adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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”).
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Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.