vs

See also: 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

• There is some difference of opinion regarding the use of apostrophes in the pluralization of references to letters as symbols. 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 15th edition of The Chicago Manual of Style states in paragraph 7.16, "To avoid confusion, 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

• SV, s.v.

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French

Alternative forms

• versus (full form)
• vs. (nonstandard or misspelling)

Preposition

vs

1. vs.

Further reading

• “vs” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Spanish

Preposition

vs

1. vs.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Preposition

vs

1. Abbreviation of với (“with; along with”).