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# adversary

«adversary» in Mova's school dictionary: **An enemy or opponent; someone you fight or compete against** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an adversary, adversaries)

### meaning for a pupil

(formal) An enemy or opponent; someone you fight or compete against. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and history: heroes face an adversary. In sport and games: a worthy adversary is a strong opponent. Phrases: a worthy adversary, old adversary, political adversaries.

### examples

- The knight faced his adversary on the bridge. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/#x1)
- In chess, try to guess your adversary's next move. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/#x2)
- The two teams were old adversaries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/#x3)
- She was a tough adversary in the debate. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/#x4)
- Sherlock Holmes's greatest adversary was Moriarty. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/#x5)
- Even adversaries can shake hands after the game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/#x6)
- Heracles destroyed this new adversary with his club, and now called upon his nephew to come to his aid. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/#x7)

### note

Formal; everyday words: enemy, opponent, rival. Plural: adversaries (y to ies). Adjective adversarial. Do not confuse with "anniversary".

### In the corpora

- [But now the LORD my God hath given me rest on every side; there is neither adversary, nor evil occurrence.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.174/)
- [And the LORD raised up an adversary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edomite; he was of the king's seed in Edom.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.422/)
- [Therefore the LORD doth set upon high the adversaries of Rezin against him, and spur his enemies;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.197/)
- [Thy holy people they have well nigh driven out, our adversaries have trodden down Thy sanctuary.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.1362/)
- [Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD: An adversary, even round about the land!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.46/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «adversary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adversary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.