vs

See also: VS, Vs, Vˢ, vs., v's, v.s., and V's

English

Preposition

vs

1. Alternative form of vs..

Pronoun

vs

1. Obsolete typography of us.

Noun

vs

1. plural of v

Usage notes

• Opinions vary regarding the use of apostrophes when forming the plurals of letters of the alphabet. New Fowler’s Modern English Usage, after noting that the usage has changed, states on page 602 that “after letters an apostrophe is obligatory.” The 17th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.15, “To aid comprehension, lowercase letters form the plural with an apostrophe and an s”. The Oxford Style Manual on page 116 advocates the use of common sense.

Anagrams

• S/V, s.v., SV, S.V.

French

Alternative forms

• versus (full form)
• vs. (sometimes proscribed)

Preposition

vs

1. vs.

Spanish

Preposition

vs

1. vs.

Vietnamese

Etymology

Confusedly borrowed from English vs (“versus”), based on the notion that it means “with” in pairing phrases.

Alternatively, this abbreviation can be explained as the S key corresponds to dấu sắc (“acute accent”) in the Telex typing method.

Preposition

vs

1. (text messaging) abbreviation of với (“with; along with; and”)