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vert/vers

vɜːrt / vɜːrs

Reverse gear and radio ads are the same turn

The picture A body pivoting on the spot to face somewhere else. What the word means depends only on which way the turn goes. vert is turning to face a new direction; gress is taking the step in that direction.

Word roots

Where the picture shows up in vert/vers

  1. Turned into another shape

    Can you convert this file to PDF?

    kən juː kənˈvɜːrt ðɪs faɪl tuː ˌpiːdiːˈef

    Could you turn this file into a PDF?

    A file flipping over and coming up as a different kind of page.

  2. Turned backwards

    Put the car in reverse, please.

    pʊt ðə kɑːr ɪn rɪˈvɜːrs pliːz

    Back the car up, please.

    The wheel turned until the car's nose faces the other way.

  3. One more turn, a new edition

    I'm still on the old version of the app.

    aɪm stɪl ɒn ðiː oʊld ˈvɜːrʒən əv ðiː æp

    I'm still on the old version of the app.

    One more turn of the crank and the next edition of the same thing comes out.

    A version is what came out after one more turn of the wheel.

  4. Turned inward

    He's quiet, a real introvert.

    hiːz ˈkwaɪət ə riːl ˈɪntrəvɜːrt

    He's quiet — a real introvert.

    A person turned away from the room, facing inward.

    intro (inward) + vert (turn): someone whose attention turns inward.

  5. Turning eyes your way

    We advertise on the local radio.

    wiː ˈædvərtaɪz ɒn ðə ˈloʊkəl ˈreɪdioʊ

    We advertise on the local radio.

    Heads on the street all swiveling toward you at once.

All of it in one picture

vert and vers are a turn made on the spot. Turn a file another way and it converts; turn the car around and it reverses; turn the crank once more and out comes a new version. Turn a person inward and you get an introvert; turn other people's eyes toward you and you get advertising. With vert and vers the only question left is which way the turn went.

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