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%

601

Estonia

57%

28%

14%

Switzerland

57%

28%

14%

the United States

44%

47%

France

38%

51%

Germany

31%

55%

194

Poland

30%

47%

16%

1333

Russia

23%

29%

14%

32%

Austria

21%

64%

14%

the United Kingdom

18%

58%

14%

Spain

14%

77%

710

Ukraine

13%

40%

13%

33%

the Netherlands

12%

75%

12%

Argentina

90%

China

53%

23%

15%

Belgium

80%

13%

Brazil

82%

11%

Mexico

95%

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