vice versa

adverb

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

Examples of vice versa in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web If scrub-jays are doing well, scrub habitat is doing well, and vice versa. Ryan Ballogg, Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2024 Because there’s a little bit of her in Maxine, and vice versa. Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 5 July 2024 One of the bonuses inside the upcoming iOS 18 is newfound support for the Rich Communication Services standard, which will let iPhone users send media-laden messages, with read receipts, to Android users (and vice versa, obviously). Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 26 June 2024 But even the players’ workout schedules didn’t align at times, with Jackson in South Florida and Bateman in Owings Mills during part of OTAs and vice versa. Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for vice versa 

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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 15 Jul. 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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