--- title: V — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 16 description: The 307 words of the English dictionary under V, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / V # V — The English dictionary · page 16 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 2:* A volunteer is someone who offers to do something nobody forced them to do.[↗](../../volunteer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To volunteer is to offer to do something, or to work without pay.[↗](../../volunteer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To volunteer information is to tell it without being asked.[↗](../../volunteer/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Can I have a volunteer to hand out the books?[↗](../../volunteer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My mum volunteers at the food bank every Saturday.[↗](../../volunteer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She volunteered to read her poem aloud.[↗](../../volunteer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Twenty volunteers picked up litter on the beach.[↗](../../volunteer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Volunteers at the animal shelter walk the dogs.[↗](../../volunteer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each of 12 volunteers worked 3 hours, so they gave 36 hours in all.[↗](../../volunteer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He volunteered the answer before anyone asked.[↗](../../volunteer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The king then promised a large reward to the soldier who would volunteer for the post.[↗](../../volunteer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **vomit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To vomit is to be sick: food and liquid come back up from your stomach and out of your mouth.[↗](../../vomit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Vomit is the food and liquid that comes out when you are sick.[↗](../../vomit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He vomited in the car on the way to Grandma's.[↗](../../vomit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She felt sick and then vomited.[↗](../../vomit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cleaner cleaned up the vomit.[↗](../../vomit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Tell a teacher if you feel like you might vomit.[↗](../../vomit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Food poisoning can make you vomit.[↗](../../vomit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Drink small sips of water after vomiting.[↗](../../vomit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stay home from school for two days after vomiting.[↗](../../vomit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat vomited a fur ball.[↗](../../vomit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And the land was defiled, therefore I did visit the iniquity thereof upon it, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.[↗](../../vomit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.18.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vomit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · that the land vomit not you out also, when ye defile it, as it vomited out the nation that was before you.[↗](../../vomit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.18.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vomit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye shall therefore keep all My statutes, and all Mine ordinances, and do them, that the land, whither I bring you to dwell therein, vomit you not out.[↗](../../vomit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.20.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vomit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · For all tables are full of filthy vomit, and no place is clean.[↗](../../vomit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.28.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vomit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.[↗](../../vomit/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.23.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vomit/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.[↗](../../vomit/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.26.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vomit/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **vote** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To vote is to choose someone or something by showing your hand, ticking a paper or pressing a button, so a group can decide.[↗](../../vote/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) A vote is one person's choice in such a decision.[↗](../../vote/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun) A vote is also the act of choosing as a group: let's have a vote.[↗](../../vote/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The right to vote in elections.[↗](../../vote/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Let's vote on the class pet's name.[↗](../../vote/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I voted for the red team.[↗](../../vote/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She won the school council vote with 12 votes.[↗](../../vote/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Adults vote in elections.[↗](../../vote/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Women once could not vote.[↗](../../vote/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your hand up to vote.[↗](../../vote/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Count the votes on a tally chart.[↗](../../vote/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Fox did not vote for the Monkey and was much disgusted with the Animals for electing so unworthy a ruler.[↗](../../vote/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **voter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A voter is a person who votes in an election or is allowed to vote.[↗](../../voter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Voters chose a new mayor.[↗](../../voter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My mum is a voter.[↗](../../voter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · First-time voters were excited.[↗](../../voter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The voters queued at the polling station.[↗](../../voter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Every voter has one vote.[↗](../../voter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Voter turnout was high.[↗](../../voter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **vouch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To say that you know someone is honest, good or telling the truth, and you will take responsibility for that.[↗](../../vouch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To say that something is true or good because you have seen or tried it yourself.[↗](../../vouch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I can vouch for Sam; he would never steal.[↗](../../vouch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher vouched for her honesty.[↗](../../vouch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I can vouch for this pizza place; it's brilliant.[↗](../../vouch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody could vouch for the stranger, so he was not let in.[↗](../../vouch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum vouched for my story about the broken window.[↗](../../vouch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I can't vouch for the weather tomorrow\![↗](../../vouch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness; (Writings JOB.33.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vouch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **voucher** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A voucher is a piece of paper or code you can exchange for goods or services, or that gives a discount.[↗](../../voucher/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I got a gift voucher for my birthday.[↗](../../voucher/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use this voucher to get 10% off.