verst
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verst
- /vɜːst/ UK
- /vɝst/ US
Sounds like versed · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)st
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Russian верста́ (verstá), partly through German Werst and French verste.
noun versts · versta · verste · werst
- A Russian unit of length, equivalent to about 1.07 kilometres or about ²⁄₃ of a mile. |The hill Pulkowa, twelve miles (seventeen wersts) south of Admiralty Palace in St. Petersburg, […]
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Talk about this word "verst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/verst. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. verst. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/verst "verst." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/verst.Cite this
@misc{verst_2026,
title = {verst},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/verst},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
