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# vi

«vi» in Mova's school dictionary: **The Roman numeral for 6** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

numeral (Roman numeral VI); abbreviation (vi, Vi); noun (vi, a computer program)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The Roman numeral for 6. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/#m1)

2) A short name for a text-editing program used by computer programmers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/#m2)

3) Sometimes a short form of the name Violet or Vienna, or a part of a word in other languages (a name or fragment). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths and history, Roman numerals appear on clocks, in kings' names (Henry VI) and for chapter numbers; VI means 5 + 1 = 6. In computing lessons, vi is an old text editor. Otherwise it is usually a fragment, not an English word.

### examples

- King Henry VI became king when he was a baby. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/#x1)
- Chapter VI is the exciting part. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/#x2)
- On the clock, VI stands where the 6 would be. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/#x3)
- VI means five plus one. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/#x4)
- My uncle writes code in vi. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/#x5)
- Write the number 6 in Roman numerals: VI. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/#x6)

### note

In Roman numerals, a smaller numeral after a bigger one is added: V (5) + I (1) = 6. Compare IV, where I comes first and is taken away: 4. Usually written in capitals: VI.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «vi» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/V/vi/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.