English Explanatory Dictionary

versus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep
  1. Against; in opposition to.
  2. Compared with, as opposed to.
  3. 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).
  4. Interacting with, especially to record reactions
  5. Mashed up with.
  6. Indicating one group or artist remixing another.
verb
  1. To face in competition
  2. To fight

Pronunciation

/ˈvɜːsəs/ /ˈvɜːsɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-versus.wav /ˈvɝsəs/ /ˈvɝsəz/ /ˈvɝs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-versus.wav /ˈvɜ(r)səs/ /ˈvɪsəs/

Word forms

versus versuses versusing versused

Etymology

From Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”).

Synonyms

vs vs. v v.

Related words

convert evert invert subvert verse vertex

Derived words

graft-versus-host disease man versus time nature versus nurture offer versus serve player versus environment player versus player punctus versus save versus us versus them
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