Oppose can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| oppose - be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion" | ||
| oppose - be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" | ||
| oppose - contrast with equal weight or force | ||
| oppose - fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" | ||
| oppose - act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say" | ||
| oppose - 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" | ||
Noun |
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| oppose - To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit. | ||
| oppose - To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically. | ||
| oppose - To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress. | ||
| oppose - To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize. |
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| 1. | verb | We oppose the ban on abortion. | |
| 2. | verb | The senator said he would oppose the bill. | |
| 3. | verb | In a major regional shift reflecting the newly strengthened position of Karzai, Iran, Russia and India which have traditionally backed the Tajik dominated former Northern Alliance made strenuous efforts to convince presidential candidate Younis Qanooni to strike a deal with Karzai before the elections and not to oppose Karzai. | |
| 4. | verb | You may support or oppose the Iraq war, but to refer to fans of Saddam, Arafat or Bin Laden as peace activists is a bit too much. | |
| 5. | verb | We feel called to protest and oppose this injustice. | |
| 6. | verb | We oppose the use of sacred texts and religious traditions to deny legal equity to same-gender couples. | |
| 7. | verb | The One Reason Why All Americans Should Oppose The Nomination Of Samuel Alito. | |
| 8. | verb | But other people do like the way they think he will vote, and the ones who favor him seem to outnumber the ones who oppose him. | |
| 9. | verb | AND THAT IS WHY ALL AMERICANS SHOULD OPPOSE THE NOMINATION OF SAMUEL ALITO. | |
| 10. | verb | You have no right to oppose our plan. | |
| 11. | verb | Were I in your position, I would oppose that plan. | |
| 12. | verb | Whoever may oppose my plan, I will carry it out nonetheless. | |
| 13. | verb | The politician claimed to oppose the conclusion. | |
| 14. | verb | I have to oppose this idea. | |
| 15. | verb | We oppose the government on this matter. |
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| We oppose the ban on abortion. |
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| The senator said he would oppose the bill. |
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| In a major regional shift reflecting the newly strengthened position of Karzai, Iran, Russia and India which have traditionally backed the Tajik dominated former Northern Alliance made strenuous efforts to convince presidential candidate Younis Qanooni to strike a deal with Karzai before the elections and not to oppose Karzai. |
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| You may support or oppose the Iraq war, but to refer to fans of Saddam, Arafat or Bin Laden as peace activists is a bit too much. |
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| We feel called to protest and oppose this injustice. |
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| We oppose the use of sacred texts and religious traditions to deny legal equity to same-gender couples. |
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| The One Reason Why All Americans Should Oppose The Nomination Of Samuel Alito. |
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| But other people do like the way they think he will vote, and the ones who favor him seem to outnumber the ones who oppose him. |
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| AND THAT IS WHY ALL AMERICANS SHOULD OPPOSE THE NOMINATION OF SAMUEL ALITO. |
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| You have no right to oppose our plan. | |
| Were I in your position, I would oppose that plan. | |
| Whoever may oppose my plan, I will carry it out nonetheless. | |
| The politician claimed to oppose the conclusion. | |
| I have to oppose this idea. | |
| We oppose the government on this matter. | |