counterpart
To counterbalanceTo counterbalance.
» Our sales team is more efficient than their counterparts in other branches.
Meaning
1 sensesTo counterbalance.
Examples
15 sentencesOur sales team is more efficient than their counterparts in other branches.
I tried to close the discussions at noon, but my counterpart would not stop talking.
Over time, itinerant groups often develop their own language and culture distinct from their settled counterparts.
Like their counterparts on land, autonomous ships are emerging as a new way to traverse the world’s oceans.
African elephants are bigger than their Asian counterparts.
ruАфриканские слоны больше своих азиатских собратьев. — marafon
deAfrikanische Elefanten sind größer als ihre asiatischen Artgenossen. — Adelpa
Origin
From Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalenFrom Middle English conterpart, countre parte (“duplicate of a legal document”), equivalent to counter- + part. Compare Old French contrepartie, itself from contre (“facing, opposite”) (from Latin contra (“against”)) + partie (“copy of a person or thing”) (originally past participle of partīre (“to divide”)).
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Forms
counterparts, counterparting, counterparted, counterparted| Base form | counterpart · to counterpart |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | counterparts |
| Present participle | counterparting |
| Past simple | counterparted |
| Past participle | counterparted |
regular · Lesson
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