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# opposing

adjective (opposing); verb form (oppose, opposes, opposed, opposing)

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

## Everyday

1. Being against someone or something in a game, fight or argument (the opposing team). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#m1)
2. Very different or opposite (opposing views). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#m2)
3. (verb form) Being against a plan or idea (they are opposing the new road). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#m3)

### In the lessons

In sport and PE: the opposing team. In debates: opposing sides, opposing views. In science: opposing forces push in opposite directions. Phrases: the opposing team, opposing views, opposing forces.

### Examples

- We beat the opposing team three to one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#x1)
- The two friends had opposing views on pets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#x2)
- Opposing forces of equal size cancel out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#x3)
- Many people are opposing the plan to close the library. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#x4)
- Shake hands with the opposing players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#x5)
- In the debate, each opposing side spoke for five minutes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#x6)
- Another property he had; his lance would produce a wound equal to those of nine opposing lances. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposing/#x7)

### Note

Adjective before a noun; also -ing form of oppose. Related: opposite, opponent, opposition. In science: if two opposing forces are equal, the object does not speed up or slow down; if not, the bigger one wins by the difference.

## In Jewish tradition

In sport and PE: the opposing team. In debates: opposing sides, opposing views. In science: opposing forces push in opposite directions. Phrases: the opposing team, opposing views, opposing forces.

### Examples

- The numeral one 1 and the zero 0 are a fitting symbolization of the two opposing principles concerning which the Sefer Yetzirah iv\> "23) says as follows: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/opposing/#x1)

### Note

Adjective before a noun; also -ing form of oppose. Related: opposite, opponent, opposition. In science: if two opposing forces are equal, the object does not speed up or slow down; if not, the bigger one wins by the difference.

## On Mova

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