versus

Signification (Anglais)

1. Against; in opposition to.
2. Compared with, as opposed to.
3. 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).

Concepts

contre

face à

relation

variation

versus

rapport

en fonction de

Synonymes

against

as opposed to

vs

🆚

vs.

🆚

contra

contrast

in comparison with

in contrast to

on

🔛

opposite

per

comparing to

at

compare

compared to

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈvɜːsəs/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: versus

In summary

From Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”).