oppose
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See also opposé
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English opposen, from Old French opposer, from Latin ob (“before, against”) + Medieval Latin pausare (“to put”), taking the place of Latin opponere (“to oppose”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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- Rhymes: -əʊz
Verb[edit]
oppose (third-person singular simple present opposes, present participle opposing, simple past and past participle opposed)
- To attempt to stop the progression of.
- There is still time to oppose this plan.
- To object to.
- They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.
- Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.
- To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
- 1839, Philip Meadows Taylor, Confessions of a Thug
- [T]hree walls had been left standing, with large intervals between each; and they would certainly oppose a most formidable interruption to an invader.
- 1839, Philip Meadows Taylor, Confessions of a Thug
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Translations[edit]
to attempt to stop the progression of
to object to
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External links[edit]
- oppose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- oppose in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French[edit]
Verb[edit]
oppose
- first-person singular present indicative of opposer
- third-person singular present indicative of opposer
- first-person singular present subjunctive of opposer
- third-person singular present subjunctive of opposer
- second-person singular imperative of opposer
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Verb form[edit]
oppose
