Pronunciation: /ˈɒpəzɪt, -sɪt/
adjective
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1 [attributive] situated on the other or further side when seen from a specified or implicit viewpoint; facing: a crowd gathered on the opposite side of the street
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(of angles) between opposite sides of the intersection of two lines.
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Botany (of leaves or shoots) arising in pairs at the same level on opposite sides of the stem.
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2completely different; of a contrary kind: a word that is opposite in meaning to another currents flowing in opposite directions
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[attributive] being the other of a contrasted pair: the opposite ends of the price range
noun
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a person or thing that is totally different from or the reverse of someone or something else: we were opposites in temperament the literal is the opposite of the figurative
adverb
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in a position facing a specified or implied subject: she was sitting almost opposite he went into the shop opposite
preposition
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1in a position on the other side of a specific area from; facing: they sat opposite one another
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2(of a leading actor) in a complementary role to (another): the star was a young man playing opposite an older woman
