Meaning

1 senses

  1. To place side by side, especially for contrast or comparison.

    The artist used contrasting colors to juxtapose light and dark.

    The documentary effectively juxtaposes the lives of two rival politicians.

    сопоставлятьsopostavljatʹ

    зіставля́тиzistavljáty

    place side by side

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Good essays juxtapose two different arguments.

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  2. His peach fuzz juxtaposes his cute baby face.

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  3. I intend to juxtapose Senator Jackson's words and his actions in this supercut.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to place side by side:
Русский
By meaning 1
to place side by side:

Origin

Borrowed from French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxtā

Borrowed from French juxtaposer, corresponding to juxta- + pose, derived from Latin iuxtā (“near, next to”) + pōnō (“place”).

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Forms

juxtaposes, juxtaposing, juxtaposed, juxtaposed
Base formjuxtapose · to juxtapose
3rd person singularjuxtaposes
Present participlejuxtaposing
Past simplejuxtaposed
Past participlejuxtaposed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyjuxtapose
he, she, itjuxtaposes

Past simpleLesson

all personsjuxtaposed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave juxtaposed
he, she, ithas juxtaposed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill juxtapose

Word family

2 related words
Relatedjuxtaposition
Derivedjuxtaposable

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
jutjuvenileC1juxtapositionk
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