versus B2 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˈvɝsəs/ UK /ˈvɜːsəs/ See IPA manual Freq #5587 Meanings 1 prep Against; used to show two sides competing or opposing each other. Tonight's match is Brazil versus Argentina. 2 prep Compared with; as opposed to. We had to weigh the cost versus the benefits. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 prep · against; used to show two... vsvs. Word family Related forms convertevertinvertsubvertversevertex Etymology AI details From Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”). *wert- Proto-Indo-European versus Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # versus **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** prep **IPA (US):** /ˈvɝsəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈvɜːsəs/ **Frequency rank:** 5587 ## Meanings 1. Against; used to show two sides competing or opposing each other. 2. Compared with; as opposed to. ## Examples - Tonight's match is Brazil versus Argentina. - We had to weigh the cost versus the benefits. ## Related Forms - convert - evert - invert - subvert - verse - vertex ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *wert- - Root: versus ## Etymology From Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”). ## AI Etymology Versus is from Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”). The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *wert-, Middle English versus, Latin versus. In present-day use, it can mean against; used to show two sides competing or opposing each other, or compared with; as opposed to. ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown