vers

Vers is a term with multiple, language-specific meanings. In French, vers is a preposition meaning toward or facing, as in vers la gare (toward the station). It is also a noun meaning a line of poetry, i.e., a verse; in literary discussions, vers libre refers to free verse. In Dutch, vers means fresh or newly prepared and is commonly used to describe food, dairy products, or other perishables.

In English-language contexts, the closest parallel to vers in the sense of opposition is the Latin versus, used in legal case names to denote opposition (as in Roe v. Wade). In English, this is typically written as vs. or v.; the standalone form vers is not standard for this meaning.

Because vers has distinct meanings in different languages, its interpretation depends on context, including language, region, and the subject matter being discussed.