opposite
A1Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈɒpəzɪt/US /ˈɑːpəzɪt/
Meaning
adjective
on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something and usually facing them
“Answers are given on the opposite page.”
adverb
on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something and usually facing them
“There's a newly married couple living opposite (= on the other side of the road).”
noun
a person or thing that is as different as possible from somebody/something else
“Hot and cold are opposites.”
preposition
on the other side of a particular area from somebody/something, and usually facing them
“I sat opposite him during the meal (= on the other side of the table).”
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“being less in what you do it's the opposite it's about serving something greater the author Madeleine L'Engle Road humility is throwing oneself away in complete concentration on something or someone else”
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