SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST

Meaning of SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST in English

v. phr. , literary To be very much against; strongly disapprove. The banker's daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, but her father set his face against it.

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SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — phrasal : to show opposition toward : oppose
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — resist with determination. → face
Concise Oxford English vocab
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — {v. phr.}, {literary} To be very much against; strongly disapprove. * /The banker's daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, …
Slang English vocab
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — {v. phr.}, {literary} To be very much against; strongly disapprove. * /The banker's daughter wanted to marry a poor boy, …
Словарь английских идиом
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — (решительно) противиться чему-л.
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — (решительно) противиться чему-л.
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — решительно противиться, бороться с
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — решительно противиться, бороться с
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — (решительно) противиться чему-л.
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — (решительно) противиться чему-л.
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SET ONE'S FACE AGAINST — (решительно) противиться чему-л.
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SET
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FACE — I. ˈfās noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin facia, …
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
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
SET — /set/ , v. , set, setting , n., adj., interj. v.t. 1. to put (something or someone) in a particular …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FACE — — faceable , adj. /fays/ , n. , v. , faced, facing . n. 1. the front part of the …
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
SET — I. ˈset verb ( set ; set·ting ) Etymology: Middle English setten, from Old English settan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FACE — I. ˈfās noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * facia, from Latin facies make, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
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Webster English vocab
FACE — vi to present a face or front. 2. face ·noun the style or cut of a type or font of …
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
SET — / set; NAmE / verb , noun , adjective ■ verb ( set·ting , set , set ) PUT / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FACE — / feɪs; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FRONT OF HEAD 1. the front part of the head between …
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
SET — I. set 1 S1 W1 /set/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle set , present participle setting …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FACE — I. face 1 S1 W1 /feɪs/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin …
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
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FACE — n. & v. --n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
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
SET — v. (setting; past and past part. set) 1 tr. put, lay, or stand (a thing) in a certain position or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FACE — n. & v. n. 1 the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
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
SET
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
FACE — n. & v. --n. 1. the front of the head from the forehead to the chin. 2 the expression of …
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
SET — I. NOUN USES /set/ ( sets) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FACE — I. NOUN USES /feɪs/ ( faces) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
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
SET — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bunch/set of keys (= a group of keys kept together ) ▪ He …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
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
SET — (POSITION) [verb] [T usually + adverb or preposition] setting, past set - to put (something) in the stated place or …
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
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
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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