Meaning

7 senses

  1. To deny the truth or validity of (a statement or statements).

    His testimony contradicts hers.

    widersprechen

    противоре́читьprotivoréčitʹ

    суперечитиsuperečyty

    deny the truth of

  2. To oppose (a person) by denying the truth or pertinence of a given statement.

    Everything he says contradicts me.

    widersprechen

    перечитьperečitʹ, противоре́читьprotivoréčitʹ

    заперечуватиzaperečuvaty

  3. To be contrary to (something).

  4. (reflexive)To say things that conflict with each other.

    The prime minister contradicted herself during her speech.

  5. (obsolete)To give an order contrary to (another order or wish), oppose (something).

  6. (obsolete)To give an order contrary to one given by (another person), oppose or resist (someone).

  7. (obsolete)To speak against; to forbid.

Examples

160 sentences

  1. Tom doesn't like to be contradicted.

    Том не любить, коли йому суперечать. — deniko

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  2. Tom contradicts himself all the time.

    Том увесь час сам собі протирічить. — deniko

    ruТом постоянно сам себе противоречит. — marafon

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  3. Tom gets angry if he's contradicted.

    Том сердиться, коли йому протирічать. — deniko

    deTom wird böse, wenn man ihm widerspricht. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Tom constantly contradicts himself.

    Том постійно сам собі протирічить. — deniko

    ruТом постоянно сам себе противоречит. — marafon

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  5. Your statements contradict each other.

    Ваші заяви суперечать одна одній. — Anjy

    ruТвои утверждения противоречат друг другу. — marafon

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Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
deny the truth of (a statement or statements):
deny the truth of statements made by (a person):
Русский
By meaning 2
deny the truth of (a statement or statements):
deny the truth of statements made by (a person):
Deutsch
By meaning 1
deny the truth of (a statement or statements):

Origin

Derived from Latin contrādictus (“contradicted”), the past participle of contrādīcō (“spea

Derived from Latin contrādictus (“contradicted”), the past participle of contrādīcō (“speak against”) (originally two words).

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Forms

contradicts, contradicting, contradicted, contradicted
Base formcontradict · to contradict
3rd person singularcontradicts
Present participlecontradicting
Past simplecontradicted
Past participlecontradicted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theycontradict
he, she, itcontradicts

Past simpleLesson

all personscontradicted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill contradict

Synonyms

12 synonyms
denyB1disputeB2questionB2refuteB2contravenedisconfirmgainsaycontrovertwithspeak
Close in meaning

Word family

6 related words
RelatedcontradictionB2contradictoryB2
Derivedcontradictablecontradictercontradictiveself-contradict

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
contractB2contractioncontractorC1contradictionB2contradictoryB2

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