Apposes

/əˈpoʊzɪz/ verb

Definition

Places something next to or beside something else, especially in close proximity or grammatical relationship.

Etymology

From Old French 'aposer,' combining Latin 'ad-' (to) and 'pausare' (to place or put). The prefix emphasizes bringing things together side by side, and the word entered English around the 13th century with this spatial meaning.

Kelly Says

In grammar, 'apposition' is when two words sit right next to each other in a sentence—like 'my friend Sarah'—and 'apposes' is the verb describing this arrangement. It's how language literally positions ideas together to clarify meaning.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አንፃር ማድረግ
an-tsar ma-dreg
ARالعربية
مواجهة
muwaajah
BNবাংলা
বিপরীত করে
bi-por-ee-t kore
CACatalà
apone
a-po-neh
CSČeština
postavit proti sobě
post-av-it pro-ti so-be
DADansk
placere mod hinanden
pla-se-re mod hin-an-den
DEDeutsch
stellt einander gegenüber
shtelt ay-ner-ander ge-gen-ue-ber
ELΕλληνικά
αντιπαραβάλλει
an-ti-pa-ra-va-llei
ESEspañol
opone
oh-poh-neh
FAفارسی
مقابله
mo-qa-baleh
FISuomi
asettaa vastakkain
a-set-taa va-stak-kain
FRFrançais
oppose
oh-poh-z
GUGU
સામે
sa-me
HAHA
kafa
ka-fa
HEעברית
מתנגד
me-tang-ed
HIहिन्दी
विपरीत करता है
vi-pri-ti-t kar-ta hai
HUMagyar
ellentét
el-len-tet
IDBahasa Indonesia
menempatkan berlawanan
men-em-pat-kan ber-la-wan-an
IGIG
jide
ji-deh
ITItaliano
appoggia
ah-poh-h-jah
JA日本語
対比させる
tai-hi-saseru
KKKK
қарсы
qar-sy
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
pra-chaam
KO한국어
대비시키다
dae-bi-si-ki-da
MRMR
समानांतर
sa-ma-na-an-tar
MSBahasa Melayu
menentang
men-ten-tang
MYမြန်မာ
ဆုံးဖြတ်
so-n-phe-t
NLNederlands
tegenover elkaar plaatsen
te-gen-oh-ver el-kaar pla-tsen
NONorsk
sette opp mot hverandre
sette opp mot hver-an-dre
PAPA
ਉਪਰੋ
u-par-oh
PLPolski
stawiać naprzeciw
stah-vee-at nah-pree-tsew
PTPortuguês
opõe
oh-poh-eh
RORomână
așeza în opoziție
a-se-za in o-po-zi-tie
RUРусский
ставит в противопоставление
stavit' v protivopostavlenie
SVSvenska
placera mot varandra
pla-se-ra mot a-va-ra
SWKiswahili
kulinganisha
ku-lin-ga-ni-sha
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்த்து நிறுத்த
e-thir-thu ni-ruth
TEతెలుగు
సరిహద్దులు
sa-ri-ha-d-d-lu
THไทย
ตรงกันข้าม
trong gan khaam
TLTL
magkasama
ma-gkas-a-ma
TRTürkçe
karşı koyar
kar-shih koy-ar
UKУкраїнська
ставити проти
stav-iti pro-ti
URاردو
مواخذه
muwaak-zah
VITiếng Việt
đặt đối lập
da-t doi-lap
YOYO
jẹ́
jeh
ZH中文
相对
xiāng duì
ZUZU
qinisana
qi-ni-sa-na

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.