versus

ver·sus (vûr

s, -s

prep.

1. Abbr. v. or vs. Against: the plaintiff versus the defendant; Army versus Navy.

2. As the alternative to or in contrast with: "freedom of information versus invasion of privacy" (Ian Hamilton).

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, turned, toward, from past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer-² in Indo-European roots.]

versus [ˈvɜːsəs]

prep

1. (esp in a competition or lawsuit) against; in opposition to Abbreviation v (esp US) vs

2. as opposed to; in contrast with

[from Latin: turned (in the direction of), opposite, from vertere to turn]

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versus

preposition

1. as opposed to Profits are up by only 15% versus the 25% we expected.

2. against, v. Italy versus Japan is turning out to be a well matched competition.

Translations

versus [ˈvɜːsəs] PREP (Jur, Sport) → contra

versus [ˈvɜː^rsəs] prep

(SPORT, LAW) (= against) → contre

(= as opposed to) → par opposition à, versus

versus

prep → gegen (+acc)

versus [ˈvɜːsəs] prep (Law, Sport) (gen) → contro

versus

prep versus [ˈvəːsəs]

(often abbreviated tovorvswhen written) against the England v Wales rugby match. teen ضِد، مُقابِل срещу proti versus gegen κατά, εναντίον contra vastu در مقابل vastaan contre נֶגֶד बनाम spram, protiv ellen lawan gegn contro ～対 …대(對), …에 대한 prieš pret antara... dengan... tegen mot, kontra kontra contra contra; versus против proti, verzus proti protiv mot, kontra ต่อสู้กับ ...-e/a karşı 對... проти بمقابلہ đấu với （比赛等中）...对...

versus → ضد proti versus gegen κατά contra vastaan contre protiv contro ･･･対 … 대 … versus kontra przeciwko versus против mot ต่อสู้กับ karşı chống lại 与...相对

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quaquaversal
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suzerain
thermal pulse
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Among the twenty-seven to his credit occurred titles such as, "If Christ Came to New Orleans," " The Worked-out Worker," "Tenement Reform in Berlin," "The Rural Slums of England," "The people of the East Side," "Reform Versus Revolution," "The University Settlement as a Hot Bed of Radicalism' and "The Cave Man of Civilization.

The Night-Born by London, Jack View in context

" And on the question of pumps versus patent-leather "Oxfords" his authority had never been disputed.

The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context

Half an hour later I was seated in the newspaper office with a huge tome in front of me, which had been opened at the article "Weissmann versus Darwin," with the sub heading, "Spirited Protest at Vienna.

The Lost World by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context

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