versatile C1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈvɝ.sə.təl/ UK /ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/ See IPA manual Freq #22543 Meanings 1 adj Able to do many different things well She is a versatile musician who can play five instruments. 2 adj Having many different uses Eggs are a versatile ingredient that work in both sweet and savoury dishes. Thesaurus Word family Derived forms versversatility Common collocations versatile writer Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”). *wert- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # versatile **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈvɝ.sə.təl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/ **Frequency rank:** 22543 ## Meanings 1. Able to do many different things well 2. Having many different uses ## Examples - She is a versatile musician who can play five instruments. - Eggs are a versatile ingredient that work in both sweet and savoury dishes. ## Derived Forms - vers - versatility ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *wert- ## Etymology From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”). ## AI Etymology Versatile is from Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”). In present-day use, it can mean able to do many different things well, or having many different uses. Derived formations include vers and versatility. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown