v
nounUK /viː/
US /viː/
The letter V is the twenty-second letter of the alphabet.
The word 'van' starts with the letter v.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The Roman numeral for the number five.
The clock showed the time as VII, which means seven.
3. A shape or mark that looks like the letter V.
The geese flew in a big V across the sky.
4. A short way to write 'versus', meaning against.
Tonight's game is the Tigers v the Bears.
5. A short way to write 'very', used in some old books.
The old note said 'v good', meaning very good.