v
/v/
Meaning
The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
Abbreviation of very.
Abbreviation of versus.
A shape resembling the letter.
The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
Abbreviation of venturi.
Abbreviation of versus.
A shape resembling the letter.
The twenty-second letter of the English alphabet, called vee and written in the Latin script.
Abbreviation of venturi.
Examples
The impact was so strong, it bent the bar into a v.
England v Scotland
Attention to the body’s legitimacy surged in the decades after the extraordinary discussion on the topic in Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v Casey – the 1992 case that memorably preserved the abortion rights minted in Roe v Wade despite recent conservative additions to the court.
You were acting v rude to his boyfriend on New Year's.
I'm v tired. I slept v badly, awake from 3–6 a.m., so I've slept all afternoon.
Word Forms
V
vs
v's
Etymology
From Middle English lower case letter v (also written u), from Old English lower case u and respelling of Old English f between vowels and voiced consonants.
* Old English lower case f from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case f of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚠ (f, “feoh”), derived from Etruscan letter 𐌅 (v).
* Old English lower case u from 7th century replacement by Latin lower case v of the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc letter ᚢ (u, “ur”), derived from Raetic letter u.
Before the 1700s, the po