(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
If one thing is ~ another, it is on the other side of a space from it.
Jennie had sat ~ her at breakfast.
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Opposite is also an adverb.
He looked up at the buildings ~, but could see no open window...
ADV: usu n ADV, ADV after v
2.
The ~ side or part of something is the side or part that is furthest away from you.
...the ~ 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 ~ directions, and winning and losing are ~ results in a game.
All the cars driving in the ~ direction had their headlights on...
I should have written the notes in the ~ order...
ADJ: usu ADJ n, also v-link ADJ to n, v-link ADJ
4.
The ~ 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 ~, a simple farmer...
Well, whatever he says you can bet he’s thinking the ~...
N-COUNT: usu the N, oft the N of n