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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flagAustralia
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flagRepublic of Ireland
66%
26%
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flagItaly
60%
12%
4%
20%
600
flagSwitzerland
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flagEstonia
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28%
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flagthe United States
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48%
1%
6%
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flagFrance
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51%
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flagPoland
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47%
5%
16%
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flagGermany
30%
56%
5%
5%
189
flagRussia
23%
29%
14%
32%
34
flagAustria
21%
64%
0%
14%
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flagthe United Kingdom
18%
58%
8%
14%
48
flagSpain
14%
77%
4%
3%
710
flagUkraine
13%
40%
13%
33%
15
flagthe Netherlands
12%
75%
12%
0%
16
flagArgentina
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90%
0%
0%
21
flagChina
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53%
23%
15%
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flagBelgium
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80%
13%
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flagMexico
2%
95%
2%
0%
81
flagBrazil
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86%
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13%
15