versus — English Dictionary

Preposition

1. Against; in opposition to.

   Synonyms

   vsvs.

   Examples

   It is the Packers versus the Steelers in the Super Bowl.

2. Compared with, as opposed to.

   Examples

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   In polling by the Pew Research Center in November 2008, fully half the respondents thought the two parties would cooperate more in the coming year, versus only 36 percent who thought the climate would grow more adversarial.

   If, for example, we select random people entering a workout gym, versus if we pick random people entering a hospital, we will get very different samples.

3. 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).

   Synonyms

   v

   Examples

   Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans.

4. Interacting with, especially to record reactions

5. Mashed up with.

   Examples

   Kiss Me Thru The Phone vs. Last Friday Night

6. Indicating one group or artist remixing another.

   Examples

   The Auteurs vs. μ-Ziq

Verb

1. To face in competition

2. To fight