opposite
In an opposite positionIn an opposite position.
» "Fast" is the opposite of "slow."
"Schnell" ist das Gegenteil von "langsam". — MikeMolto
«Быстро» — антоним «медленно». — Ooneykcall
«Швидко» — антонім «повільно». — deniko
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2 senses(not comparable)In an opposite position.
I was on my seat and she stood opposite.
Where's the bus station? -Over there, just opposite.
gegenüber
(not comparable)On another channel at the same time.
- directly facing each other
Examples
490 sentences"Fast" is the opposite of "slow."
«Швидко» — антонім «повільно». — deniko
ru«Быстро» — антоним «медленно». — Ooneykcall
de"Schnell" ist das Gegenteil von "langsam". — MikeMolto
He did the opposite.
Він зробив все навпаки. — shanghainese
ruОн сделал всё наоборот. — vladb314
deEr tat das Gegenteil. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom sat opposite Mary.
Том сидів навпроти Мері. — deniko
ruТом сел напротив Мэри. — astyng
Tom told me just the opposite.
ruТом сказал мне прямо противоположное. — marafon
deTom hat mir genau das Gegenteil gesagt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is doing just the opposite.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English opposit, borrowed from Old French oposite, from Latin opposiInherited from Middle English opposit, borrowed from Old French oposite, from Latin oppositus, perfect passive participle of oppōnō (“to oppose”). Compare oppose.
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- directly facing each other:face-to-faceface to face
Collocations
10 patterns- the opposite of
- the exact opposite
- opposite of what
- exact opposite
- exact opposite of
- exactly the opposite
- just the opposite
- opposite side
- do the opposite
- sat opposite
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.