what does vice versa mean

“Vice versa” means “the other way around” or “in reverse order.”

Quick Scoop

• It’s a Latin phrase used in English as an adverb.

• You use it to say that what you just stated is also true if you flip the order of the things you mentioned.

Simple examples

• “She helps me, and vice versa” = I help her too.

• “My dog adores my cat, and vice versa” = the cat also adores the dog.

• “We should respect our neighbors, and vice versa” = they should respect us too.

How to use it naturally

• Put it at the end of a sentence that mentions two sides or two people.

• It stands alone (you don’t add “the” or “a”): the correct form is “vice versa,” not “vice a versa” or “vice-versa.”

• You can also say “not vice versa” to mean “but not the other way around” (e.g., “I trust him, but not vice versa”).

A quick test: if you can flip the subject and object of your sentence (“she likes him” → “he likes her”) and you want to say both are true, you can add “and vice versa.”

TL;DR: “Vice versa” = “the other way around / the opposite is also true,” usually tagged onto the end of a sentence that has two sides.

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