Definition

1. Noun:
   • A particular form or variant of something: A "version" is one specific form or type of something that exists, often differing in some details from other forms of the same thing.
   • An account or description from a particular point of view: A "version" is one person's or group's interpretation, description, or report of an event or situation.
   • A translation of a text from one language to another: A "version" is a written work that has been rendered into another language.
   • An adaptation of a creative work: A "version" is a work (e.g., a film, play, or novel) that has been modified from its original form.
   • (Specialized, medicine) The manual turning of a fetus in the uterus: In medical contexts, "version" refers to a procedure to aid delivery.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The software company released a new version of its application.
  • Each witness gave a different version of the accident.
  • I read the English version of the novel.
  • The film is a modern version of the classic fairy tale.

Advanced Usage

• "The authorized version": Often refers to a specific, officially approved edition, most famously the King James Version of the Bible.
  • Scholars often compare modern translations to the authorized version.
• "To give one's version of events": To provide one's own account or story about what happened.
  • The police asked everyone involved to give their version of events.

Variants and Related Words

• Revert (verb): To return to a previous state or version.
  • The software will revert to the last saved version.
• Subversion (noun): The act of undermining or overthrowing something established.
  • The novel was accused of political subversion.

Synonyms

• Edition: A particular form or version of a published text.
• Account: A report or description of an event or experience.
• Interpretation: An explanation or way of understanding something.
• Variant: Something that differs in form from a standard type.

Related Phrases

• Beta version: An early version of software released for testing.
  • The beta version of the game still has some bugs.
• Cover version: A new performance or recording of a previously recorded song by someone other than the original artist.
  • Their cover version of that song became more popular than the original.

Related Idioms

• "The gospel truth" (often contrasted with "someone's version"): Used to emphasize that something is completely true, unlike a possibly biased personal account.
  • I'm not telling you my opinion; I'm telling you the gospel truth, not my version of it.

Noun

1. manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)
2. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
3. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
4. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
   • the play is an adaptation of a short novel
5. something a little different from others of the same type
   • an experimental version of the night fighter
   • a variant of the same word
   • an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone
   • the boy is a younger edition of his father
6. an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
   • his version of the fight was different from mine