cf. en · VERB
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Latin cf., abbreviation of cōnfer (“compare”), imperative of cōnferō (“to compare”).
Meanings
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(imperative) Compare; compare to; compare with.
“Connexion” is the etymological (ie, “correct”) spelling. That is to say, our word is derived from an actual Latin noun, cf. deflexion, inflexion, and reflexion. […] And it might make life easier to abolish the letter “x”. But why should we cut off the fascinating roots of our words? I should carry on preferring “connexion”.
2005 April 11, Philip Howard, “Modern Manners”, in The Times, London: News UK, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Apr 2026:
- (imperative, nonstandard) See; see also.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cf | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (37)
pt cf. (compare) · fo sbr. (compare) · pt cp. (compare) · cy cf. (compare) · de vergl. (compare) · sv jfr. (compare) · it cfr. (compare) · hu vö. (compare) · pl por. (compare) · ru ср. (compare) · de cf. (compare) · el πρβ. (compare) · lt plg. (compare) · el πβ. (compare) · de vgl. (compare) · rsk оп. (compare) · bg сравни (compare) · ro cf. (compare) · eo kp. (compare) · no jf. (compare) · cs srov. (compare) · he השו׳ (compare) · sv jfr (compare) · fo smbr. (compare) · ja 比較（せよ） (compare) · es cf. (compare) · da jf. (compare) · is sbr. (compare) · cmn 參見 /参见 (compare) · sv jmf. (compare) · la cf. (compare) · ja 参照（せよ） (compare) · fr cf. (compare) · lv sal. (compare) · io kp. (compare) · fi vrt. (compare) · nl cf. or vgl. or verg. (compare)