Standard Lemma guide

v.

adv · noun · prep · verb · 9 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.

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  • CMU ARPABET: V IY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

Abbreviation of very.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Abbreviation of version.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Abbreviation of verb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Abbreviation of verst.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of victim.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

verse

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7

noun

Meaning 7

Alternative form of V.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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8

prep

Meaning 8

Abbreviation of versus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: hobbies, law, lifestyle, sports

Examples

  • Brown v. Board of Education

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vs., v

Antonyms: none provided

9

verb

Meaning 9

See. vide(te)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: imperative, uncommon

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History

Etymology

Abbreviations.

From Latin versus (“verse”).