ve
/vi/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English
5
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
pron
Gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they.
pron
Pronunciation spelling of we.
name
Initialism of Victory in Europe; used especially in the term VE Day.
Example Sentences
- "And stop calling it 'it': yer got yer one great invention, remember Holmes? The neuter personal pronoun; ve/ver/vis, I am not his, vis/ve/ver, nor am I for her, ver/vis/ve, a pronoun for me, (slopping another tin of water out ready)."
- "Ve held up vis right hand; I reached down and took it, and began to haul ver up; ve shook vis head impatiently."
- "Yatima felt distinctly stretched by the process—but vis symbols were still connected to each other in the same way as before. Ve was still verself."
- "Ve vill go to de Sheafen Farm, and ve vill stay at de Sheafen Farm, is it not?"
- "But ve have grounds larger even than these – though in vinter, ve have very little daylight, so ve are not enjoying them."
- "“My calculations predict another day or so. Ve vill be docking in Liverpool.”"
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /vi/