid.”
From Seattle Times
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