vu
French, preposition/vy/
vu is spelled V-U (2 letters) and appears 513 times per million words in written French, the 155th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vu is a French preposition meaning “given (based on)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of voir. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Compte tenu de, étant donné, eu égard à, en raison de”.
What does vu mean in English?
preposition
- 1
given (based on)
Vu le nombre de personnes ici, il vaut mieux partir !
verb
- 1
past participle of voir
J’ai vu ce film.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Ce qui est exposé sur les productions respectives, les pièces, les raisons qui sont énoncées avant le dispositif. 2. Examen des pièces.
preposition: 1. Compte tenu de, étant donné, eu égard à, en raison de. 2. Étant donné.
adjective: 1. Qui a été vu, qui a été remarqué.
interjection: 1. Utilisé, souvent de façon péremptoire, pour demander à l’interlocuteur s’il a compris les instructions données.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of vu
- vue feminine
- vus masculine plural
- vues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vu?
- /vy/
- \vy\
- [vy]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vu in French?
vu appears 513 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).