oppose

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• Received-Pronunciation: /əˈpəʊz/
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• General-American: /əˈpoʊz/
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• rhymes with -əʊz
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• CMU ARPABET: AH0 P OW1 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English opposen, from Old French opposer, from Latin ob (“before, against”) + Medieval Latin pono (“to put”), taking the place of Latin opponere (“to oppose”).

91 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: عَارَض (ʕāraḍ) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Bulgarian: противопоставям се (protivopostavjam se) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Catalan: oposar — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Chinese Mandarin: 阻止 (zúzhǐ) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Chinese Mandarin: 對抗 /对抗 (duìkàng) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Czech: oponovat — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Dutch: tegenhouden — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Dutch: tegengaan — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Egyptian: i-t:n-A24 (jtn) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Esperanto: kontraŭi — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Esperanto: kontraŭstari — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Finnish: vastustaa — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• French: s'opposer à — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Galician: opoñer — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Galician: opor — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• German: ablehnen — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Ancient Greek: ἀνθίστημι (anthístēmi) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Hungarian: szembehelyezkedik — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Italian: opporre — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Japanese: 阻む (habamu) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Japanese: 阻止する (soshi suru) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Japanese: 対抗する (taikou suru) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Latin: intercēdō — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Latin: adversor — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Latin: refrāgor — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Latin: oppōnō — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Lithuanian: priešintis — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Lithuanian: pasipriešinti — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Māori: mautohe — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Marathi: विरोध करणे (virodh karṇe) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Polish: oponować — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Polish: zaoponować — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Polish: przeciwstawiać — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Polish: przeciwstawić — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Portuguese: opor — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Romanian: opune — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Russian: препя́тствовать (prepjátstvovatʹ) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Russian: воспрепя́тствовать (vosprepjátstvovatʹ) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Russian: противостоять (protivostojatʹ) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Slovak: oponovať — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Spanish: oponer — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Spanish: salir al encuentro — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Spanish: asalir (disused) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Tamil: எதிர் (etir) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Telugu: ప్రతిఘటించు (pratighaṭiñcu) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Ukrainian: проти́витися (protývytysja) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Ukrainian: протистоя́ти (protystojáty) — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Vietnamese: chống đối — to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.
• Arabic: اِعْتَرَضَ (iʕtaraḍa) — to object to
• Bulgarian: възразявам (vǎzrazjavam) — to object to
• Catalan: oposar — to object to
• Chinese Mandarin: 反对 (fǎnduì) — to object to
• Finnish: vastustaa — to object to
• Galician: opoñer — to object to
• Galician: opor — to object to
• German: widersprechen — to object to
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌳𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌰𐌽 (andsakan) — to object to
• Hungarian: ellenez — to object to
• Italian: obiettare — to object to
• Japanese: 反対する (hantai suru) — to object to
• Latin: contrādīcō — to object to
• Lithuanian: prieštarauti — to object to
• Māori: mautohe — to object to
• Māori: tāwari — to object to
• Marathi: विरोध करणे (virodh karṇe) — to object to
• Polish: oponować — to object to
• Polish: zaoponować — to object to
• Polish: sprzeciwiać — to object to
• Polish: sprzeciwić — to object to
• Portuguese: opor — to object to
• Romanian: contrazice — to object to
• Romanian: opune — to object to
• Russian: возража́ть (vozražátʹ) — to object to
• Russian: возрази́ть (vozrazítʹ) — to object to
• Russian: отрица́ть (otricátʹ) — to object to
• Russian: быть против — to object to
• Spanish: oponer — to object to
• Tamil: எதிர் (etir) — to object to
• Ukrainian: запере́чувати (zaperéčuvaty) — to object to
• Ukrainian: запере́чити (zaperéčyty) — to object to
• Vietnamese: phản đối — to object to
• Welsh: gwrthwynebu — to object to
• Dutch: tegenoverstellen — to present or set up in opposition; to pose
• Italian: essere contrari — to present or set up in opposition; to pose
• Latin: oppōnō — to present or set up in opposition; to pose
• Marathi: विरोधात असणे (virodhāt asṇe) — to present or set up in opposition; to pose
• Russian: противопоставить (protivopostavitʹ) — to present or set up in opposition; to pose
• Tamil: எதிர் (etir) — to present or set up in opposition; to pose
• Bulgarian: противопоставям (protivopostavjam) — to place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit
• Italian: esibire — to place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit
• Russian: противопоставить (protivopostavitʹ) — to place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit