English

Etymology

From versus: against, turned, past participle of vertere: turn, change, overthrow, destroy.

Pronunciation

• a UK /ˈvɜːsəs/
• a US /ˈvɝsəs/|/ˈvɝsəz/
• Rhymes with: -ɜː(r)səs

Preposition

versus

1. against, in opposition to.

   It is the Patriots versus the Eagles in the 2005 Super Bowl.

Translations

See also

• vertex
• subvert
• invert
• convert
• evert

Latin

Etymology

Perfect passive participle, from verb vertere, turn.

Verb

versus , versa , versum

1. i verbal adjective turned, changed

Usage notes

Pefect passive participle of verto, vertere: turn or change.

Derived terms

• adverse
• reverse
• transverse
• verse
• versio
• version

Descendants

• versus English

Versus may refer to:

• a legal term used in court case citings, see Glossary of legal terms
• a scientific term used to describe the variables in a graph or line chart
• Versus (TV channel), a sports events channel in the United States
• Versus (band), an American rock band
• Versus (album), an album by the Norwegian duo Kings of Convenience
• Versus (Mr. Children album), an album by a Japanese band
• Versus (film), a cult Japanese action film
• Versus (journal), an Italian semiotics journal
• Final Fantasy Versus XIII, an action role-playing game for the Sony PlayStation 3
• Versus programming language, scripting language used with Visual IRC

across, adverse to, against, at cross-purposes with, athwart, con, confronting, contra, counter to, dead against, en route to, facing, fronting, headed for, in conflict with, in front of, in opposition to, in passage to, in transit to, on, on route to, opposed to, opposite to, over against, to, toward, towards, up, upon, vis-a-vis