V is the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet.
2.
V or v is an abbreviation for words beginning with v, such as 'verse', 'versus', 'very', and 'volt'.
...England v France.
v in British English
or V (viː)
nounWord forms: pluralv's, V's or Vs
1.
the 22nd letter and 17th consonant of the modern English alphabet
2.
a speech sound represented by this letter, in English usually a voiced labio-dental fricative, as in vote
3.
a.
something shaped like a V
b.
(in combination)
a V neck
v in British English
symbol for
1. physics
velocity
2.
specific volume (of a gas)
V in British English
symbol for
1.
(in transformational grammar) verb
2.
volume (capacity)
3.
volt
4. chemistry
vanadium
5.
luminous efficiency
6.
victory
7. (Roman numeral)
five
Roman numerals
abbreviation for
8.
Vatican City (international car registration)
v. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
verb
2.
verse
3.
version
4.
verso
5. (usually italic)
versus
6.
very
7.
vide
8.
vocative
9.
volume
10.
von
V. in British English
abbreviation for
1.
Venerable
2.
(in titles) Very
3.
(in titles) Vice
4.
Viscount
V in American English1
(vi)
noun
a Roman numeral for 5
V in American English2
1.
velocity
2.
Venerable
3.
Vicar
4.
Vice
5.
victory
6.
Viscount
7.
volt(s)
8. Physics
volume
V in American English3
Chemistry
vanadium
v in American English1
(vi) or V (vi)
nounWord forms: pluralv's or V's
1.
the twenty-second letter of the English alphabet: from the Latin V, derived from one form of the Greek Y (upsilon): formerly used interchangeably in English with U both as a vowel and as a consonant, now only as a consonant
2.
any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the (v) ofvote
3.
a type or impression for v or V
4.
the twenty-second in a sequence or group
5.
an object shaped like V
adjective
6.
of v or V
7.
twenty-second in a sequence or group
8.
shaped like V
v in American English2
1.
in the place of
2.
see
3.
valve
4. Ancient Mathematics
vector
5.
velocity
6.
ventral
7.
verb
8.
verse
9.
version
10.
verso
11.
versus
12.
very
13.
village
14. US
violin
15. US
vise
16.
vocative
17.
voice
18.
volt(s)
19.
voltage
20.
volume
21.
von
Word origin
(sense 1) L vice; (sense 2) L vide; (sense 21) Ger
Examples of 'v' in a sentence
v
Have some ghastly problem with our drains at the moment, v stinky & wet at the bottom of the garden.
Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
Told her not to be so grabby ( v hypocritical as was secretly quite excited myself).
Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
Still, I could see the effort it cost him and was v proud of him.
Bénédicte Newland and Pascale Smets AND GOD CREATED THE AU PAIR (2005)
VIKTORIA CONSTANTLY fretted v that there was no way to communicate with her parents.
Ellis, Julie LASTING TREASURES (1993)
You have the privilege to make your V 's of either or both hands point to your right shoulder.
Leeson, Robert THE LAST GENIE (1993)
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