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Definition of version noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

version

noun
 
/ˈvɜːʃn/
 
/ˈvɜːrʒn/
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  1. a form of something that is slightly different from an earlier form or from other forms of the same thing
    • version of something the latest version of the software package
    • an expanded version of the article
    • The original/final version is vastly superior.
    • a new/different/modified/revised version
    • an earlier/a previous version
    • an updated version of the app
    • a print/an online version
    • to create/produce/offer/release/use a version
    • There are two versions of the game, a long one and a short one.
    • the DVD version of the film
    • This amended version of the bill went to the Senate.
    • an edited version of her speech to the National Press Club in Canberra
    • the full version of the report
    • the de luxe/luxury version
    • I've only played the version for PC.
    • This is an edited version of the review.
    see also alpha version, beta version
    Extra Examples
    • A future version of the camera is currently being developed.
    • Keep a copy of the rough version of your essay.
    • Only one newspaper printed the full version of the speech.
    • The company will roll out an enhanced version of its operating system in the new year.
    • The new version comes out in June.
    • Theirs is a watered-down version of socialism.
    • This is the official version of the painter's biography.
    • You can download a free trial version from the website.
    • a more advanced version of the initial concept
    • versions for home users, businesses, and students
    • an earlier version of this computer software
    • the Japanese-language version of the software
    • the final version of the architectural plans
    • the less expensive generic version of the drug
    • the latest version of the Volkswagen Golf
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • current
    • latest
    • modern
    verb + version
    • develop
    • bring out
    • come out with
    version + verb
    • be out
    • come out
    • be due out
    See full entry
  2. a film, play, piece of music, etc. that is based on a particular piece of work but is in a different form, style or language
    • version of something the film version of ‘War and Peace’
    • The English version of the novel is due for publication next year.
    • He also starred in the stage version.
    • an animated version of the story
    • an instrumental version of the song
    • The piece also exists in a version for two pianos.
    • an abridged version for children
    • He wrote his own version of the legend.
    see also Authorized Version, cover version
    Extra Examples
    • The film version does not live up to the original novel.
    • The children read the novel in its abridged version.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • draft
    • rough
    • abridged
    verb + version
    • choreograph
    • stage
    • do
    preposition
    • in a/​the version
    See full entry
  3. a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people
    • We have no way of knowing which version is true.
    • version of what, how, etc… She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
    • Their versions of how the accident happened conflict.
    • version of something She agreed to give her version of events to journalists.
    • Each side has its own version of the truth.
    Synonyms reportreportstory account versionThese are all words for a written or spoken account of events.report a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast:
    • Are these newspaper reports true?
    story an account, often spoken, of what happened to somebody or of how something happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast:
    • It was many years before the full story was made public.
    • the front-page story
    account a written or spoken description of something that has happened:
    • She gave the police a full account of the incident.
    report or account?A report is always of recent events, especially news. An account may be of recent or past events.version a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people:
    • She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
    Patterns
    • a report/​story about something
    • a brief/​short report/​story/​account
    • a full report/​story/​account/​version
    • a news report/​story
    • to give a(n) report/​account/​version
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • accurate
    • faithful
    • popular
    phrases
    • somebody’s version of events
    • somebody’s version of the story
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  4. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘translation’): from French, or from medieval Latin versio(n-), from Latin vertere ‘to turn’.
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