versus.
Against; in opposition to.
Meaning & usage
Against; in opposition to.
It is the Packers versus the Steelers in the Super Bowl.
Compared with, as opposed to.
Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.
Interacting with, especially to record reactions
Mashed up with.
Kiss Me Thru The Phone vs. Last Friday Night
Indicating one group or artist remixing another.
The Auteurs vs. μ-Ziq
Where this word comes from
From Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”).
To face in competition
To fight
Where this word comes from
From Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”).
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