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OPPOSITESThe word "opposite" means having a quality or condition that is the reverse of another quality, being completely different or contradictory.Examples would be UP as the opposite of DOWN ...
Probably "view" here means "opinion", hence "opposite view" means "different opinion". For instance, you might think that your question is fine as it is, I take the opposite view because I think it needs more context! – AndyT. Oct 30, 2015 at 17:05. Thank you for your comment.
We got Potter!" Harry sat down opposite the ghost in the ruff he'd seen earlier. The ghost patted his arm, giving Harry the sudden, horrible feeling he'd just plunged it into a bucket of ice-cold water. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) I don’t get where the ghost is, because not knowing what ‘opposite’ means.
Is this technical or literary? The more general dictionary defintion of offset is "A things set off against another as equivalent or compensation". The offset of the shocks could mean how far away they were in distance or time from each other or from the refernece point / time. You are right that offset is not the opposite of onset. –
4. In modern usage, no. "Without" is no longer used to mean "not inside"; it solely means "in the absence of". In historical (or deliberately old-fashioned) usage, yes. Your Hermes Trismegistus quote is an example of this. If we assume modern usage, your last sentence... I struggle to contain the emotions without my heart.
Best Answer. Schlecht means bad, so the opposite would be gut, or good. Wiki User. ∙ 14y ago. More answers. Wiki User. ∙ 11y ago. Klasse in English means Class. I do not believe there is an ...
An opposing viewpoint is a viewpoint that's the opposite of your own. Suppose that the article is about making fast food illegal. The author of the article you're reading says that they should make it illegal. The opposing viewpoint would be one that says that they shouldn't make it illegal. If your author does admit that there is the group ...
Two opposing arrows mean that the reaction will go in both directions, until its specific equilibrum is reached. Two arrows facing in opposite directions typically symbolize a sense of balance ...
I mean, according to the dictionary, laissez-faire means 'No government interference with business or personal life', which then means the agency supported 'free access' or 'not regulating anything', but it was charged with regulating the media. I don't get it..
1. According to Oxford dictionary, irony means. (also dramatic or tragic irony) a literary technique, originally used in Greek tragedy, by which the full significance of a character’s words or actions is clear to the audience or reader although unknown to the character. Let's consider your example sentences.