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[Verb] | "verse"
1: to make verse : versify
2: to tell or celebrate in verse
3: to turn into verse
Origin: before 12th century ;
Middle English versen, in part verbal derivative of vers, fers {see: |verse:1|verse:1} in part going back to Old English fersian "to versify," verbal derivative of fers {see: |verse:1|verse:1};
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[Verb] | "versing"
1: to give information to;
* e.g., " ... while in prison, he versed himself in the rights of the incarcerated "
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# 1 - { versing:1549672 }
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[ "versing" ]
1: The verb form of the word "verses". It should be used like this: "Did you see that match? It was red verses blue!"
* e.g., ... Are you versing him later?
[ "versing" ]
2: However more people use it the innocorect way: "Are you versing him later?" Let me just tell you all that THIS IS NOT A WORD. Its not even slang! Its just stupid!
* e.g., ... Its just me verses him.
# 2 - { versing:10611672 }
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[ "versing" ]
1: The gerund form of the "verb" "verse."
Presumably caused by people assuming that versus is spelled "verses" and is the present tense of a verb... but it's latin.
* e.g., ... I'm versing him later in Smash Brothers.
# 3 - { versing:2008981 }
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[ "versing" ]
1: competing, playing against.
* e.g., ... The Lions are versing the Packers on Sunday.
[ "versing" ]
2: Derived from the common term "vs." in video games where choices are either 1 Player or 2 Player (commonly listed as "vs.").
[ "versing" ]
3: This usage, while considered incorrect by many, is extremely common with young people due to their familiarity with video games.
# 4 - { versing:932760 }
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[ "versing" ]
1: To describe an athletic contest between two teams, particulary if it involves a Mets team, or a college football team.
* e.g., ... Who are you versing tonight in the baseball contest?
# 5 - { the verse:1554981 }
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[ "the verse" ]
1: the Uiverse as described in the series Firefly created by Joss Whedon
* e.g., ... No power in the verse can stop me. (Said by Mal first then Kaylee, but River adopted it after she single-handedly stopped Niska's men from boarding Serenity.)
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[ "the verse" ]
1: Slang ala Firefly for 'universe.'
* e.g., ... "No force in the verse can stop me."
# 7 - { Versing:5101048 }
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[ "Versing" ]
1: The action of writing verses of a poem with another person, versing and taking turns, you go i go
* e.g., ... Fool #1: I'm rippling the horizon
Like a ravenous lion
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[ "verse" ]
1: A.K.A. the Universe.
* e.g., ... Ain't them Reavers just the most impolite folks in the whole goddamn verse
# 9 - { Versed:5602084 }
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[ "Versed" ]
1: (ver-ss-ed) Saying someone played against someone/thing
* e.g., ... Did you see the game where the Patriots versed the Cowboys?
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[ "verse" ]
1: v. verse, versed, versing
* e.g., ... I versed Michael in Street Fighter 2; needless to say, I won handily.
[ "verse" ]
2: to face off in a competitive two-player video game. The verb form of the word "versus," "vs." or "v."
* e.g., ... I can't, Mom, I'm busy versing Tom in Mario Golf at the moment!
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