Definitions For Ve

Symbol

{{mul-symbol}} {{ISO 639, 1}}

Etymology 1

{{bor+, en, ru, вэ}}.

Noun

VE (plural VEs) {{Cyrl-def, en, name, sc=Cyrl, В, в}}

Etymology 2

First proposed by Philologus in the July 1864 {{w, The Ladies' Repository, Ladies' Repository}}, with possessive vis and objective vim, as an alternative to using "he or she," singular they, or one in sentences without a specified gender.Philologus. “Notes and Queries: An Epicene Personal Pronoun Needed.” The Ladies’ Repository, July 1864, p. 439. In 1970, Varda One proposed ve, vis and objective ver in a feminist article titled "Manglish."Verda One. “Manglish.” Everywoman, 8 May 1970, p. 2. {{w, Greg Egan}} used the pronouns throughout the novels w:distress (novel), distress (1995) and w:diaspora (novel), diaspora (1998).

Pronunciation

(US) /vi/ {{homophone, en, V, v, vee}} {{rhymes, en, iː}}

Pronoun

{{en-pron, desc=third-person singular, nominative case, accusative, ver, possessive adjective, vis, possessive noun, vers, reflexive, verself}} (rare, appendix:glossary#epicene, epicene, nonstandard) {{non-gloss definition, gender-neutral, gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, equivalent to singular they.}}

Synonyms

see appendix:english third-person singular pronouns

Etymology 3

Pronoun

{{en-pron}} {{pronunciation spelling of, en, we}}

Derived terms

ve haf vays of making you talk

Anagrams

E.V., EV, Ev, eV, μeV