Information about the word oppose (English → Esperanto: kontraŭi)

Synonyms: rock the boat, object, be opposed, be opposed to, go against, impede, be against, be at odds with

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/əˈpəʊ̯z/
Hyphenationop·pose
Shavian alphabet𐑩𐑐𐑴𐑟
Deseret alphabet𐐯𐐹𐐬𐑆

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) oppose(I) opposed
(thou) opposest(thou) opposedst
(he) opposes, opposeth(he) opposed
(we) oppose(we) opposed
(you) oppose(you) opposed
(they) oppose(they) opposed
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) oppose (I) opposed
(thou) oppose(thou) opposed
(he) oppose(he) opposed
(we) oppose(we) opposed
(you) oppose(you) opposed
(they) oppose(they) opposed
Imperative mood
oppose
Participles
Present participlePast participle
opposingopposed

Usage samples

Both Germany and France opposed the 2003 Iraq invasion, a stance which greatly angered the Bush administration.

Translations

Albaniankundërshtoj
Danishbrokke
Dutchbelemmeren; ertegen zijn; gekant zijn tegen; weerstreven; dwarsliggen; haaks staan op
Esperantokontraŭi
Frenchrouspéter; se mettre en tranvers
Germangegen sein; dagegen sein; entgegenstehen
Portuguesecontrariar; impedir; opor‐se
Romanianîmpotrivi; opune
West Frisiandwerslizze