Definitions for oppose
əˈpoʊzop·pose

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. opposeverb

   be against; express opposition to

   "We oppose the ban on abortion"

2. fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defendverb

   fight against or resist strongly

   "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

3. oppose, counterbalanceverb

   contrast with equal weight or force

4. pit, oppose, match, play offverb

   set into opposition or rivalry

   "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"

5. react, opposeverb

   act against or in opposition to

   "She reacts negatively to everything I say"

6. oppose, controvert, contradictverb

   be resistant to

   "The board opposed his motion"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. opposeverb

   To attempt to stop the progression of.

   There is still time to oppose this plan.

2. opposeverb

   To object to.

3. opposeverb

   To present or set up in opposition; to pose.

4. Etymology: From opposen, from opposer, from ob + pausare, taking the place of opponere.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To OPPOSEverb

   Etymology: opposer, French; oppono, Latin.

   1. To act against; to be adverse; to hinder; to resist.

   There’s no bottom, none
   In my voluptuousness: and my desire
   All continent impediments would o’erbear,
   That did oppose my will. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   2. To put in opposition; to offer as an antagonist or rival.

   If all men are not naturally equal, I am sure all slaves are; and then I may, without presumption, oppose my single opinion to his. John Locke.

   3. To place as an obstacle.

   Since he stands obdurate,
   And that no lawful means can carry me
   Out of his envy’s reach, I do oppose
   My patience to his fury. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

   I thro’ the seas pursu’d their exil’d race,
   Engag’d the heav’ns, oppos’d the stormy main;
   But billows roar’d and tempests rag’d in vain. Dryden.

   4. To place in front.

   Her grace sat down
   In a rich chair of state; opposing freely
   The beauty of her person to the people. William Shakespeare.

2. To Opposeverb

   1. To act adversely.

   A servant, thrill’d with remorse,
   Oppos’d against the act, bending his sword
   To his great master. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   He practised to dispatch such of the nobility as were like to oppose against his mischievous drift, and in such sort to encumber and weaken the rest, that they should be no impediments to him. John Hayward.

   2. To object in a disputation; to have the part of raising difficulties against a tenet supposed to be right.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oppose

   To oppose means to disagree with, resist, or act against something or someone. It can also refer to challenging or attempting to prevent the progress or success of a certain action, idea, or decision. This action is often driven by differing beliefs, interests, opinions, or principles.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Oppose

   o-pōz′, v.t. to place before or in the way of: to set against: to place as an obstacle: to resist: to check: to compete with.—v.i. to make objection.—n. Opposabil′ity.—adjs. Oppos′able, that may be opposed; Oppose′less (Shak.), not to be opposed, irresistible.—n. Oppos′er, one who opposes.—v.t. and v.i. Oppos′it, to negative. [Fr.,—L. ob, Fr. poser, to place.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. oppose

   To act as an adversary against another; to resist, etc. It likewise signifies to place as an obstacle.

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British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'oppose' in Verbs Frequency: #536

How to pronounce oppose?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of oppose in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of oppose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of oppose in a Sentence

1. Ted Cruz:

   I oppose amnesty. I oppose citizenship. I oppose legalization for illegal aliens, i always have, and I always will, and I challenge every other Republican candidate to say the same thing or, if not, then to stop making silly assertions that their records and my records on immigration are the same.

2. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal:

   Secretary Clinton should be a voice of reason and oppose this deal, while Secretary Clinton has been the architect of President Obama’s foreign policy, she can do the right thing and prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and oppose this deal.

3. Richard Brennan:

   In one and a half years, ISIS has become embedded within the civil structure of many portions of Anbar province and they have killed a lot of people that oppose them and the government wasn't able to do anything, the government has to convince those remaining that it's worth the risk to oppose ISIS.

4. Anthony D'Angelo:

   The people who oppose your ideas are inevitably those who represent the established order that your ideas will upset.

5. Frederick Douglas:

   The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppose.

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