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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪl/
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• Received-Pronunciation: [ˈvɜː.səˌtaɪɫ]
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• Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈvɝ.sə.təl/
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• Canada, General-American: [ˈvɝ.sə.ɾəl]
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• Canada, General-American: /ˈvɝ.səˌtaɪl/
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• North Carolina Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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• Australian: /ˈvɜː.sə.təl/
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• Australian: /ˈvɜː.səˌtɑel/
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• Australian: [ˈvɜː.səˌtɑeɫ]
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• CMU ARPABET: V ER1 S AH0 T AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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• CMU ARPABET 2: V ER0 S AH0 T AY1 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Latin versātilis (“turning easily”), from versātus, past participle of versō (“to turn, change”), frequentative of vertō (“to turn”).

95 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: многостранен (mnogostranen) — capable of doing many things competently
• Catalan: versàtil — capable of doing many things competently
• Dutch: veelzijdig — capable of doing many things competently
• Dutch: pluriform — capable of doing many things competently
• Esperanto: multforma — capable of doing many things competently
• Esperanto: plurforma — capable of doing many things competently
• Esperanto: ŝanĝiĝiva — capable of doing many things competently
• Esperanto: ŝanĝiĝpova — capable of doing many things competently
• Esperanto: ŝanĝiĝkapabla — capable of doing many things competently
• Finnish: monipuolinen — capable of doing many things competently
• French: polyvalent — capable of doing many things competently
• Galician: versátil — capable of doing many things competently
• Georgian: მრავალმხრივი (mravalmxrivi) — capable of doing many things competently
• Georgian: მრავალფეროვანი (mravalperovani) — capable of doing many things competently
• German: bewandt — capable of doing many things competently
• German: beweglich — capable of doing many things competently
• German: gewandt — capable of doing many things competently
• Hungarian: sokoldalú — capable of doing many things competently
• Italian: versatile — capable of doing many things competently
• Korean: 다재다능한 (dajaedaneunghan) — capable of doing many things competently
• Polish: uniwersalny — capable of doing many things competently
• Polish: wszechstronny — capable of doing many things competently
• Polish: wersatylny — capable of doing many things competently
• Portuguese: versátil — capable of doing many things competently
• Romanian: versatil — capable of doing many things competently
• Romanian: multilateral — capable of doing many things competently
• Russian: разносторо́нний (raznostorónnij) — capable of doing many things competently
• Spanish: versátil — capable of doing many things competently
• Swedish: kvick — capable of doing many things competently
• Swedish: pigg — capable of doing many things competently
• Swedish: belevad — capable of doing many things competently
• Swedish: behändig — capable of doing many things competently
• Turkish: becerikli — capable of doing many things competently
• Turkish: elinden her iş gelen — capable of doing many things competently
• Bulgarian: многофункциона́лен (mnogofunkcionálen) — having varied uses or many functions
• Catalan: versàtil — having varied uses or many functions
• Danish: alsidig — having varied uses or many functions
• Dutch: veelzijdig — having varied uses or many functions
• Dutch: handig — having varied uses or many functions
• Dutch: multiverseel — having varied uses or many functions
• Finnish: monipuolinen — having varied uses or many functions
• Finnish: monikäyttöinen — having varied uses or many functions
• French: polyvalent — having varied uses or many functions
• French: versatile — having varied uses or many functions
• Galician: versátil — having varied uses or many functions
• Georgian: მრავალფუნქციონალური (mravalpunkcionaluri) — having varied uses or many functions
• Georgian: მრავალფუნქციური (mravalpunkciuri) — having varied uses or many functions
• German: vielseitig — having varied uses or many functions
• Ancient Greek: πολύτροπος (polútropos) — having varied uses or many functions
• Hungarian: sokoldalú — having varied uses or many functions
• Japanese: 多目的 (tamokuteki) — having varied uses or many functions
• Manx: so-hyndaa — having varied uses or many functions
• Polish: uniwersalny — having varied uses or many functions
• Polish: wielofunkcyjny — having varied uses or many functions
• Portuguese: versátil — having varied uses or many functions
• Romanian: versatil — having varied uses or many functions
• Russian: многофункциона́льный (mnogofunkcionálʹnyj) — having varied uses or many functions
• Spanish: versátil — having varied uses or many functions
• Spanish: multiuso — having varied uses or many functions
• Spanish: multívoco — having varied uses or many functions
• Swedish: mångsidig — having varied uses or many functions
• Thai: สารพัดประโยชน์ (sǎa-rá-pát-bprà-yòot) — having varied uses or many functions
• Turkish: çok amaçlı — having varied uses or many functions
• Dutch: grillig — changeable or inconstant
• Dutch: veranderlijk — changeable or inconstant
• Dutch: onstabiel — changeable or inconstant
• Dutch: versatiel — changeable or inconstant
• Dutch: wispelturig — changeable or inconstant
• Dutch: capricieus — changeable or inconstant
• Esperanto: ŝanĝiĝema — changeable or inconstant
• Finnish: vaihteleva — changeable or inconstant
• Finnish: muuttuvainen — changeable or inconstant
• French: versatile — changeable or inconstant
• Georgian: ცვალებადი (cvalebadi) — changeable or inconstant
• Georgian: მერყევი (merq̇evi) — changeable or inconstant
• German: wandlungsfähig — changeable or inconstant
• German: wendig — changeable or inconstant
• Ancient Greek: πολύτροπος (polútropos) — changeable or inconstant
• Manx: so-hyndaa — changeable or inconstant
• Polish: zmienny — changeable or inconstant
• Portuguese: versátil — changeable or inconstant
• Romanian: pivotant — changeable or inconstant
• Romanian: inconstant — changeable or inconstant
• Russian: изме́нчивый (izménčivyj) — changeable or inconstant
• Russian: непостоя́нный (nepostojánnyj) — changeable or inconstant
• Swedish: föränderlig — changeable or inconstant
• Swedish: ombytlig — changeable or inconstant
• Turkish: değişken — changeable or inconstant
• Dutch: wendbaar — biology: capable of moving freely in all directions
• Georgian: მოძრავი (moʒravi) — biology: capable of moving freely in all directions
• German: versatil — biology: capable of moving freely in all directions
• Polish: wersatylny — biology: capable of moving freely in all directions
• Romanian: versatil — biology: capable of moving freely in all directions
• Romanian: pivotant — biology: capable of moving freely in all directions
• Russian: подви́жный (podvížnyj) — biology: capable of moving freely in all directions