versus UK /ˈvɜːsəs/US /ˈvɝsəs/preposition 6/ˈvɝs/ verb 2forms 3 preposition6 •against, when two sides meet in a game, a fight or a legal caseIt is the Packers versus the Steelers in the Super Bowl. •Bringing a legal action against, as used in the title of a court case in which the first party indicates the plaintiff (or appellant or the like), and the second indicates the defendant (or respondent or the like).Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kans. •Compared with, as opposed to.If, for example, we select random people entering a workout gym, versus if we pick random people entering a hospital, we will get very different samples. — 2005 •Mashed up with. •Indicating one group or artist remixing another. •Interacting with, especially to record reactions versus /ˈvɝs/ verb2 •To face in competition •To fight formsversused · versusing · versuses