versatile
adjective/ˈvɜːsətaɪl/
/ˈvɜːrsətl/
(approving)- (of a person) able to do many different things
- He's a versatile actor who has played a wide variety of parts.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of food, a building, etc.) having many different uses
- Eggs are easy to cook and are an extremely versatile food.
Extra Examples- According to the manufacturer, they are ‘the newest and most versatile shoe.’
- Fleeces are so versatile and functional these days.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the sense ‘inconstant, fluctuating’): from French, or from Latin versatilis, from versat- ‘turned about, revolved’, from the verb versare, frequentative of vertere ‘to turn’.
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