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opposeoppose /əˈpoʊz/ ●●○ S3 W3 verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYopposeOrigin: 1300-1400 French opposer, from Latin opponere VERB TABLEoppose |
Present | I, you, we, they | oppose | | he, she, it | opposes | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | opposed | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have opposed | | he, she, it | has opposed | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had opposed | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will oppose | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have opposed |
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Present | I | am opposing | | he, she, it | is opposing | | you, we, they | are opposing | Past | I, he, she, it | was opposing | | you, we, they | were opposing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been opposing | | he, she, it | has been opposing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been opposing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be opposing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been opposing |
1to disagree with something such as a plan or idea and try to prevent it from happening or succeeding OPP support: Many people opposed the new law.2[usually passive] to fight or compete against another person or group in a battle, competition, or election: He will be opposed by two other candidates. [Origin: 1300–1400 French opposer, from Latin opponere] |