versus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Preposition 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Italian 2.1 Preposition 3 Latin 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Participle 3.3.1 Inflection 3.3.2 Related terms 3.4 Adverb 3.4.1 Descendants 3.5 Noun 3.5.1 Inflection 3.5.2 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin versus (“‘against, turned’”), past participle of vertere (“‘turn, change, overthrow, destroy’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈvɜːsəs/
• (US) IPA: /ˈvɝsəs/, /ˈvɝsəz/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)səs

[edit] Preposition

versus

1. against, in opposition to.

   It is the Colts versus the Bears in the Super Bowl.

2. compared with, as opposed to.
   • 2005, Robert E. Weiss, Modeling Longitudinal Data, Springer, ISBN 978-0-387-40271-0, page 104:

     If, for example, we select random people entering a workout gym, versus if we pick random people entering a hospital, we will get very different samples.

[edit] Synonyms

• vs.

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• vertex
• subvert
• invert
• convert
• evert

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Preposition

versus

1. versus

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Etymology

From the perfect passive participle of vertō (“‘turn’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈwer.sus/

[edit] Participle

versus m. (feminine versa, neuter versum); first/second declension

1. turned, changed, having been turned.

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	versus	versa	versum		versī	versae	versa
genitive	versī	versae	versī		versōrum	versārum	versōrum
dative	versō	versae	versō		versīs	versīs	versīs
accusative	versum	versam	versum		versōs	versās	versa
ablative	versō	versā	versō		versīs	versīs	versīs
vocative	verse	versa	versum		versī	versae	versa

[edit] Related terms

• adversus
• revertor
• trānsversus
• versiō
• vertō

[edit] Adverb

versus (not comparable)

1. towards, turned to or in the direction of, facing

[edit] Descendants

• English: versus
• French: vers
• Italian: verso, versus

[edit] Noun

versus (genitive versūs); m, fourth declension

1. a furrow (turned earth)
2. a verse, a line

   Si versus horum duorum poetarum neglegetis, magna parte litterarum carebitis.

   If you neglect the verses of these two poets, you will miss a great part of literature.

3. (dance) a turn, step

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	versus	versūs
genitive	versūs	versuum
dative	versuī	versibus
accusative	versum	versūs
ablative	versū	versibus
vocative	versus	versūs

[edit] Descendants

• English: verse
• French: vers
• Italian: verso