q.v.

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From Latin quod videās,^[1] or from quod vidē (literally “which see”),^[2] from quod (the neuter of quī (“what”)) + vidē the imperative of videō (“I see”), or videās, the second-person present subjunctive of the same verb.

q.v. (not comparable)

1. quod vide; which see (advises the reader to look up a mentioned text for further information).

   This is described in more detail in Brown’s book on the subject (q.v.).

• q. v., qv, qd. vid. (rare)

• qq.v. (plural: quae vide)

From Latin quantum vīs (literally “as much as you want”), from quantum (“as much as”) + vīs (“you want, you wish”), the second person singular active indicative form of volō (“I want, I wish”).

q.v. (not comparable)

1. (in prescriptions) as much as you wish

q.v.

1. quod vidē (“which see”)