Definitions for versusˈvɜr səs, -səz
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ver•susˈvɜr səs, -səz(prep.)
against (used esp. to join names of parties in a legal case or competing teams or players in a sports contest):
Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy.
Category: Function Word
as compared to; in contrast with: traveling by plane versus traveling by train.
Category: Function Word
Ref: Abbr.: v. 6 , vs. 1
Origin of versus:
1400–50; late ME < L: towards, i.e., turned so as to face (something), orig. ptp. of vertere to turn; see verse
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
versus(preposition)ˈvɜr səs, -səz
against, used to indicate opposing players or teams in a sport
Spain versus Brazil in the final
versusˈvɜr səs, -səz
against, used to talk about two opposing ideas, people in a debate, etc.
herbal versus traditional medicine
Wiktionary
versus(Conjunction)
.
versus(Preposition)
against, in opposition to.
It is the Packers versus the Steelers in the Super Bowl.
versus(Preposition)
compared with, as opposed to.
versus(Preposition)
Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.
Origin: From versus, past participle of verto.
Webster Dictionary
Versus(u)
against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs
Translations for versus
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
versus(preposition)
(often abbreviated to v or vs when written) against
the England v Wales rugby match.
- teenAfrikaans
- ضِد، مُقابِلArabic
- срещуBulgarian
- contraPortuguese (BR)
- protiCzech
- gegenGerman
- versusDanish
- κατά, εναντίονGreek
- contraSpanish
- vastuEstonian
- در مقابلFarsi
- vastaanFinnish
- contreFrench
- נֶגֶדHebrew
- बनामHindi
- spram, protivCroatian
- ellenHungarian
- lawanIndonesian
- gegnIcelandic
- controItalian
- ～対Japanese
- …대(對), …에 대한Korean
- priešLithuanian
- pretLatvian
- antara... dengan...Malay
- tegenDutch
- mot, kontraNorwegian
- kontraPolish
- contraPortuguese
- contra; versusRomanian
- противRussian
- proti, verzusSlovak
- protiSlovenian
- protivSerbian
- mot, kontraSwedish
- ต่อสู้กับThai
- ...-e/a karşıTurkish
- 對...Chinese (Trad.)
- протиUkrainian
- بمقابلہUrdu
- đấu vớiVietnamese
- （比赛等中）对...Chinese (Simp.)
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