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verso

toward

preposition VEHR-soh Common

Origin: from Latin 'versus'

Also means

around

Usage Note

Verso points 'toward' a place or, with times, means 'around': verso le otto ('around eight'). The identical noun verso also means a line of poetry or an animal's cry, so context decides.

Examples

"Camminiamo verso il mare."

Natural Translation

We walk toward the sea.

Literal Translation

We-walk toward the sea.

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