B1verb · irregular · transitive · common

counter

count·er

counter · counters · countered · countering

противостоять, отвечать

reagieren, widersprechen, entgegensetzen, entgegnen

To contradict, opposeTo contradict, oppose.

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UK/ˈkaʊn.tə/US/ˈkaʊn.tɚ/

» Where is the check-in counter?

Wo ist der Abfertigungsschalter?

Где стойка регистрации?

Де стійка реєстрації?

Meaning

4 senses

To contradict, oppose.
entgegnen, widersprechen, entgegensetzen
противостоя́тьprotivostojátʹ
To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.
отвечатьotvečatʹ
To take action in response to; to respond.
speak in response
(obsolete, transitive)To encounter.

Examples

378 sentences

Where is the check-in counter?
Де стійка реєстрації? — ChickenKiev
ruГде стойка регистрации? — marafon
deWo ist der Abfertigungsschalter? — Esperantostern
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Tom sat alone at the counter.
Том сидів один за барною стойкою. — deniko
ruТом сидел один за барной стойкой. — marafon
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Tom is sitting at the counter.
Том сидить за стійкою. — deniko
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Is there room at the counter?
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Your keys are on the counter.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to contradict, oppose:

boxing: to return a blow while receiving one:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to contradict, oppose:

Origin

From Old French contre, Anglo-Norman cuntre, both from Latin contra.

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Forms

counters, countering, countered, countered

Base form	counter · to counter
3rd person singular	counters
Present participle	countering
Past simple	countered
Past participle	countered

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	counter
he, she, it	counters

Past simpleLesson

all persons

countered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have countered
he, she, it	has countered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will counter

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Close in meaning

act in advance of; deal with ahead of time:anticipate foresee forestall

Lessons 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

Collocations

5 patterns

at the counter
behind the counter
on the counter
the counter and
to the counter