[↗](../../voucher/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The voucher is for a free ice cream.[↗](../../voucher/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum used vouchers at the shop.[↗](../../voucher/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The book voucher can be spent at any bookshop.[↗](../../voucher/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Vouchers have a set value.[↗](../../voucher/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **vouchsafe** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, old) To give or tell something kindly, as a favour, or as if from a high position: he vouchsafed no answer.[↗](../../vouchsafe/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church, old prayers) To grant: «Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.».[↗](../../vouchsafe/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Caterpillar vouchsafed no reply.[↗](../../vouchsafe/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He vouchsafed only a nod.[↗](../../vouchsafe/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.»[↗](../../vouchsafe/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She did not vouchsafe a single word about her trip.[↗](../../vouchsafe/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The king vouchsafed his blessing.[↗](../../vouchsafe/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat vouchsafed us one glance and walked away.[↗](../../vouchsafe/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Sometimes they wrote letters to the Princess, but no answer was vouchsafed to them.[↗](../../vouchsafe/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **vow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A vow is a serious promise, often a solemn or religious one.[↗](../../vow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To vow is to promise firmly that you will do something.[↗](../../vow/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (church) Wedding vows are the promises a couple make when they marry; monks and nuns take vows to God.[↗](../../vow/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knight made a vow to protect the king.[↗](../../vow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She vowed never to tell the secret.[↗](../../vow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the wedding they said their vows.[↗](../../vow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The monks took vows of silence.[↗](../../vow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I vowed to practise the piano every day.[↗](../../vow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Breaking a vow is a serious thing.[↗](../../vow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The friends vowed to stay in touch.[↗](../../vow/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Indeed, I have made a vow never again to leave Bagdad."[↗](../../vow/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee.[↗](../../vow/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.23.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vow/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And if a woman vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, (Torah NUM.30.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vow/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I am the God of Beth-el, where thou didst anoint a pillar, where thou didst vow a vow unto Me.[↗](../../vow/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vow/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy vows are upon me, O God; I will render thank-offerings unto Thee.[↗](../../vow/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.56.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vow/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · How he swore unto the LORD, and vowed unto the Mighty One of Jacob: (Writings PSA.132.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vow/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Sacrifices of peace-offerings were due from me; this day have I paid my vows.[↗](../../vow/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.7.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vow/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **vowel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A vowel is a speech sound made with the mouth open and the air flowing freely, like the sound in "cat" or "see".[↗](../../vowel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A vowel is also one of the letters a, e, i, o, u (and sometimes y) that stand for these sounds.[↗](../../vowel/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The word "dog" has one vowel.[↗](../../vowel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A, e, i, o and u are the vowels.[↗](../../vowel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · "Rain" has a long vowel sound.[↗](../../vowel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Every English word needs at least one vowel sound.[↗](../../vowel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In "sky" the letter y works as a vowel.[↗](../../vowel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put "an" before words that start with a vowel sound, like "an apple".[↗](../../vowel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · How many vowels are in the word "elephant"?[↗](../../vowel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher said the short vowel in "pin" changes to a long vowel in "pine".[↗](../../vowel/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Note that the oldest MSS. copies of the "Sepher Yetzirah " have no vowel points : the latest editions have them.[↗](../../vowel/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../vowel/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Ginsburg asserts that the system of vowel polluting was invented by a Rabbi Mocha in Palestine about a.d.[↗](../../vowel/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") 570, who designed it to assist his pupils.[↗](../../vowel/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../vowel/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · In usual Hebrew grammatical terminology, the term ‘mothers’ is reserved for the אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה immot qeriʼah, ‘mothers of reading’ (whence Latin matres lectionis), the letters אהו״י Alef-Heh-Waw-Yod which can serve to represent either consonants or vowels.[↗](../../vowel/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../vowel/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **voyage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A voyage is a long journey, especially by sea or in space.[↗](../../voyage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To voyage is to travel a long way, usually by ship.[↗](../../voyage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The voyage across the ocean took many weeks.[↗](../../voyage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Captain Cook sailed on long voyages.[↗](../../voyage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship sank on its maiden voyage.[↗](../../voyage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The space probe began its voyage to Mars.[↗](../../voyage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We read a story about a voyage to a magic island.[↗](../../voyage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The sailors voyaged far from home.[↗](../../voyage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · After a six days' voyage they at length sighted land.[↗](../../voyage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **voyager** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A voyager is a person who goes on a long journey, especially by sea or into space.[↗](../../voyager/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (a name) Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are two space probes sent from Earth to visit the outer planets; they have now travelled further than anything else people have made, out beyond the planets.[↗](../../voyager/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object.