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# opposed

«opposed» in Mova's school dictionary: **opposed to something, you are against it** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (opposed); verb past form (oppose → opposed)

### meaning for a pupil

1) If you are opposed to something, you are against it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#m1)

2) Opposed things are very different or opposite to each other. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#m2)

3) Opposed is the past form of oppose: «They opposed the plan». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life the phrase «be opposed to» shows disagreement. «As opposed to» is used in explanations to contrast two things: «weight as opposed to mass». In stories it tells the reader where people stand. Phrases: «strongly opposed», «bitterly opposed», «as opposed to».

### examples

- I am opposed to cutting down the old oak. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#x1)
- My parents are opposed to me having a phone yet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#x2)
- The two brothers held opposed views. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#x3)
- The class opposed the change to the timetable. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#x4)
- We walked, as opposed to taking the bus. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#x5)
- She was strongly opposed to the idea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#x6)
- Their opinions are completely opposed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#x7)
- Most people opposed the new car park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#x8)
- Their landing, however, was opposed by a terrible giant who guarded the island against all intruders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/opposed/#x9)

### note

«Be opposed to + noun or -ing»: «opposed to waiting». «As opposed to» introduces a contrast. Do not confuse «opposed» (against) with «opposite» (on the other side, or totally different), though both share a root.

### Trees and pragmatics

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