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Velho is an English word starting with the letter V. With 10+ example sentences you'll see exactly how it works in context.

Rare word

Velho in a sentence

Using Velho

  • In the example corpus, velho often appears in combinations such as: porto velho, velho brazil.

Context around Velho

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 4 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

porto 10×

Often after:

brazil 2× highway 1× rondonia 1× capital 1× cabral 1×

Sentence patterns with Velho

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

around porto velho capital of 1× however gonçalo velho cabral patiently 1× in porto velho the capital 1× manaus porto velho highway passes 1× near porto velho and the 1× near porto velho brazil 1× near porto velho brazil august 1× of porto velho rondonia state 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an aerial view 1× dams in july 1× figure 2 the 1× however gonçalo velho 1× in this friday 1× several residents of 1×

Common sentence endings:

100 km upstream 1× august 24 2019 1× august 29 2019 1× criticism was unfounded 1× from the blazes 1× in recent weeks 1×

Words around Velho

Just before it in the word index:

velha 5 veley 2 veleta 2 veles 7 veleno 6 velenkosini 3

Just after it in the word index:

veli 15 velie 2 veligers 3 velika 4 velikiye 2 veliky 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15 abhi 15

Corpus analysis for Velho

  • In this selection, "velho" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, porto, brazil, highway and rondonia stand out and add context to how "velho" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include around porto velho capital of and however gonçalo velho cabral patiently. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "velho" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with velho

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In this Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 photo, fire consumes an area near Porto Velho, Brazil. (15 words)

The military's first mission will be the deployment of 700 troops to the area around Porto Velho, capital of Rondonia, Azevedo said. (23 words)

Figure 2. The BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) highway passes through large areas of intact rainforest, seen here in 2018 with road “maintenance” underway. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

Still, Diaz and some other residents in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state, were supportive of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, saying he was doing what he could to protect the Amazon and that international criticism was unfounded. (38 words)

The AP team drove for hours at a stretch outside the Rondonia capital of Porto Velho without seeing any major fires, suggesting that many had been extinguished or burned themselves out since rapidly spreading in recent weeks. (37 words)

Dams In July 2007, plans have been approved by the Brazilian Government to construct two hydroelectric dams on the Madeira River, the Santo Antonio Dam near Porto Velho and the Jirau Dam about 100 km upstream. (36 words)

Example sentences (11)

Figure 2. The BR-319 (Manaus-Porto Velho) highway passes through large areas of intact rainforest, seen here in 2018 with road “maintenance” underway.

An aerial view of a burned tract of Amazon jungle as it was cleared by loggers and farmers near Porto Velho, Brazil August 29, 2019.

In this Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 photo, fire consumes an area near Porto Velho, Brazil.

Several residents of Porto Velho said what appeared to be light clouds hanging over the city of half a million people was actually smoke from the blazes.

Smoke billows from the burning trunk of a tree in the surroundings of Porto Velho, Rondonia State, in the Amazon basin in west-central Brazil, on August 24, 2019.

Still, Diaz and some other residents in Porto Velho, the capital of Rondonia state, were supportive of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, saying he was doing what he could to protect the Amazon and that international criticism was unfounded.

The AP team drove for hours at a stretch outside the Rondonia capital of Porto Velho without seeing any major fires, suggesting that many had been extinguished or burned themselves out since rapidly spreading in recent weeks.

The effect of the fires was evident in the Amazonian city of Porto Velho, where a thick pall of smoke covered the sky for most of the day.

The military's first mission will be the deployment of 700 troops to the area around Porto Velho, capital of Rondonia, Azevedo said.

Dams In July 2007, plans have been approved by the Brazilian Government to construct two hydroelectric dams on the Madeira River, the Santo Antonio Dam near Porto Velho and the Jirau Dam about 100 km upstream.

However, Gonçalo Velho Cabral patiently gathered resources and settlers for the next three years (1433–1436) and sailed to establish colonies on Santa Maria first and then São Miguel.

Common combinations with velho

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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