{
    "term": "versus",
    "partOfSpeech": "preposition",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "used to show that two teams or sides are against each other",
            "labels": "(sport or law)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It is France versus Brazil in the final."
                },
                {
                    "text": "in the case of the State versus Ford"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: other sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "used to compare two different ideas, choices, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It was the promise of better job opportunities versus the inconvenience of moving away and leaving her friends."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Preferences and decisions"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːsəs/",
                "audio": "ve/versus/versus__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈvɜːrsəs/",
                "audio": "ve/versus/versus__us_1_rr.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from a medieval Latin use of Latin versus ‘towards’."
}