What is the literal meaning of Latin “versus”?

towards

against

with

in front of

Literally, “versus” means "in the direction of". The word is often erroneously used in English for "against", probably as the truncation of "adversus"

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Australia

75%

25%

Republic of Ireland

66%

26%

Italy

60%

12%

20%

614

Switzerland

57%

28%

14%

Estonia

57%

28%

14%

the United States

50%

42%

France

38%

51%

Germany

37%

50%

212

Poland

30%

47%

16%

1361

Russia

23%

29%

14%

32%

Austria

21%

64%

14%

the United Kingdom

18%

59%

14%

Spain

14%

77%

710

Ukraine

13%

40%

13%

33%

the Netherlands

11%

76%

11%

Argentina

90%

China

53%

23%

15%

Belgium

81%

12%

Brazil

82%

11%

Mexico

95%

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