vers

¹ American  

[vurs] / vɜrs /

or, especially British, verse

adjective

Slang.

1. (in the LGBTQ community) being or relating to a person who is willing to take either a penetrative or a receptive role in a particular sexual act, especially anal intercourse.

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vers. ² American  

abbreviation

Trigonometry.

1. versed sine.

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vers British  

abbreviation

1. versed sine

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Etymology

Origin of vers

First recorded in 2005–10; shortened from versatile ( def. )

Example Sentences

"The reason we go to Newcastle is because this trial opened up and we were offered a space... so we didn't want to lose the opportunity," said Ms Vers.

From BBC

Lucy Vers' five-year-old son Elliot has Duchenne, the most common and severe form of muscular dystrophy.

From BBC

"It's pretty devastating. It changes your world upside down," said Ms Vers.

From BBC

Matthieu Latrasse, un pilote de ligne actuellement premier du classement des 277 000 joueurs, demande à voler vers des destinations où se trouvent des oeuvres d’Invader.

From New York Times

Balu’s new work recycles an image from his 2020 series, “Voyage Vers Mars,” exploring the tragedy of contemporary migration — portraying young people who risk their lives to cross the sea to get to Europe as astronauts leaving an Earth that has become uninhabitable to go to Mars.

From New York Times