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oppose

/əˈpəʊz/uh-POHZ
/əˈpoʊz/uh-POHZ

Meaningto set against

Common meaning: to resist

Journey through time

  1. Frenchopposersource
  2. Middle Englishopposensource
  3. Englishoppose‘to resist’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on French opposer ‘to set against’.

Roots

  • opposer French “to set against”

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