contrary
To oppose; to frustrateTo oppose; to frustrate.
» I don't have any proof to the contrary.
Ich habe keinen Gegenbeweis.
Meaning
7 senses(obsolete)To oppose; to frustrate.
sich widersetzen, widersetzen, entgegensetzen
(obsolete)To impugn.
(obsolete)To contradict (someone or something).
(obsolete)To do the opposite of (someone or something).
(obsolete)To act inconsistently or perversely; to act in opposition to.
(obsolete)To argue; to debate; to uphold an opposite opinion.
(obsolete)To be self-contradictory; to become reversed.
Examples
140 sentencesI don't have any proof to the contrary.
deIch habe keinen Gegenbeweis.
I'll visit you on Sunday, if I don't write you to the contrary.
I will come on Wednesday evening unless I hear from you to the contrary.
My point of view is contrary to yours.
Моя точка зору протилежна до вашої.
ruМоя точка зрения не совпадает с вашей.
And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
Але все ж таки, супротивне також завжди істинно.
deUnd doch, auch das Gegenteil ist immer wahr.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from LFrom Middle English contrarie, compare French contraire, from Old French contraire, from Latin contrārius (“opposite, opposed, contrary”), from contrā (“against”).
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Forms
contraries, contrarying, contraried, contraried| Base form | contrary · to contrary |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | contraries |
| Present participle | contrarying |
| Past simple | contraried |
| Past participle | contraried |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle