contrary
The oppositeThe opposite.
» I don't have any proof to the contrary.
Ich habe keinen Gegenbeweis. — Waldelfe
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesThe opposite.
Gegenteil, Gegner, Gegnerin
One of a pair of propositions that cannot both be simultaneously true, though they may both be false.
a logical relation such that two propositions are contraries if both cannot be true but both can be false
(historical)A type of loaded die.
Examples
140 sentencesI don't have any proof to the contrary.
deIch habe keinen Gegenbeweis. — Waldelfe
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. — aandrusiak
ruМоя точка зрения не совпадает с вашей. — marafon
And yet, the contrary is always true as well.
Але все ж таки, супротивне також завжди істинно. — deniko
deUnd doch, auch das Gegenteil ist immer wahr. — MUIRIEL
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
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
plural: contraries| Singular | contrary |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsSee also
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