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

59%

12%

21%

585

Switzerland

58%

33%

Estonia

57%

28%

14%

the United States

38%

51%

France

38%

51%

Poland

30%

47%

16%

1311

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26%

60%

176

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23%

29%

14%

32%

Austria

21%

64%

14%

the United Kingdom

17%

58%

15%

Spain

14%

77%

710

Ukraine

13%

40%

13%

33%

the Netherlands

12%

75%

12%

Argentina

90%

China

53%

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Belgium

80%

13%

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95%

Brazil

86%

13%

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