Standard Lemma guide

q.v.

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkjuː ˈviː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /wɪt͡ʃ‿ˈsiː/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʍɪt͡ʃ‿ˈsiː/ without the wine–whine merger
  • General-American: /ˌkjuː ˈviː/
  • General-American: /wɪt͡ʃ‿ˈsi/
  • General-American: /ʍɪt͡ʃ‿ˈsi/ without the wine–whine merger

1

adv

Meaning 1

quod vide; which see (advises the reader to look up a mentioned text for further information).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • This is described in more detail in Brown’s book on the subject (q.v.).

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

as much as you wish

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin quod videās, or quod vidē (literally “which see”), from quod (the neuter of quī (“what”)) + vidē the imperative of videō (“to see”), or videās, the second-person present subjunctive of the same verb.

From Latin quantum vīs (literally “as much as you want”), from quantum (“as much as”) + vīs (“you want, you wish”), the second person singular active indicative form of volō (“to want, wish”).

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 參見 /参见 (cānjiàn) — which see
  • Chinese Mandarin: 參看 /参看 (cānkàn) — which see
  • German: s. d. — which see
  • Greek: βλ. (vl.) — which see
  • Hungarian: lásd ott — which see
  • Latin: q.v. — which see
  • Russian: см. (sm.) — which see