ON (OR QUITE) THE CONTRARY

Meaning of ON (OR QUITE) THE CONTRARY in English

on ( or quite) the contrary

used to intensify a denial of what has just been implied or stated.

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Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

ON
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUITE — I. quite ˈkwīt, usu -īd.+V adverb Etymology: Middle English, from quite, quit, adjective, released, free — more at quit 1. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OR — I. _ə(r), (|)ȯ(ə)r, (|)ȯ(ə), in southern US also (|)ä(r) conjunction Etymology: Middle English other, or, from Old English oththe, oththa, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ON — I. (|)ȯn, (|)än, in the southeastern US sometimes (|)ōn preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, fr Old English an, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONTRARY
Webster's New International English Dictionary
QUITE — (a.) Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; to be …
Английский словарь Webster
CONTRARY — (a.) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
Английский словарь Webster
QUITE — ( a. ) Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — ( a. ) Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a contrary disposition; a contrary child.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
QUITE — /kwuyt/ , adv. 1. completely, wholly, or entirely: quite the reverse; not quite finished. 2. actually, really, or truly: quite …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — — contrarily /kon"trer euh lee, keuhn trair"-/ , adv. — contrariness , n. /kon"trer ee/ ; for 5 also /keuhn …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CONTRARY — I. ˈkän-ˌtrer-ē, -ˌtre-rē noun ( plural -trar·ies ) Etymology: Middle English contrarie, from Anglo-French contraire, contrairie, from Medieval Latin contrarius, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUITE — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from quite, adjective, quit Date: 14th century 1. : wholly , completely not quite finished 2. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
QUITE — vt & ·vi ·see quit. 2. quite ·adj to a great extent or degree; very; very much; considerably. 3. quite …
Webster English vocab
CONTRARY — noun ·see contraries. 2. contrary ·noun an opponent; an enemy. 3. contrary ·adj opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent. 4. contrary ·noun …
Webster English vocab
QUITE — [quite] adv [ME, fr. quite, adj., quit] (14c) 1: wholly, completely "not ~ finished" 2: to an extreme: positively "~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTRARY — [con.trary] n, pl -trar.ies (13c) 1: a fact or condition incompatible with another: opposite--usu. used with the 2: one of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CONTRARY — I . / ˈkɒntrəri; NAmE ˈkɑːntreri/ adjective , noun —see also contrary (II) ■ adjective 1. contrary to sth different …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUITE — / kwaɪt; NAmE / adverb 1. ( BrE ) (not used with a negative) to some degree SYN fairly , …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUITE — quite S1 W1 /kwaɪt/ BrE AmE predeterminer , adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: quit , quite 'free of' (13-19 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OR — or S1 W1 /ə; strong ɔː $ ər strong ɔːr/ BrE AmE conjunction [ Language: Old English ; Origin: oththe …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ON — I. on 1 S1 W1 /ɒn $ ɑːn, ɒːn/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] 1 . ON …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONTRARY — I. con ‧ tra ‧ ry 1 AC /ˈkɒntrəri $ ˈkɑːntreri/ BrE AmE noun 1 . on the contrary/quite the …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
QUITE — adv. 1 completely; entirely; wholly; to the utmost extent; in the fullest sense. 2 somewhat; rather; to some extent. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
QUITE — adv. 1 completely; entirely; wholly; to the utmost extent; in the fullest sense. 2 somewhat; rather; to some extent. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OR — conj. 1 a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
QUITE — adv.1 completely; entirely; wholly; to the utmost extent; in the fullest sense. 2 somewhat; rather; to some extent. 3 (often …
Oxford English vocab
OR — 1.conj. 1. a introducing the second of two alternatives (white or black). b introducing all but the first, or only …
Oxford English vocab
CONTRARY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. (usu. foll. by to) opposed in nature or tendency. 2 colloq. perverse, self-willed. 3 …
Oxford English vocab
