Meaning
6 sensesAgainst; in opposition to.
It is the Packers versus the Steelers in the Super Bowl.
gegen, im Gegensatz zu, contra
про́тивprótiv
Compared with, as opposed to.
gegenüber, vergleiche, vgl.
в сравне́нии сv sravnénii s, по сравне́нию сpo sravnéniju s
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).
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.
Interacting with, especially to record reactions
Mashed up with.
Kiss Me Thru The Phone vs. Last Friday Night
Indicating one group or artist remixing another.
The Auteurs vs. μ-Ziq
Examples
17 sentencesThe exchange rate of the dollar versus the euro has declined.
deDer Wechselkurs des Dollars zum Euro ist gefallen.
When would you use a graph database versus a relational database?
Please don't worry about the finer details of free vs mis-translation.
The battle for this country isn’t right or left, it’s normal versus crazy.
What's the effect of taking the medication orally versus applying it as eye drops?
deWie wirkt das Medikament, wenn es nicht in Form von Augentropfen, sondern oral verabreicht wird?
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertFrom Middle English versus, borrowed from Latin versus (“facing”), past participle of vertere (“to turn, change, overthrow, destroy”).
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