Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

v.

/vˈi/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.06 in modern English

Syllables: v.
IPA: /vˈi/

4

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Abbreviation of very.

noun

Abbreviation of version.

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of verb.

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of verst.

Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of victim.

Uncountable

prep

Abbreviation of versus.

verb

noun

Example Sentences

"I know I'm probably just repeating popular hype, but I'm v. fond of Tolkien's Quenya."
"Three stages beyond Irkutsk is Listvenitchnaya, the place of embarkation for the lake of Baikal (112 v. wide and 1800 v. long), which is crossed in a steamer, and from which passengers are landed in small boats. Fare, 8 rs. In winter the lake is crossed over the ice."
"Brown v. Board of Education"
"Two questions are at issue in the case, NRC v. Texas."

Etymology

Abbreviations.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

vv. (plural)

Phrases

v. a.

Frequently Paired Words

v v. a.

Synonyms

vs. v

Homonyms

vé

Rhymes With

d d. t t. b b. c c. e e. p p.

Questions

How do you pronounce v.?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈi/.
What does v. mean?: Abbreviation of very.
Where does v. come from?: Abbreviations.

How to pronounce v.

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