--- title: V — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 2 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/2/) [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 2 [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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flowers that grows by rivers and in damp places.[↗](../../valerian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Valerian is also a medicine made from the root of this plant, which some people take to help them sleep.[↗](../../valerian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Pink valerian grew along the river bank.[↗](../../valerian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Red valerian sprouted from the old castle wall.[↗](../../valerian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Butterflies visit valerian flowers.[↗](../../valerian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some adults take valerian to help them sleep.[↗](../../valerian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our cat rolled in the valerian.[↗](../../valerian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The root of valerian smells very strong.[↗](../../valerian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **valet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A valet is a manservant who looks after a rich man's clothes and needs.[↗](../../valet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is an old-fashioned word.[↗](../../valet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The valet brought the duke his coat.[↗](../../valet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His valet laid out the silver dishes.[↗](../../valet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Each morning the valet shaved his master.[↗](../../valet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **valhalla** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name, Norse myth) Valhalla is the great hall in the old Norse (Viking) myths where the god Odin welcomed warriors who died bravely in battle.[↗](../../valhalla/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Valhalla can mean a wonderful place of honour or a heaven for some group, like «a Valhalla for football fans».[↗](../../valhalla/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Vikings believed fallen warriors went to Valhalla.[↗](../../valhalla/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Valhalla, the warriors feasted with Odin.[↗](../../valhalla/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Valkyries chose who would go to Valhalla.[↗](../../valhalla/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We read Norse myths about Valhalla.[↗](../../valhalla/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The stadium was a Valhalla for rugby fans.[↗](../../valhalla/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The game ends with the hero entering Valhalla.[↗](../../valhalla/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **valiant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Valiant means very brave, not afraid of danger.[↗](../../valiant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is a word for heroes.[↗](../../valiant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The valiant knight rode into the dark wood.[↗](../../valiant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A valiant girl saved her brother from the wolf.[↗](../../valiant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Be valiant and never give up.[↗](../../valiant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The valiants to the Sefer Vetzirah 1, the teit of Sefer Yetzirah 11, texts Mantua 1 and Mantua 1 1 will be found in the Hebrew edition of this work which will appear shortly.[↗](../../valiant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../valiant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And Meshelemiah had sons and brethren, valiant men, eighteen.[↗](../../valiant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.26.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valiant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, their valiant ones cry without; the ambassadors of peace weep bitterly.[↗](../../valiant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.33.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valiant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · How say ye: 'We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war'?[↗](../../valiant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.48.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valiant/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **valiantly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Valiantly means in a brave way, bravely, not giving up when in danger.[↗](../../valiantly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The soldiers fought valiantly at the gate.[↗](../../valiantly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She climbed the cliff valiantly.[↗](../../valiantly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He stood valiantly before the giant.[↗](../../valiantly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also, even his enemies, shall be a possession; while Israel doeth valiantly.[↗](../../valiantly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.24.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valiantly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Many daughters have done valiantly, but thou excellest them all.'[↗](../../valiantly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.31.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valiantly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Through God we shall do valiantly; for He it is that will tread down our adversaries.[↗](../../valiantly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.60.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valiantly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The right hand of the LORD is exalted; the right hand of the LORD doeth valiantly.[↗](../../valiantly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.118.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valiantly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **valid** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Valid means officially acceptable and able to be used, for example because it has not run out: «a valid ticket», «a valid passport».[↗](../../valid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Valid means sensible and based on good reasons: «a valid point», «a valid excuse».[↗](../../valid/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In maths and science a valid test or answer follows the rules correctly: «a valid conclusion».[↗](../../valid/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your bus ticket is valid for one day.[↗](../../valid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · That's a valid point.[↗](../../valid/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Is my passport still valid?[↗](../../valid/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Forgetting isn't a valid excuse.[↗](../../valid/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · To make the test valid, change only one thing.[↗](../../valid/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The coupon is no longer valid.[↗](../../valid/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Check your answer is valid in the problem.[↗](../../valid/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **validity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Validity is how true, fair or correct something is, for example an argument or a test.[↗](../../validity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) Validity is whether a document, ticket or rule is official and still accepted, for example a passport's validity.[↗](../../validity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The scientist questioned the validity of the results.[↗](../../validity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the validity of your passport before you travel.[↗](../../validity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A fair test makes your experiment more valid; that is its validity.[↗](../../validity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ticket's validity ends at midnight.[↗](../../validity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge looked at the validity of the will.[↗](../../validity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher asked us to judge the validity of each argument.[↗](../../validity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **validly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Validly means in a way that is valid: officially correct, accepted by the rules or the law.[↗](../../validly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Validly means in a way that is logically sound, with reasons that really lead to the conclusion.[↗](../../validly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The votes were validly cast, so they all count.[↗](../../validly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The form must be validly signed by a parent.[↗](../../validly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you validly conclude that all cats are black from one black cat?