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Complete Definition of "oppose"

English

Etymology
L. opponere, to oppose

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-əʊz|-əʊz

Verb
en-verb|oppos|ing

  1. To attempt to stop the progression of.

#:There is still time to oppose this plan.

  1. To object to.

#:They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.
#:Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.

Translations
trans-top|to attempt to stop the progression of
Finnish: t|fi|vastustaa
Hungarian: szembehelyezkedik
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trans-top|to object to
Finnish: t|fi|vastustaa
Hungarian: ellenez
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ttbc|Arabic: Arab|اعترض IPAchar|(iʕtáraɖa)
ttbc|Chinese: 反对 (fǎnduì)
ttbc|Dutch: weerstaan
ttbc|French: opposer
ttbc|German: widerstehen
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ttbc|Italian: opporre
ttbc|Japanese: 反対する (はんたいする, hantai suru)
ttbc|Korean: 반대하다 (bandaehada)
ttbc|Portuguese: opor
ttbc|Russian: противопоставлять (protivopostavlját’)
ttbc|Spanish: oponer
ttbc|Swedish: opponera
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Related terms
opposite
opposition

Category:Negative words


Italian

Verb form
oppose

  1. third person singular past historic of opporre

Category:Italian verb forms

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