oppose

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oppose
[əˈpəʊz]
verbo transitivo
1oponerse a
  • to be opposed to something -> estar en contra de algo
  • we should act now as opposed to waiting till later -> deberíamos actuar ya en lugar de esperar más
  • I'm referring to my real father as opposed to my stepfather -> me refiero a mi verdadero padre y no a mi padrastro

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oppose [o-pous]
1Oponer, poner impedimento a una cosa, obrar en oposición a, resistir a, combatir.
2Oponer, contraponer, poner una cosa enfrente de otra; colocar opuestamente o en contraste.
3Oponer, objetar una razón, un argumento, etc. -
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
4Oponer u oponerse, contrariar, resistir. (n)
5Argüir, oponerse u objetar por medio de argumentos a lo que otro dice. (n)
va.

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oppose [əˈpəʊz]
verb:transitive
1 (disagree with) oponerse a; estar en contra de
she opposes my coming he opposes the war many parents oppose bilingual education in schools 67 per cent are in favour of the measure and 33 per cent oppose it they oppose the use of violence Mr Taylor was not bitter towards those who had opposed him
67% are in favour of the measure and 33% oppose it el 67% está a favor de la medida y el 33% restante se opone está en contra;or they opposed the motion se opusieron a la moción
2 (combat) luchar contra; combatir
I have no wish to oppose progress no deseo luchar contra combatir el progreso;or he may decide to oppose him at the next election puede que decida enfrentarse a él en las próximas elecciones
we shall oppose this by all the means in our power if you oppose me on this you'll be sorry I shall oppose any attempt to change the law the residents got together to oppose the plan if they wanted to fix a date for beginning Stage II of EMU, the Germans said that they would not oppose them he never forgave the ambassador for having opposed him the Democrats are looking for a candidate to oppose him they accused him of opposing the bill for political gain with both opposition parties opposing the bill, it will have a tricky passage through Parliament to oppose sth [to] sth the first three stanzas oppose the apparent happiness of the fairy world to the apparent sorrow of the mortal realm

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Verb Conjugation for "oppose"

Imperative
  • oppose
  • you oppose
  • he/she opposes
  • we oppose
  • you oppose
  • they oppose
Preterite
  • I opposed
  • you opposed
  • he/she opposed
  • we opposed
  • you opposed
  • they opposed
Present Continuous
  • I am opposing
  • you are opposing
  • he/she is opposing
  • we are opposing
  • you are opposing
  • they are opposing
Present Perfect
  • I have opposed
  • you have opposed
  • he/she has opposed
  • we have opposed
  • you have opposed
  • they have opposed
Past Continuous
  • I was opposing
  • you were opposing
  • he/she was opposing
  • we were opposing
  • you were opposing
  • they were opposing
Past Perfect
  • I had opposed
  • you had opposed
  • he/she had opposed
  • we had opposed
  • you had opposed
  • they had opposed
Future
  • I will oppose
  • you will oppose
  • he/she will oppose
  • we will oppose
  • you will oppose
  • they will oppose
Future Perfect
  • I will have opposed
  • you will have opposed
  • he/she will have opposed
  • we will have opposed
  • you will have opposed
  • they will have opposed
Future Continuous
  • I will be opposing
  • you will be opposing
  • he/she will be opposing
  • we will be opposing
  • you will be opposing
  • they will be opposing
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been opposing
  • you have been opposing
  • he/she has been opposing
  • we have been opposing
  • you have been opposing
  • they have been opposing
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been opposing
  • you will have been opposing
  • he/she will have been opposing
  • we will have been opposing
  • you will have been opposing
  • they will have been opposing
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been opposing
  • you had been opposing
  • he/she had been opposing
  • we had been opposing
  • you had been opposing
  • they had been opposing
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