[↗](../../validly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") No\![↗](../../validly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The test was validly done with fair rules.[↗](../../validly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Only validly bought tickets are accepted.[↗](../../validly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The passport was validly issued.[↗](../../validly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **valley** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A valley is a low area of land between hills or mountains, often with a river running through it.[↗](../../valley/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A valley can also mean a low point between two high points, like on a graph or a wave.[↗](../../valley/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our town is in a valley between two hills.[↗](../../valley/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The river runs along the bottom of the valley.[↗](../../valley/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Glaciers carved out a U-shaped valley.[↗](../../valley/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · From the top of the hill we could see the whole valley.[↗](../../valley/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fog filled the valley in the early morning.[↗](../../valley/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers grow crops on the flat valley floor.[↗](../../valley/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Death Valley is one of the hottest places on Earth.[↗](../../valley/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The road winds down into the valley.[↗](../../valley/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "There goes another avalanche," said those in the valley beneath.[↗](../../valley/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · So we abode in the valley over against Beth-peor.[↗](../../valley/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.3.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valley/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · From thence they journeyed, and pitched in the valley of Zered.[↗](../../valley/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.21.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valley/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And Isaac departed thence, and encamped in the valley of Gerar, and dwelt there.[↗](../../valley/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.26.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valley/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The burden concerning the Valley of Vision.[↗](../../valley/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.22.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valley/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision\![↗](../../valley/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JOL.4.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valley/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?[↗](../../valley/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valley/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **valor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Valor is great bravery, especially in battle or a fight.[↗](../../valor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It is the American spelling of valour.[↗](../../valor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knight showed great valor.[↗](../../valor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her valor saved the village.[↗](../../valor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Men of valor held the bridge all night.[↗](../../valor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **valorous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, old) Valorous means very brave, especially in battle.[↗](../../valorous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The valorous knight rode out to fight the dragon.[↗](../../valorous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers were honoured for their valorous deeds.[↗](../../valorous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Toad sang about his own valorous adventures.[↗](../../valorous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was valorous in the face of danger.[↗](../../valorous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The poem praises a valorous king.[↗](../../valorous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The little mouse made a valorous stand against the cat.[↗](../../valorous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **valour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Great courage, especially in battle or danger.[↗](../../valour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old) Worth or bravery shown in brave deeds.[↗](../../valour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Victoria Cross is awarded «For Valour».[↗](../../valour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight was famous for his valour.[↗](../../valour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters showed great valour in saving the family.[↗](../../valour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Discretion is the better part of valour,» said the Rat, and they ran away.[↗](../../valour/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many soldiers won medals for valour in the war.[↗](../../valour/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Songs were sung about her valour.[↗](../../valour/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Adrastus now gave his troops the word of command to storm the city, and they rushed forward to the attack with great valour.[↗](../../valour/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And I commanded you at that time, saying: 'The LORD your God hath given you this land to possess it; ye shall pass over armed before your brethren the children of Israel, all the men of valour.[↗](../../valour/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.3.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valour/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And there fell of Benjamin eighteen thousand men; all these were men of valour.[↗](../../valour/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.20.44, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valour/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · A woman of valour who can find? for her price is far above rubies.[↗](../../valour/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.31.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valour/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the children of Simeon, mighty men of valour for the war, seven thousand and one hundred.[↗](../../valour/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.12.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valour/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **valuable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Valuable means worth a lot of money.[↗](../../valuable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Very useful or important: valuable advice, valuable time.[↗](../../valuable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun, plural) Valuables are small things you own that are worth a lot, like jewellery or phones.[↗](../../valuable/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Gold is valuable.[↗](../../valuable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her old ring is very valuable.[↗](../../valuable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Thank you for your valuable help.[↗](../../valuable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I learned a valuable lesson.[↗](../../valuable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your valuables in a locker.[↗](../../valuable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Which coin is the most valuable?[↗](../../valuable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Water is more valuable than gold in the desert.[↗](../../valuable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Inside, in the hall, valuable oil paintings were hanging on the walls.[↗](../../valuable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Quite recently, and since the completion of my translation, my attention has been drawn to a version by Isidor Kalisch, in which he has reproduced many of the valuable annotations of Meyer.[↗](../../valuable/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../valuable/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **valuation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A valuation is an expert's decision about how much money something is worth.[↗](../../valuation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Valuation can mean how much you think something or someone is worth in a general way.[↗](../../valuation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The expert gave a valuation of £500 for the old clock.[↗](../../valuation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bank needed a valuation of the house.[↗](../../valuation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma's ring had a high valuation.[↗](../../valuation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We had the painting valued, and the valuation surprised us.[↗](../../valuation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His own valuation of his skill was too high.