"v." meaning in English

See v. in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} v. (not comparable)
  1. Abbreviation of very. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, not-comparable Alternative form of: very
    Sense id: en-v.-en-adv-f2xCWR~s
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} v. (uncountable)
  1. Abbreviation of version. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: version
    Sense id: en-v.-en-noun-uYjdEyuQ
  2. Abbreviation of verb. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: verb
    Sense id: en-v.-en-noun-qiAa-OJo
  3. Abbreviation of verst. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: verst
    Sense id: en-v.-en-noun-AZroPE66
  4. Abbreviation of victim. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: victim
    Sense id: en-v.-en-noun-iq8tJg8D
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: vv. [plural]
Etymology: From Latin versus (“verse”). Etymology templates: {{cln|en|undefined derivations}}, {{uder|en|la|versus||verse}} Latin versus (“verse”) Head templates: {{en-noun|vv.}} v. (plural vv.)
  1. verse Related terms: v. a.
    Sense id: en-v.-en-noun-Wr3gH~kg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Preposition

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} v., {{en-prep}} v.
  1. (law, sports) Abbreviation of versus. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: versus Categories (topical): Law, Sports Synonyms: vs., v [law]
    Sense id: en-v.-en-prep-mU29bs4i Topics: hobbies, law, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: Abbreviations. Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} v.
  1. (uncommon, imperative) See. vide(te) Tags: imperative, uncommon
    Sense id: en-v.-en-verb-bWJt4iHe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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