contravene
To act contrary to an orderTo act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
» Nature feigns to contravene her own laws.
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2 senses(transitive)To act contrary to an order; to fail to conform to a regulation or obligation.
zuwiderhandeln, verstoßen
(obsolete, transitive)To deny the truth of something.
leugnen
deny the truth of
Examples
3 sentencesNature feigns to contravene her own laws.
This would contravene several articles of the Geneva Convention.
No law enacted by the legislature of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall contravene this Law.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French contravenir (French contrevenir), from Latin contraveniō.From Middle French contravenir (French contrevenir), from Latin contraveniō.
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Forms
contravenes, contravening, contravened, contravened| Base form | contravene · to contravene |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | contravenes |
| Present participle | contravening |
| Past simple | contravened |
| Past participle | contravened |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
11 synonyms- deny the truth of:contradictnegate
- go against, as of rules and laws:conflictrun afoulinfringe
Word family
3 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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.