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opposite

/ˈɑːpəzət/

US UK

adjective

located at the other end, side, or corner of something :located across from something

The two boys lived on opposite sides of the street.

the opposite bank of the river

Fold the bottom right corner of the paper over to the opposite corner.

She switched her ring to the opposite hand. [=she took her ring off the finger of one hand and put it on a finger of the other hand]

The text refers to an illustration on the opposite page. [=on the page that faces it]

completely different

The two scientists had the same information but reached opposite conclusions.

They represent opposite sides of the issue.

They ran in opposite directions.

Some herbs help you sleep while others have the opposite effect. [=other herbs keep you awake]

Her music is at the opposite end of the spectrum/continuum from the music her mother made.

Once serving only small portions at high prices, the restaurant has gone to the opposite extreme under the new owners. [=the restaurant now serves large amounts of food for low prices]

the opposite side of the coin

xem coin

adverb

on the other side of someone or something :across from someone or something

I sat down and he sat opposite.

usually + to

He lives opposite to me.

Put one leg forward, and then lift the arm that is opposite to the forward leg. [=lift your right arm if your left leg is forward; lift your left arm if your right leg is forward]

noun

plural -sites

[count] someone or something that is completely different from someone or something else

We thought the job might be difficult, but it was quite the opposite. [=it was easy]

He said that the disease is becoming more common, but really the opposite is true. [=the disease is not becoming more common; it is becoming less common]

My two sisters are polar/complete/exact opposites (of each other)one is very friendly while the other is very shy.

a word with a meaning that is completely different from the meaning of another word :antonym

Wet is the opposite of dry.

The terms black and white are opposites.

opposites attract

used to say that people who are very different from each other are often attracted to each other;

preposition

on the other side of (something or someone) :across from (something or someone)

He sat opposite me.

She lives in the house opposite ours.

The school is opposite a park.

I played opposite the best player in the league.

of an actor :in a play, movie, etc., with (another actor)

She stars/plays opposite Clint Eastwood in her latest movie.

* Các từ tương tự:
opposite number, opposite sex