• (US)IPA^(key):/vɝs/

• Audio(US):

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vers (notcomparable)

1. (LGBTQslang) Willing to take either apenetrative (top) orreceptive (bottom) role in anal sex.

   Synonym:(India)double-decker

2. (BDSMslang)Short forversatile.

vers

1. Abbreviation ofversine orversed sine.

• versin

vers

1. plural ofver

• vers de societe
• vers-librist

• ERVs,Serv.,VREs,revs,serv,serv.

FromDutchvers, fromMiddle Dutchvers, fromOld Dutchvers, fromLatinversus.

• IPA^(key):/fɛːrs/

vers (pluralverse,diminutiveversie)

1. Averse, astanza.
2. A shortpoem.
3. Averse; aline,sentence or similarly shortpassage of atext, usually inprose.

FromLatinversō. CompareRomanianvărsa,vars.

versfirst-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicativeviarse,past participlevãrsate)

1. Alternative form ofversu

• vãrsari
• vãrsat
• vãrsãture

• dãpun
• vom
• tor

Borrowed fromLatinversus(“line, row”).Doublet ofbes andves.

• IPA^(key):(Central)[ˈbɛrs]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic,Valencia)[ˈvɛrs]

vers m (pluralversos)

1. verse,poem

• versar

Borrowed fromLatinversus(“toward, facing”).

• IPA^(key):(Central)[ˈbɛrs]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic,Valencia)[ˈvers]

vers

1. (literary)towards(in the direction of)

   Synonyms:envers,devers

2. (literary)towards(in relation to)
3. (literary)towards(located approximately next to)

• invers
• versus

• IPA^(key):(Central)[ˈbɛrs]
• IPA^(key):(Balearic)[ˈvərs]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈvers]

vers

1. masculineplural ofver

• “vers” inDiccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició,Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

FromLatinversus.

vers n (singular definiteverset,plural indefinitevers)

1. verse(in songs)
2. single line in poem

   tredjevers i femte strofe

   the thirdline of the fifth stanza

3. the format ofmeter,verse, as opposed toprose

   Det var før i tiden almindeligt at skrive aviser påvers.

   Previously, it was normal to write newspapers inverse.

The first definition is common among layfolk, while the second is used otherwise.

• (single line):verselinje

• “vers” inDen Danske Ordbog
• “vers” inOrdbog over det danske Sprog

• IPA^(key):/vɛrs/

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• Hyphenation:vers
• Rhymes:-ɛrs

FromMiddle Dutchversch, fromOld Dutch*fersk,*frisk, fromProto-West Germanic*frisk, fromProto-Germanic*friskaz, fromProto-Indo-European*preysk-.Doublet offris.

Cognate withGermanfrisch,West Frisianfarsk,Englishfresh,Danishfersk,Norwegian Bokmålfersk,Swedishfärsk.

vers (comparativeverser,superlativemeest versorverst)

1. fresh

• (obsolete)versch

• Afrikaans:vars
• Negerhollands:versch

FromMiddle Dutchvers, fromOld Dutchvers, fromLatinversus.

vers n (pluralverzen,diminutiveversje n)

1. averse, astanza
2. a shortpoem
3. verse(poetic form with fixed rhyme and meter)
4. averse; aline,sentence or similarly shortpassage of atext, usually inprose

• versregel

• Afrikaans:vers
• Negerhollands:vaers

• IPA^(key):/vɛʁ/
• IPA^(key):/vɛʁ.z‿/(optional liaison, but rare and discouraged)

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• Homophones:vair,vairs,ver,verre,verrent,verres,vert,verts
• Rhymes:-ɛʁ

FromLatinversus (past participle ofvertere).^[1] Cognate toItalianverso(preposition).Doublet ofversus.

vers

1. towards
2. to

   Elle a traduit les paroles de sa chanson préférée du françaisvers l’anglais.

   She translated the lyrics of her favorite song from Frenchto English.

3. around,circa (with a date or time)

   Pouvez-vous nous attendre jusquevers midi ?

   Can you wait for us untilabout noon?

FromLatinversus.

vers m (pluralvers)

1. verse

• vers libre

vers m

1. plural ofver

• “vers”, inTrésor de la langue française informatisé[Digitized Treasury of the French Language],2012.

Wikisource^hu

Borrowed fromLatinversus.^[1]

• IPA^(key):[ˈvɛrʃ]
• Rhymes:-ɛrʃ

vers (pluralversek)

1. verse,poem

   Synonyms:költemény,poéma

2. (obsolete)race(competition)

• versel
• verses
• versike

(Compound words):

• tájvers
• versfeldolgozás
• versszak

• vers inGéza Bárczi,László Országh,et al., editors,A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.Fifth ed., 1992:→ISBN.

vers

1. indefinitegenitivesingular ofver

Borrowed from Frenchvers, Italianverso. Decision no. 718, Progreso V.

