opposite

adjective

/ˈɒpəzɪt/

/ˈɑːpəzɪt/

Idioms

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[only before noun] on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something and usually facing them
- Answers are given on the opposite page.
- We live further down on the opposite side of the road.
- It's not easy having a relationship when you live at opposite ends of the country.
(used after the noun) facing the speaker or somebody/something that has been mentioned
- I could see smoke coming from the windows of the house directly opposite.
- He sat down in the chair opposite.
[usually before noun] as different as possible from something
- I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction.
- She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect.
- students at opposite ends of the ability range
- a story about a pair of young boys from opposite extremes of society
- opposite to somebody/something She took a view opposite to that of Fraser.

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’.

Idioms

your opposite number

(informal) a person who does the same job as you in another organization
- The Foreign Secretary is currently having talks with his opposite number in the White House.

the opposite sex

the other sex
- He found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex.

pull in different/opposite directions

to have different aims that cannot be achieved together without causing problems
- There are different considerations, often pulling in different directions.

opposite

noun

/ˈɒpəzɪt/

/ˈɑːpəzɪt/

Idioms

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a person or thing that is as different as possible from somebody/something else
- Hot and cold are opposites.
- the opposite of something What is the opposite of heavy?
- She says the exact opposite of what she means—it's confusing.
- the opposite to something The effect was exactly the opposite to what he intended.
- I thought she would be small and blonde but she's the complete opposite.
- Archie and Mike are polar opposites forced to live under the same roof.
- ‘Is it better now?’ ‘Quite the opposite, I'm afraid.’
- I ask you to do something and you go and do the opposite—why?
- I have never been asked to leave. In fact the opposite is the case.
Extra Examples
- Exactly the opposite is true.
- Doubt is not the opposite of faith—unbelief is.
- In temperament, she was the complete opposite to her sister.
- Most people look forward to the weekend, but with him the opposite is true.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- complete
- direct
- exact
- …
opposite + verb
- be the case
- be true
preposition
- the opposite of
- the opposite to
phrases
- exactly the opposite
- just the opposite
- quite the opposite
- …
See full entry
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’.

Idioms

opposites attract

used to say that people who are very different are often attracted to each other

opposite

preposition

/ˈɒpəzɪt/

/ˈɑːpəzɪt/

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on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something, and usually facing them
- I sat opposite him during the meal (= on the other side of the table).
- The bank is opposite the supermarket (= on the other side of the road).
- Write your address opposite (= next to) your name.
acting in a film or play as the partner of somebody
- She starred opposite Tom Hanks.

Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’.

opposite

adverb

/ˈɒpəzɪt/

/ˈɑːpəzɪt/

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on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something and usually facing them
- There's a newly married couple living opposite (= on the other side of the road).
- See opposite (= on the opposite page) for further details.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’.

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单词	opposite
释义	opposite adjective /ˈɒpəzɪt/ /ˈɑːpəzɪt/ Idioms jump to other results [only before noun] on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something and usually facing them Answers are given on the opposite page. We live further down on the opposite side of the road. It's not easy having a relationship when you live at opposite ends of the country. (used after the noun) facing the speaker or somebody/something that has been mentioned I could see smoke coming from the windows of the house directly opposite. He sat down in the chair opposite. [usually before noun] as different as possible from something I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction. She tried calming him down but it seemed to be having the opposite effect. students at opposite ends of the ability range a story about a pair of young boys from opposite extremes of society opposite to somebody/something She took a view opposite to that of Fraser. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’. Idioms your opposite number (informal) a person who does the same job as you in another organization The Foreign Secretary is currently having talks with his opposite number in the White House. the opposite sex the other sex He found it difficult to talk to members of the opposite sex. pull in different/opposite directions to have different aims that cannot be achieved together without causing problems There are different considerations, often pulling in different directions. opposite noun /ˈɒpəzɪt/ /ˈɑːpəzɪt/ Idioms jump to other results a person or thing that is as different as possible from somebody/something else Hot and cold are opposites. the opposite of something What is the opposite of heavy? She says the exact opposite of what she means—it's confusing. the opposite to something The effect was exactly the opposite to what he intended. I thought she would be small and blonde but she's the complete opposite. Archie and Mike are polar opposites forced to live under the same roof. ‘Is it better now?’ ‘Quite the opposite, I'm afraid.’ I ask you to do something and you go and do the opposite—why? I have never been asked to leave. In fact the opposite is the case. Extra Examples Exactly the opposite is true. Doubt is not the opposite of faith—unbelief is. In temperament, she was the complete opposite to her sister. Most people look forward to the weekend, but with him the opposite is true. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective complete direct exact … opposite + verb be the case be true preposition the opposite of the opposite to phrases exactly the opposite just the opposite quite the opposite … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’. Idioms opposites attract used to say that people who are very different are often attracted to each other opposite preposition /ˈɒpəzɪt/ /ˈɑːpəzɪt/ jump to other results on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something, and usually facing them I sat opposite him during the meal (= on the other side of the table). The bank is opposite the supermarket (= on the other side of the road). Write your address opposite (= next to) your name. acting in a film or play as the partner of somebody She starred opposite Tom Hanks. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’. opposite adverb /ˈɒpəzɪt/ /ˈɑːpəzɪt/ jump to other results on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something and usually facing them There's a newly married couple living opposite (= on the other side of the road). See opposite (= on the opposite page) for further details. Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’.
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