QUITE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use quite to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use or to link two …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ON — The preposition is pronounced /ɒn/. The adverb and the adjective are pronounced /ɒn/. Frequency: The word is one of the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONTRARY — 1. Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. This view is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
QUITE — predeterminer COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be quite a novelty (= seem quite new and different ) ▪ In the 1970s, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CONTRARY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against/contrary to expectations (= very different to what someone expected ) ▪ Contrary to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
QUITE — (NOT VERY) [adverb] [not gradable], [predeterminer] - to a particular extent, but not veryI was feeling quite pleased with myself.She's …
Cambridge English vocab
CONTRARY — See: ON THE CONTRARY, TO THE CONTRARY.
Slang English vocab
QUITE — adv. Quite is used with these adjectives: ↑ able , ↑ absent , ↑ absurd , ↑ acceptable , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONTRARY — adj. VERBS ▪ be , run , seem ▪ These results run ~ to our expectations. ▪ It seems ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
QUITE — See ↑ FAIRLY/QUITE 1, ↑ VERY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ not quite
Longman Activator English vocab
QUITE — INDEX: 1. more than a little, but not very RELATED WORDS see also ↑ VERY ◆◆◆ 1. more than a …
Longman Activator English vocab
QUITE — adv. 25B6; adverb two quite different types : COMPLETELY, entirely, totally, wholly, absolutely, utterly, thoroughly, altogether. red hair was quite …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONTRARY — n. 25B6; adjective contrary views : OPPOSITE, opposing, opposed, contradictory, clashing, conflicting, antithetical, incompatible, irreconcilable. she was sulky and contrary …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
QUITE — adv. 1 completely, very, totally, utterly, entirely, from head to toe, from A to Z, fully, wholly, thoroughly, unequivocally, absolutely, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CONTRARY — adj. 1 opposite, opposing, opposed, different, contradictory, conflicting, antagonistic Set aside enough time to hear the contrary side of the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
QUITE — predeterminer 1 BAD : This year the work at university is quite harder than last year. GOOD : This year …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
CONTRARY — noun BAD : It is impossible to tell whether a man is married or NOT. On the contrary, women usually …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
QUITE — нареч. 1) а) вполне, совершенно quite sure ≈совершенно уверенный I am quite well. ≈ Я себя вполне хорошо чувствую. б) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OR — I союз или, иначе Make haste or else you will be late. ≈ Торопитесь, иначе вы опоздаете. or so ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. предл. 1) а) в пространственном значении указывает на нахождение на поверхности какого-л. предмета, на чем-л. на a house on …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRARY — 1. сущ. 1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules ≈ Он действует …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
QUITE — quite.ogg kwaıt adv 1. вполне, совсем; совершенно, полностью; всецело work not quite done - не совсем законченная работа to be …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
OR — or.ogg _I ɔ: n геральд. цвет золота _II ɔ:,ə cj 1. связывает два или несколько предложений или однородных членов предложения, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ON — on.ogg 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CONTRARY — contrary.ogg 1. ʹkɒntrərı n 1. (the contrary) нечто противоположное, обратное on the contrary - наоборот to the contrary - в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
QUITE — 1) вполне 2) довольно 3) полностью 4) совершенно 5) совсем • quite full logic — вполне полная логика - quite a few - quite good
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
CONTRARY — 1. contrary сущ.1) нечто обратное, противоположное; противоположность (тж. the contrary) His actions are contrary to the rules — Он действует …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
QUITE — adv 1. вполне, совсем; совершенно, полностью; всецело work not quite done - не совсем законченная работа to be quite mistaken …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ON — 1. ɒn a 1. ближний, внутренний the on side - более близкая ( к собеседнику, зрителю и т. п. ) …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CONTRARY — 1. ʹkɒntrərı n 1. (the contrary) нечто противоположное, обратное on the contrary - наоборот to the contrary - в обратном …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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