verst

or verste, werste

[ vurst, verst ]

/ vɜrst, vɛrst /

noun

a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3,500 feet, or 0.6629 mile (1.067 kilometers).

Origin of verst

First recorded in 1545–55; from French verste or German Werst, from Russian verstá; Old Russian vĭrsta “age, agemate, pair, measure of length,” cognate with Czech vrstva “layer, stratum, bed,” Polish warstwa “layer, coating, sheet,” Serbo-Croatian vŕsta “sort, kind, species,” Old Church Slavonic vrĭsta “age, time of life,” from unrecorded Slavic vĭrsta “turn, bend,” from the Proto-Indo-European extended root vert- “to turn, wind,” source of Latin vertere “to turn,” and English suffix -ward; see convert¹, verse

Words nearby verst

versioning, vers libre, vers-librist, vers-libriste, verso, verst, versus, vert, vertebr-, vertebra, vertebra dentata

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Example sentences from the Web for verst

When he had gone a verst his strength gave out, his feet were sore.
A Russian Proprietor|Lyof N. Tolstoi
At that moment, a noise was heard on the road, about half a verst distant.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
Akm escorted them for about half a verst; he was obliged to go to the mill.
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories|Ivn Turgnieff
Shortly after leaving Kharcoff, one day our march was thirty versts (a verst is three-quarters of a mile English).
A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure|Timothy Gowing

This I could not refuse; but he rode very slowly, and made the verst a very long one.
Fred Markham in Russia|W. H. G. Kingston

British Dictionary definitions for verst

verst

/ (vɛəst, vɜːst) /

noun

a unit of length, used in Russia, equal to 1.067 kilometres (0.6629 miles)

Word Origin for verst

C16: from French verste or German Werst, from Russian versta line

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单词	verst
释义	verst or verste, werste [ vurst, verst ] / vɜrst, vɛrst / noun a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3,500 feet, or 0.6629 mile (1.067 kilometers). Origin of verst First recorded in 1545–55; from French verste or German Werst, from Russian verstá; Old Russian vĭrsta “age, agemate, pair, measure of length,” cognate with Czech vrstva “layer, stratum, bed,” Polish warstwa “layer, coating, sheet,” Serbo-Croatian vŕsta “sort, kind, species,” Old Church Slavonic vrĭsta “age, time of life,” from unrecorded Slavic vĭrsta “turn, bend,” from the Proto-Indo-European extended root vert- “to turn, wind,” source of Latin vertere “to turn,” and English suffix -ward; see convert¹, verse Words nearby verst versioning, vers libre, vers-librist, vers-libriste, verso, verst, versus, vert, vertebr-, vertebra, vertebra dentata Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for verst When he had gone a verst his strength gave out, his feet were sore. A Russian Proprietor\|Lyof N. Tolstoi At that moment, a noise was heard on the road, about half a verst distant. Michael Strogoff\|Jules Verne Akm escorted them for about half a verst; he was obliged to go to the mill. The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories\|Ivn Turgnieff Shortly after leaving Kharcoff, one day our march was thirty versts (a verst is three-quarters of a mile English). A Soldier's Experience or A Voice from the Ranks: Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure\|Timothy Gowing This I could not refuse; but he rode very slowly, and made the verst a very long one. Fred Markham in Russia\|W. H. G. Kingston British Dictionary definitions for verst verst / (vɛəst, vɜːst) / noun a unit of length, used in Russia, equal to 1.067 kilometres (0.6629 miles) Word Origin for verst C16: from French verste or German Werst, from Russian versta line Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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