ODDS ARE AGAINST

Meaning of ODDS ARE AGAINST in English

v. phr. The likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. The odds are against her getting here before Monday.

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ODDS ARE AGAINST — {v. phr.} The likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. * /The odds are against …
Slang English vocab
ODDS ARE AGAINST — {v. phr.} The likelihood of success is not probable; the chances of success are poor. * /The odds are against …
Словарь английских идиом
ODDS — I. ˈädz noun plural but sometimes singular in construction Etymology: odd (I) + -s 1. a. archaic : inequalities, disparities …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ARE — I. Etymology: Middle English are, arne, from Old English aron, earun; akin to Old Norse eru (they) are, erum (we) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ODDS — (a.) Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase at odds.
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
ODDS — /odz/ , n. ( usually used with a pl. v. ) 1. the probability that something is so, will occur, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ARE — are 1 /ahr/ ; unstressed /euhr/ , v. pres. indic. pl. and 2nd pers. sing. of be . [ bef. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ODDS — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: circa 1520 1. a. archaic : inequalities b. obsolete : degree …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ODDS — adj quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; chiefly in the phrase at odds. 2. odds ·adj difference in favor of one …
Webster English vocab
ARE — noun the unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each side is ten meters in length; 100 square …
Webster English vocab
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
Webster English vocab
ODDS — [odds] n pl but sing or pl in constr (ca. 1520) 1 a archaic: inequalities b obs: degree of unlikeness …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARE — [are] [ME, fr. OE earun; akin to ON eru, erum are, OE is is] pres 2d sing or pres pl …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ARE — I are verb from be, strong form BrE AmE ɑː AmE ɑːr , weak form ə AmE ə r II …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ODDS — / ɒdz; NAmE ɑːdz/ noun [ pl. ] 1. (usually the odds ) the degree to which sth is likely …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ODDS — odds S3 AC /ɒdz $ ɑːdz/ BrE AmE noun [plural] 1 . PROBABILITY the odds how likely it is that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ODDS — n.pl. 1 the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ODDS — n.pl. 1 the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ODDS — n.pl. 1. the ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either …
Oxford English vocab
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
ODDS — 1. You refer to how likely something is to happen as the odds that it will happen. What are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ARE — Are is the plural and the second person singular of the present tense of the verb be . Are is …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ODDS — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES insuperable odds ▪ As usual, the hero was facing insuperable odds . odds and ends …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ARE — we/you/they form of be - Are you hungry?They are very late.
Cambridge English vocab
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
ODDS — Synonyms and related words : advantage, agreement to disagree, allowance, aptitude, asymmetry, at daggers drawn, at loggerheads, at odds, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ODDS — n. by all odds by long odds by odds odds and ends
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. butt against inveigh against over against rise against
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. Function: preposition 1 directly opposite FF1C; stood against the crowd and shouted for order FF1E; Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — preposition 1. directly opposite stood against the crowd and shouted for order Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, over against, toward, vis-à-vis …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
ODDS — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable , great , impossible , incredible , insurmountable , overwhelming , terrible ▪ She struggled against …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ODDS — See ↑ PROBABLY 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at odds • ↑ be at odds with • ↑ the odds …
Longman Activator English vocab
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
ODDS — n. 25B6; plural noun the odds are that he is no longer alive : LIKELIHOOD, probability, chances, chance, balance. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — adv. 25B6; preposition a number of delegates were against the motion : OPPOSED TO, in opposition to, hostile to, averse …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ODDS — n. pl. 1 chances, likelihood, probability The odds are that Janet will finish the job in time 2 edge, advantage, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
ODDS — сущ.; мн. обыкн. как ед. 1) а) неравенство; разница (между какими-л. величинами) б) перевес (в пользу чего-л.) considerable, formidable, great, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ARE — франц.; сущ. ар (мера земельной площади = 100 кв. м) 2-е л. ед. и мн.ч. настоящего времени глагола be are …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ODDS — odds.ogg ɒdz n употр. с гл. в ед. и мн. ч. 1. шансы, вероятность, возможность long odds - а) неравные …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGAINST — against.ogg əʹge(ı)nst prep указывает на 1. противодействие чему-л. или несогласие с чем-л. 1> против to fight against smb., smth. - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ODDS — 1) преимущество 2) разница 3) шансы • - equal odds - long odds - short odds
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
ODDS — odds сущ.; мн. ч. обыкн. как ед.1) а) неравенство; разница (между какими-л. величинами) б) перевес (в пользу чего-л.) considerable, formidable, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AGAINST — against предл.1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ODDS — n употр. с гл. в ед. и мн. ч. 1. шансы, вероятность, возможность long odds - а) неравные шансы; б) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — prep указывает на 1. противодействие чему-л. или несогласие с чем-л. 1> против to fight against smb., smth. - бороться против …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ODDS — сущ. ; мн. обыкн. как ед. 1) а) неравенство; разница ( между какими-л. величинами ) б) перевес ( в пользу …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ODDS — сущ.; мн. обыкн. как ед. 1) а) неравенство; разница (между какими-л. величинами) б) перевес (в пользу чего-л.) considerable, formidable, great, hopeless, overwhelming odds — …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against In a direct …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
ODDS — _n. _pl. обыкн. as _sg. 1> неравенство; разница; with heavy odds against them а> против значительно превосходящих сил; б> в …
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