Betydelse av versus på svenska

• 0 used to say that one team or person is competing against another:

  • Tomorrow's game is Newcastle versus Arsenal.

  • Abortion was legalized nationally in the United States following the Roe versus Wade case.

  • private education versus state education

• 1 (used to show the names of two teams or sides) against:

  • The next soccer match is Mexico versus the United States.

  • fig. It was a question of artistic integrity versus love of money, and money won.

• 2 used when comparing two ideas, opinions, etc.:

  • Economists were forecasting another sharp decline in the dollar versus the euro before year end.

• 3 used to show that two different people, groups, organizations, etc. are against each other in a competition, legal case, etc.:

  • A father versus son battle for control of one of Britain's largest home builders is under way at the construction group.

  • The Supreme Court's Brown vs. Board of Education decision is one of the most famous in US legal history.