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41opposite — late 14c., placed on the other side of (something), from O.Fr. oposite (13c.), from L. oppositus, pp. of opponere set against (see OPPONENT (Cf. opponent)). Meaning contrary in nature or character is from 1570s …
42opposite number — ► NOUN ▪ a person s counterpart in another organization or country …
43opposite number — n. a person with reference to another having a comparable position, rank, etc. but in a different place, organization, or situation …
44opposite — op|po|site1 W2S2 [ˈɔpəzıt US ˈa:p ] prep 1.) especially BrE if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other ▪ The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. ▪ on the wall opposite the door see usage note ↑front1 2.)… …
45Opposite Day — This article is about the game. For the 2009 comedy film, see Opposite Day (film). For the parliamentary mechanism, see Opposition day. Opposite Day, also known as Opposites Day is a word game where speech is modified so that meaning is inverted …
46Opposite-colored bishops endgame — The …
47opposite — 1 preposition if one thing or person is opposite another, they are facing each other: The people sitting opposite us looked very familiar. | It s easy to find there s a church just opposite my house. 2 adjective 1 as different as possible from… …
48opposite — op|po|site1 [ apəzıt ] adjective usually before noun *** 1. ) completely different: These proposals would have the opposite effect to the one intended. from the opposite direction: The car smashed into a truck coming from the opposite direction.… …
49opposite — oppositely, adv. oppositeness, n. /op euh zit, sit/, adj. 1. situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.… …
50opposite — [[t]ɒ̱pəzɪt[/t]] ♦♦♦ opposites 1) PREP If one thing is opposite another, it is on the other side of a space from it. Jennie had sat opposite her at breakfast. ADV: usu n ADV, ADV after v Opposite is also an adverb. He looked up at the buildings… …
