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versusver‧sus /ˈvɜːsəs $ ˈvɜːr-/ ●●○ preposition versusOrigin: 1400-1500 Medieval Latin ‘toward, against’, from Latin vertere; ➔ VERSE - It's a friendly game - the women versus the men.
- She will earn $2500 per month under the new plan, versus $2400 under the old one.
- the Broncos versus New England
- The story revolves around the classic theme of love versus duty.
- the Supreme Court decision in Brown versus the Board of Education
- Yesterday in the semi-final we saw Sampras versus Henman.
to play against someone else► play (against) · Barcelona will play Milan in the final.· This was McDaniel's first game playing against his former teammates.play tennis/golf/chess etc with somebody · Dad's out playing golf with Barry this morning.play somebody at tennis/golf etc British · I'm playing Andy at tennis this afternoon. ► face also take on to play against a person or team, especially one that will be difficult to beat - used in newspapers and broadcasts: · Tomorrow, Jane Wilkes, a first-round qualifier, takes on the world number one, Monica Seles.· UCLA will face North Carolina tonight at Pauley Pavilion. ► give somebody a game British informal to play a game against another person, especially when it is not a serious or important game: · If you want to play chess ask Maria -- she'll give you a game. ► versus against another person or team: · Yesterday in the semi-final we saw Sampras versus Henman.· It's a friendly game - the women versus the men. ► vs. also v British written abbreviation of versus: · Today's games include the Chicago Bulls vs. the Boston Celtics.· Gascoigne was back in the UK, to play in the England v France match. 1 (written abbreviation v. British English, vs. American English) used to show that two people or teams are competing against each other in a game or court case: the New York Knicks versus the LA Lakers the Supreme Court decision in Roe vs. Wade2used when comparing the advantages of two different things, ideas etc SYN against: The finance minister must weigh up the benefits of a tax cut versus those of increased public spending. |