vers
French, preposition/vɛʁ/
vers is spelled V-E-R-S (4 letters) and appears 447 times per million words in written French, the 186th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vers is a French preposition meaning “towards” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a plural of ver. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “En direction de”.
What does vers mean in English?
preposition
- 1
towards
- 2
to
Elle a traduit les paroles de sa chanson préférée du français vers l'anglais.
- 3
around, circa (with a date or time)
Pouvez-vous nous attendre jusque vers midi ?
noun
- 1
masculineverse
noun
- 1
masculineplural of ver
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Suite de mots rythmés selon la quantité, l’accentuation, le nombre des syllabes ou le retour de la rime. 2. L'ensemble de la poésie d'un auteur ou d'une école.
preposition: 1. En direction de. 2. . 3. Du côté de (sans mouvement). 4. Aux environs de, aux alentours de.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce vers?
- /vɛʁ/
- /vɛʁ.z‿/
- \vɛʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vers
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vers in French?
vers appears 447 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).