opposite
Aussprache: [ˈɑːpəzɪt]
Wort
Kontext: „similarity“
(adjective) when two things are completely different from each other. If one thing is true, its opposite is not true at all. It's like day and night, they are opposite.
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The colors blue and orange are opposite on the color wheel.
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Hot and cold are not the same; they are opposite temperatures.
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What are the opposite sides of a square?
Kontext: „relationship“
(noun) a thing that is completely different from another thing. It's like saying they don't match at all, like a cat and a dog are opposites in some ways.
Beispiel
The teacher explained that love is the opposite of hate.
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There is no opposite of the number five that can be added to it to make ten.
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Can you name two opposites like good and bad?
Kontext: „location“
(noun) the direction that is directly across from a certain point. For example, if you're looking straight ahead, the opposite is behind you.
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The mailbox is located on the opposite side of the street from my house.
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The front door is not on the opposite side of the building; it is right next to it.
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Which way is the opposite of where we came from?
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