Serbo-Croatian

Adverb

vȅć ‎(Cyrillic spelling ве̏ћ)

1. already

   Rekao sam ti već da ne mogu da ga vidim.

   I already told you I can't see it.

2. (Croatia) more

Synonyms

• (Croatia) jur
• (Kajkavian) vre

Conjunction

vȅć ‎(Cyrillic spelling ве̏ћ)

1. (following a negation) but, but rather (see also nȅgo)
   • 1891, recorded by Vuk Stefanović Karadžić, Srpske narodne pjesme:

     Da iz neba plaha kiša padne, / niđe ne bi na zemljicu pala, / već na dobre konje i junake.

     If from the sky an impetuous rain were to fall, / nowhere would it fall on the soil, / but rather on good horses and heroes.