version
noun OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈvɜːʃn/
/ˈvɜːrʒn/
- a form of something that is slightly different from an earlier form or from other forms of the same thing
- version of something the latest version of the software package
- an expanded version of the article
- The original/final version is vastly superior.
- a new/different/modified/revised version
- an earlier/a previous version
- an updated version of the app
- a print/an online version
- to create/produce/offer/release/use a version
- There are two versions of the game, a long one and a short one.
- the DVD version of the film
- This amended version of the bill went to the Senate.
- an edited version of her speech to the National Press Club in Canberra
- the full version of the report
- the de luxe/luxury version
- I've only played the version for PC.
- This is an edited version of the review.
Extra Examples- A future version of the camera is currently being developed.
- Keep a copy of the rough version of your essay.
- Only one newspaper printed the full version of the speech.
- The company will roll out an enhanced version of its operating system in the new year.
- The new version comes out in June.
- Theirs is a watered-down version of socialism.
- This is the official version of the painter's biography.
- You can download a free trial version from the website.
- a more advanced version of the initial concept
- versions for home users, businesses, and students
- an earlier version of this computer software
- the Japanese-language version of the software
- the final version of the architectural plans
- the less expensive generic version of the drug
- the latest version of the Volkswagen Golf
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- current
- latest
- modern
- …
- develop
- bring out
- come out with
- …
- be out
- come out
- be due out
- …
- a film, play, piece of music, etc. that is based on a particular piece of work but is in a different form, style or language
- version of something the film version of ‘War and Peace’
- The English version of the novel is due for publication next year.
- He also starred in the stage version.
- an animated version of the story
- an instrumental version of the song
- The piece also exists in a version for two pianos.
- an abridged version for children
- He wrote his own version of the legend.
Extra Examples- The film version does not live up to the original novel.
- The children read the novel in its abridged version.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- draft
- rough
- abridged
- …
- choreograph
- stage
- do
- …
- in a/the version
- a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people
- We have no way of knowing which version is true.
- version of what, how, etc… She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
- Their versions of how the accident happened conflict.
- version of something She agreed to give her version of events to journalists.
- Each side has its own version of the truth.
Synonyms reportreport- story
- account
- version
- report a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast:
- Are these newspaper reports true?
- story an account, often spoken, of what happened to somebody or of how something happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast:
- It was many years before the full story was made public.
- the front-page story
- account a written or spoken description of something that has happened:
- She gave the police a full account of the incident.
- version a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people:
- She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
- a report/story about something
- a brief/short report/story/account
- a full report/story/account/version
- a news report/story
- to give a(n) report/account/version
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- accurate
- faithful
- popular
- …
- somebody’s version of events
- somebody’s version of the story
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘translation’): from French, or from medieval Latin versio(n-), from Latin vertere ‘to turn’.