- 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).
- See opposite (= on the opposite page) for further details.
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin oppositus, past participle of opponere ‘set against’.Want to learn more?
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