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vers
/vɛʁ/
toward
Il se dirige vers la porte.
He is heading toward the door.
general
Indicates direction or movement toward a place or person.
Elle regarde vers le ciel.
She is looking toward the sky.
Can be used with both physical and metaphorical movement.
general
Used to indicate a time or period in the future.
Vers minuit, il est rentré.
Around midnight, he came back.
Often translates to 'around' or 'toward' in English.
Collocations
vers le hauttoward the topvers le bastoward the bottomvers l'avanttoward the frontvers l'arrièretoward the back
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Pro Tip
Directional Use
Use 'vers' to indicate movement toward a place or person.
Temporal Use
Use 'vers' to indicate a time or period in the future, often translating to 'around' or 'toward' in English.
Gold Rule
Prepositional Use
'Vers' is always followed by a noun or pronoun, often with an article.
Word Origin
From Old French 'vers', from Latin 'versus', meaning 'toward'.
Usage Notes
Can be used with both literal and figurative movement. Often used with 'le', 'la', or 'l'' to specify direction.
Word Breakdown
vers
toward
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