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versus
versusagainst; as compared to; in contrast with: a partial compromise versus total defeat
Not to be confused with:verses – stanzas; poems or pieces of poetry: She recited verses from her latest poem.ver·sus V0070900 (vûr′səs, -səz)prep.1. Abbr. v. or vs. In conflict or competition with; against: the plaintiff versus the defendant; Michigan versus Ohio State.2. As the alternative to or in contrast with: "freedom of information versus invasion of privacy" (Ian Hamilton).
[Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin, turned, toward, from past participle of vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]versus (ˈvɜːsəs) prep1. (esp in a competition or lawsuit) against; in opposition to. Abbreviation: v or Abbreviationvs (esp US)2. as opposed to; in contrast with[C15: from Latin: turned (in the direction of), opposite, from vertere to turn]ver•sus (ˈvɜr səs, -səz)
prep. 1. against (used esp. to join names of parties in a legal case or competing teams or players in a sports contest): Smith versus Jones; Army versus Navy. 2. as compared to; in contrast with: traveling by plane versus traveling by train. Abbr.: v., vs. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin: towards, i.e., turned so as to face (something), orig. past participle of vertere to turn; see verse] Thesaurusversuspreposition1. as opposed to Profits are up by only 15% versus the 25% we expected.2. against, v. Italy versus Japan is turning out to be a well matched competition.Translationsversus (ˈvəːsəs) preposition (often abbreviated to v or vs when written) against. the England v Wales rugby match. 對... （比赛等中）对... versus
brains and brawnMental acuity or intelligence and great power or physical strength, considered together. Our star football player got into an Ivy League school because he has brains and brawn.See also: and, brain, brawnbrains versus brawnMental acuity or intelligence in contrast to great power or physical strength. This isn't a case of brains versus brawn—you need both intelligence and physical strength in a situation like this.See also: brain, brawn, versusshirts and skinsslang A way to designate the players on two different teams in a casual sports game in which the teams do not have uniforms. The "skins" are the players who remove their shirts (thus exposing their skin). Come on, guys, we don't have all day—let's just do shirts and skins and start playing!See also: and, shirt, skinbrains and/versus brawn intelligence and/compared with physical strength: In this job you need both brains and brawn.See also: and, brain, brawn, versusEncyclopediaSeeVs.Versus
Related to Versus: Versus VersaceVersus[Latin, Against.] A designation used in the caption of a lawsuit to indicate the opposite positions taken by the parties. In the title of a lawsuit, the plaintiff's name appears first; the word versus follows; then the defendant's name appears, as in "A versus B." Versus is commonly abbreviated vs. or v. VERSUS. Against; as A B versus C D. This is usually abbreviated v. FinancialSeeVSee V
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