vEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishv /viː / (also v.) ▸ abbreviation 1 Grammar verb. 2 (in textual references) verse: the use of the dī phrase in v.44. 3 verso. 4 versus: Portsmouth v Coventry City the case of Stacey v Babcock Power Ltd. 5 very. 6 (in textual references) vide. ▸ symbol velocity.