juxtapose

See also juxtaposé

English

WOTD – 27 July 2006    

Etymology

From French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxtā (“near, next to”) + pōnō (“place”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒʌkstəpəʊz/

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Verb

juxtapose (third-person singular simple present juxtaposes, present participle juxtaposing, simple past and past participle juxtaposed)

1. To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.
   • 2006, Scarnati, Chris, "We should follow New Jersey's lead on this one", YourCranberry:

     "In juxtaposing the youth athletes of our grandparents' generation with those of the modern era, we're essentially comparing Volkswagen Beetles to Hummers."

Translations

to place side by side

• Dutch: naast elkaar leggen
• Finnish: asettaa vierekkäin, asettaa rinnakkain
• French: juxtaposer (fr)
• Galician: xustapór (gl), xustapoñer (gl)
• German: nebeneinander stellen
• Icelandic: (place side by side) setja hlið við hlið (is), (juxtaposed) samliggjandi (is), (juxtaposed) hliðstæður (is) m

• Kurdish: dan berhev (ku), berhev dan
• Norwegian: sammenligne (no) samanlikne (nn)
• Persian: کنار هم چیدن (fa)
• Portuguese: justapor (pt)
• Russian: сопоставлять (ru) (sopostavljatʹ)
• Spanish: yuxtaponer (es)
• Swedish: jämföra (sv)

Related terms

• juxtaposition

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French

Verb

juxtapose

1. first-person singular present indicative of juxtaposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of juxtaposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of juxtaposer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of juxtaposer
5. second-person singular imperative of juxtaposer