opposite
/ˈɒpəzɪt/
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
op - po - site -> opposite
opposite /'ɒpǝzÇt, 'ɒpǝsÇt / adj
၁။ ~ (to sb/ sth) အခြားတစ်ဖက်ရှိ။ မျက်နှာမူရာ။ မျက်နှာချင်းဆိုင်။ on the opposite page ❍ We sat at opposite ends of the table (to each other).
၂။ (used after the n ) မျက်နှာချင်းဆိုင်။ တစ်ဖက်ရှိ။ I could see smoke coming out of the windows of the house directly opposite.
၃။ ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်။ travelling in opposite directions ❍ contact with the opposite sex (ie of men with women or women with men) ❍ Their opinions are entirely opposite.
adv မျက်နှာချင်းဆိုင်။ အခြားတစ်ဖက်။ There's a newly married couple living opposite. ❍ The woman sitting opposite is a detective.
prep ~ (to sb/ sth)
၁။ အခြားတစ်ဖက်။ မျက်နှာချင်းဆိုင်။ I sat opposite to him during the meal. ❍ The bank is opposite the supermarket. ❍ Put the chair in the corner opposite the door.
၂။ တွဲဖက်၍ (ကပြ၊ သရုပ်ဆောင်သည်)။ She had always dreamed of appearing opposite Robert Redford.
n ~ ( of sth) ဆန့်ကျင်ဘက်။ Hot and cold are opposites. ❍ What is the opposite of heavy? ❍ I thought she would be small and blonde but she's completely the opposite.
❏ one's opposite number n (usu sing ) (အခြား အဖွဲ့ အစည်း၊ အုပ်စု လုပ်ငန်းအရ မိမိနှင့်) တန်းတူ။ having talks with his opposite number in the White House.
- On the opposite side of the road from the school was the church.
- A picture on the opposite page caught her attention.
- They sat at opposite ends of the room.
- These proposals would have the opposite effect to the one intended.
- [in the opposite direction] : The car smashed into a lorry coming in the opposite direction.
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