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oppose English

Meaning oppose meaning

What does oppose mean?
Definitions in simple English

oppose Verb

— If you oppose something, you try to stop it or fight against it. We would strongly oppose any changes. Do you favor or oppose more taxes? The opposing team just scored again.

oppose

— verb be against; express opposition to We oppose the ban on abortion — verb (= fight) fight against or resist strongly The senator said he would oppose the bill Don't fight it! — verb contrast with equal weight or force — verb (= pit, match) set into opposition or rivalry let them match their best athletes against ours pit a chess player against the Russian champion He plays his two children off against each other — verb be resistant to The board opposed his motion — verb (= react) act against or in opposition to She reacts negatively to everything I say

Synonyms oppose synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as oppose?

oppose English » English

resist object withstand obstruct defy contradict hinder disagree thwart fight confront protest fight against stop go against face against prevent impede counter check be against dispute disobey reject deny counteract controvert conflict challenge encounter contest block stand up to rise against revolt refuse rebut rebel object to fight back dissent defend contravene compete buck attack antagonize struggle run counter to

Topics oppose topics

What do people use oppose to talk about?
Social behavior Behavior Do good to Help

Hinder
Social behavior Behavior Do good to Cooperate with

Compete with
Social behavior Conflict Hostility

Oppose
Social behavior Conflict

Fight
Social behavior Conflict Fight

Fight against something bad

Conjugation oppose conjugation

How do you conjugate oppose?

oppose · verb

Examples oppose examples

How do I use oppose in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I oppose it.
Whoever may oppose my plan, I will carry it out nonetheless.
I want to oppose such a foolish plan.
Does anyone oppose the new plan?
He tends to get angry when people oppose him.
They did not oppose the project because they feared public opinion.
They oppose the plan to raise taxes.
I have to oppose this idea.
At first I thought I liked the plan, but on second thought I decided to oppose it.
When two armies oppose one another, those who can fight should fight, those who can't fight should guard, those who can't guard should flee, those who can't flee should surrender, and those who can't surrender should die.
Do you support or oppose this idea?
Douglas did not oppose slavery.
It began to dawn on me that, to oppose political and social chaos, cultured means would be ineffective.
The city government wants to set up special cycle lanes. However, a lot of drivers oppose the idea.
Do you support or oppose abortion?
Democrats oppose that idea.

Movie subtitles

I personally oppose this.
There have been rumors that the people of this village are uniting to oppose us.
No, we do not oppose you.
If you oppose the capture of a witch, you must be a witch yourself.
Entrenched and protected the crime combine strikes swiftly at those who oppose it.
All my friends have told me that it was insane for a single person to oppose the immense machinery of the law the glory of the army and the power of the state.
No nation would dare oppose you.
Dear, it breaks my heart for you, but what you have to oppose now is the history of your own selfless and perfect motherhood.
Naturally, we will oppose any move to adopt this boy.
We shall need a strong and undivided State if we are going to crush those who oppose the unity of the Russian land.
We must oppose his military campaigns, refuse the money for the war in the Baltic provinces.
And you dare try to reform her in here, you've come to oppose me in my own house!
When I oppose her, she starts screaming and crying.
I lead the senators who oppose him, and my son makes fun of him at private banquets, and now humiliates him in public.
Aunt Hedwige, if you oppose this marriage.
We must do nothing to oppose him.
I oppose the royal flag's display at the funeral.
And you would dare to oppose the king in this?
It's a terrible thing to say, but we may not have anything that can oppose Angilas.
Who else would oppose Griswold and want the alliance destroyed but that rabble in the forest?
Let me show you what happens to those who oppose me.
And while under normal circumstances I would oppose your candidacy, the people here admire the way you defied Regan.
It's a great pity, Mr. Donahue, that you and I should oppose each other.
He'll put in writing that he won't oppose us going in again.
Kiyomori dared to oppose our authority.
I absolutely oppose the plan.
Either you help me or you oppose me.
And it is. It is for that reason that we oppose the attempt of the management to overwork the man on the job.
It is for that reason that we oppose the introduction of blackleg labour.
It is for that same reason that we oppose.
That reason we oppose.
I don't oppose freedom of women. but political idealogy.
No enemy could oppose me.

News and current affairs

Faced with a new EU initiative, our traditional response has often been to oppose it, vote against it, lose the vote, then sulkily to adopt it while blaming everyone else.
Keeping the pound does not mean that we oppose the Euro, or hope for its failure.
It is on this basis that British Conservatives oppose the proposed constitution.
We disagree with many of its contents, of course, but also oppose the idea of having an EU constitution at all.
Their silence on Iraq reflected their apprehension about unwanted alternatives: either support the US plan and risk encouraging Kurdish moves toward an independent state, or oppose the Americans and jeopardize a critical strategic relationship.
Sarkozy's message is that Chirac and Villepin were right in substance to oppose America's military adventure in Iraq, but that their style was disastrously wrong.
Critics of neoliberalism should not oppose mainstream economics--only its misuse.
A US veto of a Security Council resolution - supported by the Council's 14 other members - to oppose Israeli settlements seemed to signal that Obama had crumbled under pressure from America's pro-Israel lobby.
Democrats oppose most nondefense spending cuts, arguing that reductions would cause the economy to contract.
Of course, it is true that in theory one can oppose Israel's policies without being anti-Semitic.
First, their commitment to oppose America does not include a pre-emptive sacrificing of essential oil sales that keep their run-down economies churning.
After all, nobody accepts Israel's claim to oppose as a matter of principle the establishment of a Palestinian state in the West Bank and Gaza.
If Turkey grants its own Kurdish minority more cultural and language rights and allows legitimate Kurdish political representation in the Turkish parliament, the willingness of Turkish Kurds to oppose Ankara will be diminished.
In addition, Wen announced that China would support India's inclusion as a permanent member of an expanded United Nations Security Council, and oppose Japan's inclusion, which the US supports.
But the German supervisory authorities consider Italy at risk and thus oppose any transfer of funds there.
I cannot believe that people in developed counties, when informed about the issues, would support rescuing bankers and oppose partial compensation for poor countries and regions.
A dozen international conventions and numerous UN resolutions commit governments to oppose hostage taking, the hijacking of civilian aircraft, and terrorism more broadly.
But even though such a reform could maintain income levels for retirees, Democrats oppose it, because it lowers traditional government benefits.
For starters, to oppose Germany's social, economic, and foreign policies by equating Merkel with Hitler is to banalize Hitler.
Mexico and Brazil will not follow, but would not oppose the move, either.
So the dividing line in Pakistan is not between liberals and extremists, but between those who support the status quo and those who oppose it.
BRUSSELS - Those who oppose Western rapprochement with Kazakhstan cite the country's lack of political and human rights.

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