[↗](../../valuation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The valuation of the company went up.[↗](../../valuation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · And if it be a female, then thy valuation shall be thirty shekels.[↗](../../valuation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.27.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valuation/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If he sanctify his field from the year of jubilee, according to thy valuation it shall stand.[↗](../../valuation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.27.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valuation/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · But if he will indeed redeem it, then he shall add the fifth part thereof unto thy valuation.[↗](../../valuation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.27.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../valuation/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **value** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Value is how much something is worth in money.[↗](../../value/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The value of a digit is how much it is worth in a number because of its place: place value.[↗](../../value/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The value of a letter or an expression is the number it stands for: find the value of x.[↗](../../value/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Value means how useful or important something is.[↗](../../value/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Values are the beliefs a person or family thinks are important, like honesty and kindness.[↗](../../value/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* To value something is to think it is important, or to say how much it is worth.[↗](../../value/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The value of the coin is 25 cents.[↗](../../value/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the value of the 3 in 340?[↗](../../value/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The car lost half its value.[↗](../../value/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Find the value of x.[↗](../../value/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The 5 in 520 has a value of 500.[↗](../../value/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · This big pack is good value.[↗](../../value/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school values are kindness, respect and honesty.[↗](../../value/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I value my friends more than any toy.[↗](../../value/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She had learned early the value of silence.[↗](../../value/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad; as thou the priest valuest it, so shall it be.[↗](../../value/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.27.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../value/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · But if he be too poor for thy valuation, then he shall be set before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the means of him that vowed shall the priest value him.[↗](../../value/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.27.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../value/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And when a man shall sanctify his house to be holy unto the LORD, then the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad; as the priest shall value it, so shall it stand.[↗](../../value/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.27.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../value/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · But ye are plasterers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value.[↗](../../value/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.13.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../value/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.[↗](../../value/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.28.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../value/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.[↗](../../value/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.28.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../value/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **valuest** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «valuest» means «you value», a form of «value».[↗](../../valuest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Value is how much something is worth in money.[↗](../../valuest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad; as thou the priest valuest it, so shall it be.[↗](../../valuest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.27.12, JPS 1917) **valve** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A valve is a part that opens and closes to control how a liquid or gas flows through a pipe or tube.[↗](../../valve/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In the body, the heart has valves that let blood flow only one way.[↗](../../valve/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* On some brass instruments like the trumpet, valves are buttons that change the note.[↗](../../valve/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The heart has four valves.[↗](../../valve/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Push the pump onto the valve to blow up the ball.[↗](../../valve/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A valve stops the blood from going backwards.[↗](../../valve/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The plumber closed the valve to turn off the water.[↗](../../valve/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The trumpet has three valves.[↗](../../valve/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A safety valve lets out steam if the pressure gets too high.[↗](../../valve/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **vampire** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In stories and legends, a vampire is a dead person who rises from the grave at night and drinks the blood of living people.[↗](../../vampire/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A vampire bat is a real small bat from Central and South America that feeds on the blood of animals.[↗](../../vampire/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A vampire can be a person or thing that drains your energy, time or money: «energy vampire».[↗](../../vampire/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the story, the vampire only came out at night.[↗](../../vampire/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother dressed up as a vampire with plastic fangs for Halloween.[↗](../../vampire/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Count Dracula is the most famous vampire.[↗](../../vampire/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Vampire bats lick up blood from sleeping cows.[↗](../../vampire/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Old stories say vampires are scared of garlic.[↗](../../vampire/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Phone chargers left plugged in are «energy vampires».[↗](../../vampire/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Vampires are not real; they are a legend.[↗](../../vampire/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The origin of the Vampire is hidden in obscurity.[↗](../../vampire/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **van** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A van is a vehicle bigger than a car and smaller than a truck, used for carrying people or goods.[↗](../../van/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A van with seats can carry a group, like a school team; a van with no back seats carries boxes, tools or furniture.[↗](../../van/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «In the van» or «in the vanguard» can also mean at the front of a march or a change (rare).[↗](../../van/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Each van holds 8 people.[↗](../../van/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 3 vans carry 45 boxes.[↗](../../van/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many vans are needed for 30 children?[↗](../../van/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The van drove 60 miles.[↗](../../van/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The delivery van brought our new fridge.[↗](../../van/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We heard the ice-cream van playing its tune.[↗](../../van/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad hired a moving van to take our beds to the new house.[↗](../../van/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The football team travelled to the match in two vans.[↗](../../van/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · They placed straw round the coffin, and the van drove away.[↗](../../van/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) **2** [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/3/) … [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/16/) - ← previous: [page 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) - next →: [page 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/page/3/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)