version
Pluralversions
Pluralversions
Formsversions, versioning, versioned
- 1One particular form of something, such as a numbered release of a computer program.
Like the same song sung by two different singers: each one sounds a little different.
I like the movie version of the book better than the original story.
She made a simple version of her grandmother's soup with fewer steps.
UsageSay a version of something.
- 2One person's way of telling what happened, which may not match another person's story.
Like two photos of the same place taken from different sides.
Her version of the argument was very different from his.
The police listened to each driver's version of the accident.
Similaraccount, story, interpretation, side, take
- 3A text that has been put into another language.
We read an English version of the famous French novel in class.
The instructions include a Spanish version for readers who do not know English.
UsageSay an English version of a book.
Similartranslation, rendering, rendition
Oppositeoriginal
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Less common meanings
- 4To store a file in a system that keeps its earlier saved copies, so you can go back to them.
Like keeping every old draft of your homework instead of throwing the drafts away.
Our team versions every document so we can see old changes.
You should version your files so you never lose your work.
UsageOften in versioned files or a versioning system.
- 5A school exercise in which students wrote in a foreign language.
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- 6A change from one form, state, or direction into another.
The version of air into water.
1627, Francis [Bacon], Sylua SyluarumHere, version means a change, turning air into water.External cephalic version is a process by which a breech baby can sometimes be turned from buttocks or foot first to head first.
Here, version means turning, changing the baby's position.Note
- 7A recording of a song with the singing removed, used so someone can sing or talk over it.
- 8A movement in which both eyes turn together in the same direction.
- 9A condition in which the womb leans away from its usual position without bending.
- 10A treatment where a doctor or midwife turns a baby inside its mother into a better position for birth.
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Origin
From Latin "vertō," meaning "I turn," through Medieval Latin and Middle French. Used in English since the 16th century.
Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 3 facts
- The word derives from Latin vertō through Medieval Latin and Middle French. en.wiktionary.org
- Latin vertō means "I turn." en.wiktionary.org
- The word has been used in English since the 16th century. en.wiktionary.org