[↗](../../voyager/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Voyager probes took the first close photos of Neptune.[↗](../../voyager/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Polynesian voyagers sailed huge distances using the stars.[↗](../../voyager/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The voyager kept a diary of the long sea crossing.[↗](../../voyager/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Voyager carries a golden record with music from Earth.[↗](../../voyager/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Radio signals from Voyager take many hours to reach us.[↗](../../voyager/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship's voyagers were glad to see land.[↗](../../voyager/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, a young voyager sails to a mysterious island.[↗](../../voyager/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "What a sweet song that was!" exclaimed one of the voyagers.[↗](../../voyager/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **vulgar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Vulgar means rude and crude, especially about the body or toilet.[↗](../../vulgar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Vulgar means lacking good taste; showy and cheap-looking.[↗](../../vulgar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (maths, UK, old) A vulgar fraction is a common fraction written with a top and bottom number, like 3/4.[↗](../../vulgar/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Vulgar can also mean common or everyday, the ordinary name people use for something rather than a formal one.[↗](../../vulgar/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please don't tell vulgar jokes in class.[↗](../../vulgar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He was told off for using vulgar language.[↗](../../vulgar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The huge gold car looked rather vulgar.[↗](../../vulgar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Write 0.75 as a vulgar fraction: 3/4.[↗](../../vulgar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people think shouting in a restaurant is vulgar.[↗](../../vulgar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old book called simple fractions «vulgar fractions».[↗](../../vulgar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · \[455\] Popovskie, from pop, the vulgar name for a priest, the Greek +pappas+.[↗](../../vulgar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **vulnerability** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Vulnerability is being easy to hurt, harm or attack, in body or feelings.[↗](../../vulnerability/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A vulnerability is a weak point that could let something bad happen.[↗](../../vulnerability/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (computers) A vulnerability is a weakness in a program that hackers could use.[↗](../../vulnerability/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Vulnerability can also mean being open and honest about your feelings, even when it is hard.[↗](../../vulnerability/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The castle's vulnerability was its weak back gate.[↗](../../vulnerability/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Babies and old people have a greater vulnerability to cold.[↗](../../vulnerability/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Achilles' heel was his only vulnerability.[↗](../../vulnerability/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The update fixed a vulnerability in the app.[↗](../../vulnerability/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Talking about your worries shows vulnerability, and that takes courage.[↗](../../vulnerability/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Islands have a vulnerability to rising seas.[↗](../../vulnerability/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The team found the vulnerability in the other side's defence.[↗](../../vulnerability/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **vulnerable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Vulnerable means easily hurt, harmed or attacked, in body or feelings.[↗](../../vulnerable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Vulnerable people are those who need extra protection, such as young children, very old people or people who are ill.[↗](../../vulnerable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Open to something bad: «vulnerable to colds».[↗](../../vulnerable/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Babies are very vulnerable and need care.[↗](../../vulnerable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The castle's weak gate made it vulnerable to attack.[↗](../../vulnerable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt vulnerable when I told everyone my secret.[↗](../../vulnerable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Old people are more vulnerable to the flu.[↗](../../vulnerable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Pandas are a vulnerable species.[↗](../../vulnerable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Never share your password; it makes you vulnerable online.[↗](../../vulnerable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity helps vulnerable families.[↗](../../vulnerable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **vulture** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A vulture is a large bird with a bald or nearly bald head that eats the meat of dead animals.[↗](../../vulture/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A vulture is a person who waits to take advantage of someone else's trouble or bad luck.[↗](../../vulture/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Vultures circled high over the savannah.[↗](../../vulture/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A vulture's bald head stays clean when it feeds.[↗](../../vulture/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Vultures are nature's clean-up crew.[↗](../../vulture/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Without vultures, dead animals would spread disease.[↗](../../vulture/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The condor is a kind of New World vulture.[↗](../../vulture/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · As soon as the shop closed, buyers came like vultures for the cheap stock.[↗](../../vulture/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt is a real culture vulture — she visits every museum.[↗](../../vulture/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Vulture thought this reasonable, and let Lambikin pass.[↗](../../vulture/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture, and the cormorant; (Torah DEU.14.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vulture/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture; (Torah LEV.11.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vulture/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the great vulture, and the bearded vulture, and the ospray; (Torah DEU.14.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vulture/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?[↗](../../vulture/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vulture/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · They are passed away as the swift ships; as the vulture that swoopeth on the prey.[↗](../../vulture/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.9.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vulture/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · For thus saith the LORD: Behold, he shall swoop as a vulture, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.[↗](../../vulture/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.48.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../vulture/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) … [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/15/) **16** - ← previous: [page 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/15/) - next →: [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) - ↑ back to [The English 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