vpreposition
also v. uk/viː/us/viː/v preposition (AGAINST)
also vs. used to show the two sides involved in a court case:
the 1973 Supreme Court decision, Roe v Wade
UK also vs. used to show who is competing in a game:
Newcastle United v Wigan
UK also vs. used to compare two things or ideas, especially when you have to choose between them:
I need to consider the advantages v the disadvantages.
Synonym
versus
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Opposing & against
- anti
- anti-
- antithesis
- boycott
- bugger, sod, etc. this for a lark! idiom
- conscientious objector
- counter
- defy
- detractor
- down with...! idiom
- foam pie
- go against sth/sb
- object
- objection
- objector
- oppose
- opposing
- point of order
- run against sb/sth
- stand
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
People appearing in court
Competing in sport
Competing and contending (non-sporting)
v preposition (VERY)
UK written abbreviation for very:
The teacher wrote "v good" on my essay.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: very & extreme
- abject
- awful
- badly
- beyond
- classic
- classical
- devastating
- drop dead! idiom
- eminently
- esp
- especially
- heartily
- impossibly
- rather
- sheer
- specially
- supremely
- thoroughly
- whole
- wide
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v preposition (SEE)
UK written abbreviation for vide
vnoun
also v. uk/viː/us/viː/written abbreviation for verb
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Linguistics: parts of speech
- abstract noun
- adj
- adjective
- adjunct
- adv
- article
- collective noun
- common noun
- conj
- conjunction
- connective
- definite article
- determiner
- indefinite article
- interjection
- noun phrase
- part of speech
- prep
- preposition
- proper noun
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