English Explanatory Dictionary

cf.

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Compare; compare to; compare with.
  2. See; see also.

Pronunciation

/kəmˈpɛɚ ˌwɪθ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-cf..wav /siːˈɛf/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-SchwaSoup-cf.wav

Word forms

cf. cf

Etymology

Abbreviation of Latin cōnfer (“compare”), imperative of cōnferō (“to compare”).

Related words

collate confer
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