{
    "term": "oppose",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "oppose",
            "heSheIt": "opposes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "opposed",
        "pastParticiple": "opposed",
        "ingForm": "opposing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to disagree strongly with somebody’s plan, policy, etc. and try to change it or prevent it from succeeding",
            "sensetop": "oppose somebody/somethingoppose doing somethingoppose somebody/something doing something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This party would bitterly oppose the re-introduction of the death penalty.",
                    "contextForm": "oppose somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He threw all those that opposed him into prison."
                },
                {
                    "text": "to **oppose a war/bill/plan**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you support or oppose this proposal?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children **strongly opposed** the idea."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **vehemently opposed **the War of 1812."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She is adamantly opposed to the war."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I would oppose changing the law.",
                    "contextForm": "oppose doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her father opposed her becoming a missionary.",
                    "contextForm": "oppose somebody/something doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The ban was initially opposed by the US."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The minister has consistently opposed any relaxation in the law."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We totally oppose the use of gas to kill any animal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We would vigorously oppose such a policy."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He found himself opposed by his own deputy."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["adamantly", "bitterly", "fiercely"],
                "verb + oppose": ["vote to", "continue to"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to compete with somebody in a contest",
            "sensetop": "oppose somebody",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He intends to oppose the prime minister in the leadership election."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊz/",
                "audio": "op/oppose/oppose__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzɪz/",
                "audio": "op/oppose/opposes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzd/",
                "audio": "op/oppose/opposed__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "op/oppose/opposing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊz/",
                "audio": "op/oppose/oppose__us_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzɪz/",
                "audio": "op/oppose/opposes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzd/",
                "audio": "op/oppose/opposed__us_3.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/əˈpəʊzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "op/oppose/opposing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French opposer, from Latin opponere (from ob- ‘against’ + ponere ‘place’), but influenced by Latin oppositus ‘set or placed against’ and Old French poser ‘to place’."
}