vice versa

adverb

: with the order changed : with the relations reversed : conversely

Examples of vice versa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Not every good film is necessarily a good time, and vice versa. Guy Lodge, Variety, 27 Mar. 2024 With the nation’s largest wireless network, and a fast-growing fiber network, there are opportunities to upsell fiber to wireless customers—both residential and business customers—and vice versa, which is why the company has invested some $145 billion in those networks over the last five years. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024 Arsenal might win at City and still not win the league, or vice versa. Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024 Any Android user who has texted an iPhone user, and vice versa, has no doubt experienced these issues. Jody Serrano, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024 That said, having personal cheerleaders to root for me (and vice versa) made a huge difference in my motivation. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Mar. 2024 There’s a fingerprint sensor on top of the device, a USB-C charging port, and an NFC chip to transfer funds between the app and the wallet (or vice versa). Emma Roth, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2024 In autoimmune and other diseases, cells that should not die do, and vice versa: Cells that should die don’t. Quanta Magazine, 6 Mar. 2024 As the viewer sees throughout the 12-episode series, good people can do bad things and vice versa. Dana Feldman, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1601, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of vice versa was in 1601

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Cite this Entry

“Vice versa.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vice%20versa. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

vice versa

adverb
vi·​ce ver·​sa
ˌvī-si-ˈvər-sə,
(ˈ)vīs-ˈvər-
: with the order turned around
exchange money for tokens, rather than vice versa
Etymology

from Latin vice versa "with the order turned around," from vice "in place of, instead" and versa, form of versus "turned," from vertere "to turn" — related to converse, reverse, versatile

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