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# oppose

verb (oppose, opposes, opposed, opposing)

«oppose» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To oppose something is to be against it and try to stop it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#m1)
2. To oppose someone is to fight or compete against them, as in a game or election. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#m2)
3. (formal) To set two things against each other to compare them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and history lessons it tells the reader who is against a plan, law or person. In sport and games it means being on the other side. Phrases: «strongly oppose», «as opposed to» (in contrast with), «opposing team», «opposing views».

### Examples

- Many parents oppose the plan to close the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#x1)
- The two teams will oppose each other in the final. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#x2)
- She opposed the idea of a longer school day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#x3)
- The villagers opposed building a road through the woods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#x4)
- Who will oppose the champion? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#x5)
- I like dogs, as opposed to cats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#x6)
- Our opposing team wore red shirts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#x7)
- The council opposes the new rule. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#x8)
- “Your constancy has overcome me,” she said; “I can no longer oppose your wishes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/#x9)

### Note

Regular verb: opposed, opposing. Transitive: «oppose something», not «oppose to something» (but «be opposed to»). Related words: opposite, opposition, opponent. «As opposed to» = rather than, in contrast to.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «oppose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oppose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«oppose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oppose.html) on Mova free.