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{
"term": "oppose",
"partOfSpeech": "verb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"verbForms": {
"presentSimple": {
"iYouWeThey": "oppose",
"heSheIt": "opposes"
},
"pastSimple": "opposed",
"pastParticiple": "opposed",
"ingForm": "opposing"
},
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "to disagree strongly with somebody’s plan, policy, etc. and try to change it or prevent it from succeeding",
"sensetop": "oppose somebody/somethingoppose doing somethingoppose somebody/something doing something",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty.",
"contextForm": "oppose somebody/something"
},
{
"text": "He threw all those that opposed him into prison."
},
{
"text": "to **oppose a war/bill/plan**"
},
{
"text": "Do you support or oppose this proposal?"
},
{
"text": "The children **strongly opposed** the idea."
},
{
"text": "He **vehemently opposed **the War of 1812."
},
{
"text": "She is adamantly opposed to the war."
},
{
"text": "I would oppose changing the law.",
"contextForm": "oppose doing something"
},
{
"text": "Her father opposed her becoming a missionary.",
"contextForm": "oppose somebody/something doing something"
},
{
"text": "The ban was initially opposed by the US."
},
{
"text": "The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law."
},
{
"text": "We totally oppose the use of gas to kill any animal."
},
{
"text": "We would vigorously oppose such a policy."
},
{
"text": "He found himself opposed by his own deputy."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
"collocations": {
"adverb": ["adamantly", "bitterly", "fiercely"],
"verb + oppose": ["vote to", "continue to"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "to compete with somebody in a contest",
"sensetop": "oppose somebody",
"examples": [
{
"text": "He intends to oppose the prime minister in the leadership election."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊz/",
"audio": "op/oppose/oppose__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzɪz/",
"audio": "op/oppose/opposes__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzd/",
"audio": "op/oppose/opposed__gb_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzɪŋ/",
"audio": "op/oppose/opposing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊz/",
"audio": "op/oppose/oppose__us_2.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzɪz/",
"audio": "op/oppose/opposes__us_1.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzd/",
"audio": "op/oppose/opposed__us_3.mp3"
},
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzɪŋ/",
"audio": "op/oppose/opposing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French opposer, from Latin opponere (from ob- ‘against’ + ponere ‘place’), but influenced by Latin oppositus ‘set or placed against’ and Old French poser ‘to place’."
}