transcription, транскрипция: [ ɒpəzɪt ]
( opposites)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If one thing is opposite another, it is on the other side of a space from it.
Jennie had sat opposite her at breakfast.
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Opposite is also an adverb.
He looked up at the buildings opposite, but could see no open window...
ADV : usu n ADV , ADV after v
2.
The opposite side or part of something is the side or part that is furthest away from you.
...the opposite corner of the room.
= far
ADJ : ADJ n
3.
Opposite is used to describe things of the same kind which are completely different in a particular way. For example, north and south are opposite directions, and winning and losing are opposite results in a game.
All the cars driving in the opposite direction had their headlights on...
I should have written the notes in the opposite order...
ADJ : usu ADJ n , also v-link ADJ to n , v-link ADJ
4.
The opposite of someone or something is the person or thing that is most different from them.
Ritter was a very complex man but Marius was the opposite, a simple farmer...
Well, whatever he says you can bet he’s thinking the opposite...
N-COUNT : usu the N , oft the N of n