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German word
Version
Pronunciation
IPA/vɛɐ̯ˈzi̯oːn/
Meaning
- feminine nounversion
Example
Die Funktionen der neuen Version sind nützlich.
The features of the new version are useful.
More examples
Wir sollten auf die neueste Version aktualisieren.
We should update to the latest version.
Core concept
Several copies of one thing lie side by side, and each records a different stage or form of the same work.
Common phrases
auf die neueste Version aktualisieren
update to the latest version
in der aktuellen Version
in the current version
eine ältere Version
an older version
Similar words
Update: A newer software release containing added features or fixes.
Ausgabe: A published issue or edition of a book, magazine, or similar work.
Variante: A form that differs from the standard design in its features or specifications.
Fassung: The form in which a text or document has been arranged and presented.
Definition in German
Eine von mehreren vorhandenen Varianten eines Gegenstands oder Dokuments, oft eine überarbeitete oder aktualisierte Fassung.
Word origin
The Latin noun versio originally referred to turning or changing and later to a rendering or form; German Version preserves this extended sense.
Usage tips
- The plural form is Versionen, not Versions.
Other meanings
- editionnoun
- revisionnoun
Opposites
- Originalfassungoriginal versionnoun
Related words
- Versionsnummerversion numbernoun
- Versionsstandversion statusnoun