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oppose  

EN[əˈpəʊz]
US
Fs'opposer
  • VerbeSGopposesPRopposingPT, PPopposedSUF-ose
    1. To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand.
      1. to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress
      2. There is still time to oppose this plan.
    2. To object to.
      1. Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.
    3. To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
      1. They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.
    4. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
      1. To compete with; to strive against.
        1. to oppose a rival for a prize
    5. Plus d'exemples
      1. Utilisé au milieu de la phrase
        • "a Schwarzschild spacetime," "a Reissner-Nordström spacetime," etc. as opposed to sense (2) describing the universe's spacetime as a whole: "a Minkowski spacetime," "a 5-dimensional spacetime," etc.
        • Yes, it was intentionally written as 'badfic', as opposed to 'goodfic'.
        • We overpowered the opposing army within a couple of hours.
      2. Utilisé dans la fin de la phrase
        • While the supplanted transformationalism was not specifically Neo-Confucian, a central prop of the newly elevated emperorship affirmed a Han-dynasty contention that Zhu Xi had opposed.

    Meaning of oppose for the defined word.

    Grammaticalement, ce mot "oppose" est un verbe.
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