vide

American  

[wee-de, vahy-dee, vee-] / ˈwi dɛ, ˈvaɪ di, ˈvi- /

verb

Latin.

1. see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).

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vide British  

/ ˈvaɪdɪ /

1.  v.   vid.  (used to direct a reader to a specified place in a text, another book, etc) refer to, see (often in the phrases vide ante (see before), vide infra (see below), vide post (see after), vide supra (see above), vide ut supra (see as above), etc)

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Usage

What does vide mean? Vide is a Latin term meaning “see” or “refer to.” It’s 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 can be abbreviated as v., vid. and vid (without a period). Unrelatedly, the word vide appears in the French-derived term sous vide, which is a cooking technique involving a vacuum-sealed plastic pouch. In sous vide, the word vide translates as “vacuum.”Example: Additional information can be found in the preceding chapters (vide pp. 44–48).

Etymology

Origin of vide

C16: from Latin

Example Sentences

“Bon Appetit, Your Majesty” delights in trotting out Yeon’s modern, European know-how, ranging from whipping up vibrant-hued macarons to maintaining meat’s juiciness through sous vide cooking.

From Salon • Oct. 26, 2025

At Ginger & Scallion, the chicken is Northwest-sourced from Draper Valley Farms and cooked sous vide, which precisely serves the cause of cooking correctness.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2024

But after spending several hours there, we decided to stop at Moab’s Thai Bella for a much-needed bowl of tom kah soup and a phenomenal sous vide duck.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

One unit is equipped with a meat smoker, a wood-fired grill, convection ovens and a machine that can “sous vide 300 steaks at once,” said Bob Schneeberger, HSG’s president.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023

Our unifying topics, number and probability, do, however, pro vide the basis for statistics, which, together with logic, constitutes the foundation of the scientific method, which will eventually sort matters out if anything can.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos