pit against
pit against · pits against · pitted against · pitting against
gegen ausspielen (etwas, jemanden), gegeneinander ausspielen
To set in opposition to someone or something elseTo set in opposition to someone or something else.
» Tom pits people against each other.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To set in opposition to someone or something else.
Two of the greatest tennis players will be pitted against each other in next week's final.
gegen ausspielen (etwas, jemanden), gegeneinander ausspielen
Examples
10 sentencesTom pits people against each other.
Janos pitted us against each other.
You made a mistake by pitting yourself against me.
Divide-and-conquer strategies involve pitting groups against one another.
Narcissists use triangulation, pitting people against each other, to maintain control and create division.
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to set in opposition:
Forms
pits against, pitting against, pitted against, pitted against| Base form | pit against · to pit against |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pits against |
| Present participle | pitting against |
| Past simple | pitted against |
| Past participle | pitted against |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons 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