• IPA^(key):/vɛrs/

vers

1. (physical sense)toward,towards, in the direction of

• ad

FromProto-Finnic*virci. Cognates includeFinnishvirsi andEstonianvirs.

• (Ala-Laukaa)IPA^(key):/ˈʋers/,[ˈʋe̞rz̠]
• (Soikkola)IPA^(key):/ˈʋers/,[ˈʋe̞rʒ̥]
• Rhymes:-ers
• Hyphenation:vers

vers

1. poem, traditionalsong

   laulaaverttä ―to singa folk poem

2. Short forkirkkovers(“psalm”).

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971)Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page657

Borrowed fromItalianverso and/orSicilianversu, fromLatinversus.

• IPA^(key):/vɛrs/

vers m (dualversejn,pluralversiorvrusorvrejjes,diminutivevrejjes)

1. verse
2. (figuratively)manner ofthinking

• ferrs,werse,veerce,wers,verse,verce

From a combination ofOld Frenchvers andOld Englishfers, both fromLatinversus.

• IPA^(key):/vɛrs/,/vɛːrs/,/fɛrs/

vers (pluralversesorvers)

1. Aline orpassage of a text or work:
   1. A line in apoem; part of astanza.
   2. A line in a non-poeticliterary work.
   3. A Biblicalverse, especially of apsalm.
   4. Amaxim or similar short phrase.
2. A largerportion of a text or work:
   1. Astanza; a group of lines equivalent to the proseparagraph.
   2. A portion of aliturgical prayer or recitation.
3. Verse,poetry; the poetic form and art as a whole.
4. (rare) Asyllable as a poeticunit.
5. (rare) Anarray of objects.

• verset
• versicle
• versifien
• versifiour

• English:verse
• Scots:varse(obsolete)

• “vers(e,n.”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007, retrieved2019-05-26.

FromOld Frenchvers.

vers

1. toward(s)

FromLatinversus andOld Norsevers.

vers n (definite singularverset,indefinite pluralvers,definite pluralversaorversene)

1. verse

• synge på siste verset

• “vers” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

FromOld Norsevers,versi, fromLatinversus.

• IPA^(key):/ʋɛrs/

vers n (definite singularverset,indefinite pluralvers,definite pluralversa)

1. verse

• “vers” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Latinversus(“verse; line (of poetry)”).

versoblique singular, m (oblique pluralvers,nominative singularvers,nominative pluralvers)

1. verse (poetry)
   • c.1150, Thomas d'Angleterre,Le Roman de Tristan, Champion Classiques edition,→ISBN, page182, lines2257–8:

     Seignurs, cest cunte est mult divers,
     e pur ço l'uni par mesvers

     Good sirs, this story is very diverse,
     and for this, I try to bring it together with my verses

• → Middle English:vers,ferrs,werse,veerce,wers,verse,verce
  • English:verse
  • Scots:varse(obsolete)
• Middle French:vers
  • French:vers

• vers on theAnglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Latinversus(“turned, changed, having been turned”).

vers

1. toward(s)

• Middle French:vers
  • French:vers

• vers on theAnglo-Norman On-Line Hub

vers

1. genitivesingular ofverr

vers m (oblique pluralvers,nominative singularvers,nominative pluralvers)

1. verse (poetry)

vers m (pluralvers)

1. verse

• verset

Borrowed fromFrenchvers,Italianverso,Latinversus.Doublet ofviers, which was inherited.

vers n (pluralversuri)

1. verse
2. lyric

• vȅrz

FromLatinversus. Compareversificírati /vèrsifikovati.

• IPA^(key):/ʋêrs/

vȅrs m (Cyrillic spellingве̏рс)

1. (archaic)verse

   Synonym:stȉh

• “vers”, inHrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian),2006–2025

FromLatinversus(“turning”).

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• Rhymes:-æʂ

vers c

1. verse (as opposed to prose)

   Antonym:prosa

   Han skriververs

   He writes inverse

   Julhälsningen var skriven påvers

   The Christmas greeting was written inverse

2. averse (of a song)

   Synonym:(rare)strof

   Andraversen i visan är rätt snuskig

   The secondverse of the song is pretty dirty

   Jag gillar gitarrspelet iversen

   I like the guitar playing inthe verse

3. (technical) astich (line of poetry)
4. (informal) astanza (of a poem)

   Synonym:strof

5. (informal, by extension) a (short)poem

   Han har skrivit envers till mig

   He has written apoem for me

6. averse (of the Bible)

   Den gyllene regeln står i Matteusevangeliet, kapitel 7,vers 12

   The golden rule is found in the gospel of Matthew, chapter 7,verse 12

• sjunga på sista versen
• versmått

• verserad

• dikt
• poem
• poesi
• rim
• refräng
• sång
• visa

• vers inSvensk ordbok (SO)
• vers inSvenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vers inSvenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• revs