versus
To face in competitionTo face in competition
» The exchange rate of the dollar versus the euro has declined.
Der Wechselkurs des Dollars zum Euro ist gefallen. — Esperantostern
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2 sensesTo face in competition
To fight
Examples
17 sentencesThe exchange rate of the dollar versus the euro has declined.
deDer Wechselkurs des Dollars zum Euro ist gefallen. — Esperantostern
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? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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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Forms
versuses, versusing, versused, versusedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.