"vu" meaning in French

See vu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: /vy/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-vu.wav
Etymology: Past participle of voir. Inherited from Old French veü, from earlier vedüt, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *vidūtus in place of Latin vīsus. Compare Italian veduto, Romanian văzut. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|veü|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French veü, {{inh+|fr|fro|veü}} Inherited from Old French veü, {{inh|fr|VL.|*vidūtus}} Vulgar Latin *vidūtus, {{der|fr|la|vīsus}} Latin vīsus, {{cog|it|veduto}} Italian veduto, {{cog|ro|văzut}} Romanian văzut Head templates: {{head|fr|preposition}} vu
  1. given (based on) Derived forms: au vu de, au vu et au su de, vu que
    Sense id: en-vu-fr-prep-GblPzMVg Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French prepositions, Pages with 13 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of French prepositions: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 13 entries: 17 0 3 35 34 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 0 2 39 38 10

Verb

IPA: /vy/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-vu.wav Forms: vue [feminine], vus [masculine, plural], vues [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Past participle of voir. Inherited from Old French veü, from earlier vedüt, possibly corresponding to a Vulgar Latin *vidūtus in place of Latin vīsus. Compare Italian veduto, Romanian văzut. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|veü|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French veü, {{inh+|fr|fro|veü}} Inherited from Old French veü, {{inh|fr|VL.|*vidūtus}} Vulgar Latin *vidūtus, {{der|fr|la|vīsus}} Latin vīsus, {{cog|it|veduto}} Italian veduto, {{cog|ro|văzut}} Romanian văzut Head templates: {{fr-past participle}} vu (feminine vue, masculine plural vus, feminine plural vues)
  1. past participle of voir Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: voir Derived forms: déjà-vu
    Sense id: en-vu-fr-verb-6DVxWGO3

Inflected forms

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