versus
/ˈvəːsəs
/(abbreviation v, v., or vs)
preposition
1Against (especially in sporting and legal use): England versus Australia...
- Liverpool versus Manchester United games are always big matches, for the players and the fans.
- Red Kitching thinks that the Liverpool versus Newcastle United tie could end a managerial career.
- The Yankee pen has been shaky all year and needed El Duque to get a big out versus Oakland.
1.1As opposed to; in contrast to: weighing up the pros and cons of organic versus inorganic produce...
- Policy considerations of crime control versus due process come into play.
- There are numerous fixtures featuring the desperate versus the indifferent.
- In the snooker handicap final it was another case of youth versus experience.
Origin
Late Middle English: from a medieval Latin use of Latin versus 'towards'.