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opposite

Произношение: [ˈɑːpəzɪt]

Слово

Контекст: «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.

Пример

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.

Пример

What are the opposite sides of a square?

Контекст: «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.

Пример

The teacher explained that love is the opposite of hate.

Пример

There is no opposite of the number five that can be added to it to make ten.

Пример

Can you name two opposites like good and bad?

Контекст: «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.

Пример

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.

Пример

Which way is the opposite of where we came from?

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