Also means
around
Usage Note
Verso points 'toward' a place or, with times, means 'around': verso le otto ('around eight'). The identical noun verso also means a line of poetry or an animal's cry, so context decides.
Examples
"Camminiamo verso il mare."
Natural Translation
We walk toward the sea.
Literal Translation
We-walk toward the sea.
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