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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
oppose
/əˈpəʊz/
verb
to be against someone in a contest, game, or fight; to disagree
- “My parents are opposed to my sister marrying a foreigner.”Tatoeba
- “More than half the residents are opposed to the plan.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)