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%
6%
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flagItaly
60%
12%
4%
20%
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flagSwitzerland
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flagthe United States
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37%
1%
5%
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flagEstonia
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31%
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12%
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flagFrance
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51%
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9%
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flagGermany
37%
49%
5%
5%
217
flagPoland
30%
47%
5%
16%
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flagthe United Kingdom
23%
54%
7%
14%
55
flagAustria
23%
62%
0%
13%
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flagRussia
23%
29%
14%
32%
34
flagthe Netherlands
21%
68%
10%
0%
19
flagSpain
14%
77%
4%
3%
710
flagUkraine
13%
40%
13%
33%
15
flagArgentina
9%
90%
0%
0%
21
flagChina
7%
53%
23%
15%
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flagBelgium
6%
81%
12%
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flagBrazil
5%
82%
0%
11%
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flagMexico
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95%
2%
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