VERSUS Definition & Meaning

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versus

[ vur-suhs, -suhz ]

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preposition

against (used especially to indicate an action brought by one party against another in a court of law, or to denote competing teams or players in a sports contest):
Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy.
as compared to or as one of two choices; in contrast with: : v., vs.
traveling by plane versus traveling by train.

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preposition

(esp in a competition or lawsuit) against; in opposition to vesp USvs
as opposed to; in contrast with

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of versus¹

First recorded in 1400–50; Late Middle English, from Latin: literally, “towards,” i.e., “turned so as to face (something), opposite, over against,” originally past participle of vertere “to turn”; verse

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of versus¹

C15: from Latin: turned (in the direction of), opposite, from vertere to turn

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"It's not worth the momentary fun versus stress for potentially the rest of your life," she says.

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“With it potentially being a 50% tariff versus a 25% tariff like it was before, that might be a number I cannot absorb,” he said.

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My strategy isn't really to focus on this one versus one, or if it opens up to multiple candidates, one versus five, or whatever we're doing type strategy.

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What do you prioritize when creating a Theatre for Young Audiences production versus your other work?

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This play isn’t even about the most physically exciting time in his life; it’s about when he was first moved to the U.S. and was discovering his philosophy of dealing with obstacles and learning that there’s a way through them versus battering at them.

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