Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To place next or to or near to; to juxtapose.

  2. (transitive)To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing to another).

  3. (obsolete, transitive)To interrogate; to question.

More definitions
  • place side by side or in close proximity

Translations

1 languages

Origin

Variant form of oppose. Coined based on Latin appōnō, by analogy with compose, suppose et

Variant form of oppose.

Coined based on Latin appōnō, by analogy with compose, suppose etc.

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Forms

apposes, apposing, apposed, apposed
Base formappose · to appose
3rd person singularapposes
Present participleapposing
Past simpleapposed
Past participleapposed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyappose
he, she, itapposes

Past simpleLesson

all personsapposed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave apposed
he, she, ithas apposed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill appose

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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