version

UK: /ˈvɜː^rʃ^ən/, /ˈvɜː^rʒ^ən/

US: /ˈvɝʒən, -ʃən/

US: (vûr′zhən, -shən)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

ver•sion /ˈvɜrʒən, -ʃən/   n. 

[countable]
1. a particular account or telling of some matter or event, esp. as contrasted with some other account:
   There were two different versions of the accident.
2. a particular variant of something:
   an updated version of a computer program.
3. Bible a translation, as of the Bible.

See -vert-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

ver•sion  (vûr′zhən, -shən), n. 

1. a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
   two different versions of the accident.
2. a particular form or variant of something:
   a modern version of an antique.
3. Bible a translation.
4. (often cap.) a translation of the Bible or a part of it.
5. Medicine the act of turning a child in the uterus so as to bring it into a more favorable position for delivery.
6. Pathology an abnormal direction of the axis of the uterus or other organ.

• Latin versiōn- (stem of versiō) a turning, equivalent. to vers(us) (past participle of vertere to turn; see verse) + -iōn- -ion
• 1575–85

ver′sion•al, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1. story, impression.
• 3. See translation. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

version / ˈvɜːʃən -ʒən/ noun

1. an account of a matter from a certain point of view, as contrasted with others: his version of the accident is different from the police officer's
2. a translation, esp of the Bible, from one language into another
3. a variant form of something; type
4. an adaptation, as of a book or play into a film
5. manual turning of a fetus to correct an irregular position within the uterus

Etymology: 16th Century: from Medieval Latin versiō a turning, from Latin vertere to turn

ˈversional adjective