Vi Meaning in English

word · lemma: see

US

/ˈvaɪ/

vy

UK

/sˈiː/

see

Definition

'Vi' is the archaic or very rare past tense of 'see' in English, and can also be used as the name for the sixth note in the solfège musical system.

Usage & Nuances

'Vi' is not used in modern English conversation or writing. As a verb form, it only appears in old literary texts. In music, it’s sung/read as syllable 'vi' when naming the sixth note (after 'do', 're', 'mi', etc.). Do not use it in place of 'saw'.

• Spanish: vi (pretérito de ver) - vi (nota musical) - fuerza vital (abreviado de vitalidad, muy raro)
• Portuguese (BR): vi (pretérito de ver, pouco comum) - vi (nota musical)
• Portuguese (PT): vi (pretérito de ver, raro) - vi (nota musical)
• Chinese (Simplified): vi（动词“看见”的过去式，非常罕见；也可以指音阶的第六音）
• Chinese (Traditional): vi（動詞「看見」的過去式，非常罕見；亦可指音階的第六音）
• Hindi: vi (वी)（देखना का भूता काल, दुर्लभ; या पश्चिमी संगीत में एक स्वर)
• Arabic: vi (نادرًا ما يُستخدم كفعل ماضي من 'يرى' أو كنغمة موسيقية)
• Bengali: vi (অতীতকালের ‘দেখা’, খুবই দুর্লভ; কিংবা সঙ্গীতে সপ্তম স্বর)
• Russian: vi (редко используется как прошедшее время от 'видеть', также музыкальная нота)
• Japanese: vi (英語のseeの過去形・非常に稀、または音階の6番目の音)
• Vietnamese: vi (hiếm thấy - quá khứ của 'see', hoặc nốt nhạc thứ 6 trong âm nhạc phương Tây)
• Korean: vi (보기의 과거형, 드묾; 또는 음악에서의 계이름)
• Turkish: vi (nadirde kullanılan 'görmek' fiilinin geçmiş hali; veya müzik notası olarak)
• Urdu: vi ('دیکھنا' کا ماضی، نایاب؛ یا موسیقی کی نوٹ)
• Indonesian: vi (jarang digunakan, bentuk lampau dari 'see' atau nada keenam dalam musik)

Example Sentences

In the old book, it said, "I vi the tower from afar."

basic

The sixth note in solfège is called 'vi'.

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You might find 'vi' in ancient English poetry.

basic

Most people today have never heard the word 'vi' used as a verb.

natural

In music class, we practiced singing 'vi' after 'la' in the scale.

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Scholars may come across 'vi' in Middle English manuscripts, but it's not found in everyday English.

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