opposer

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English

Etymology

From oppose +‎ -er.

Noun

opposer (plural opposers)

  1. One who opposes, one who shows opposition.
    Synonym: opponent
    Antonyms: supporter, proponent, proposer
    • 1984, Catherine Garvey, Children's Talk, page 145:
      For example, after the opposer had objected to the opposee's plan to drive the car, the opposee suggested, "We can take turns driving the car."

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin opponere, with conjugation based on poser.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.po.ze/
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Verb

opposer

  1. to oppose
  2. (reflexive, with à) to oppose, to be opposed to

Conjugation

Conjugation of opposer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple opposer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple opposant
/ɔ.po.zɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle opposé
/ɔ.po.ze/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present oppose
/ɔ.poz/ 		opposes
/ɔ.poz/ 		oppose
/ɔ.poz/ 		opposons
/ɔ.po.zɔ̃/ 		opposez
/ɔ.po.ze/ 		opposent
/ɔ.poz/
imperfect opposais
/ɔ.po.zɛ/ 		opposais
/ɔ.po.zɛ/ 		opposait
/ɔ.po.zɛ/ 		opposions
/ɔ.po.zjɔ̃/ 		opposiez
/ɔ.po.zje/ 		opposaient
/ɔ.po.zɛ/
past historic2 opposai
/ɔ.po.ze/ 		opposas
/ɔ.po.za/ 		opposa
/ɔ.po.za/ 		opposâmes
/ɔ.po.zam/ 		opposâtes
/ɔ.po.zat/ 		opposèrent
/ɔ.po.zɛʁ/
future opposerai
/ɔ.poz.ʁe/ 		opposeras
/ɔ.poz.ʁa/ 		opposera
/ɔ.poz.ʁa/ 		opposerons
/ɔ.poz.ʁɔ̃/ 		opposerez
/ɔ.poz.ʁe/ 		opposeront
/ɔ.poz.ʁɔ̃/
conditional opposerais
/ɔ.poz.ʁɛ/ 		opposerais
/ɔ.poz.ʁɛ/ 		opposerait
/ɔ.poz.ʁɛ/ 		opposerions
/ɔ.po.zə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		opposeriez
/ɔ.po.zə.ʁje/ 		opposeraient
/ɔ.poz.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present oppose
/ɔ.poz/ 		opposes
/ɔ.poz/ 		oppose
/ɔ.poz/ 		opposions
/ɔ.po.zjɔ̃/ 		opposiez
/ɔ.po.zje/ 		opposent
/ɔ.poz/
imperfect2 opposasse
/ɔ.po.zas/ 		opposasses
/ɔ.po.zas/ 		opposât
/ɔ.po.za/ 		opposassions
/ɔ.po.za.sjɔ̃/ 		opposassiez
/ɔ.po.za.sje/ 		opposassent
/ɔ.po.zas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — oppose
/ɔ.poz/ 		— opposons
/ɔ.po.zɔ̃/ 		opposez
/ɔ.po.ze/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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