vgl. — meaning in English

English meaning

• cf. abbreviation Compare: used in writing to point the reader towards another source, passage or example that is worth setting alongside the point just made.
• versus prep Against, or in opposition to, especially in a contest, match, or legal case.

Senses

vgl. is used for these senses in English:

• cf. Compare; compare to; compare with.
• versus Compared with, as opposed to.

cf. — full definition

1. abbreviation Compare: used in writing to point the reader towards another source, passage or example that is worth setting alongside the point just made.
2. abbreviation Used before a species name in biology to indicate that a specimen resembles that species but has not been positively identified.

versus — full definition

1. prep Against, or in opposition to, especially in a contest, match, or legal case.
2. prep Used to compare one option or idea directly with another.

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