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opponing

opponing is the present participle and gerund of oppone.

Meaning of oppone

Verb

oppone (third-person singular simple present oppones, present participle opponing, simple past and past participle opponed)

  1. (obsolete) To oppose.
    • Out of his Indies: what can you not do,
      Against lords spiritual, or temporal,
      That shall oppone you?1610 (first performance), Ben[jamin] Jonson, The Alchemist, London: […] Thomas Snodham, for Walter Burre, and are to be sold by Iohn Stepneth, […], published 1612, →OCLC, (please specify the Internet...

Questions about opponing

What is opponing the present participle and gerund of?
Opponing is the present participle and gerund of oppone.

Words near opponing in the dictionary

  1. opponencies
  2. opponency
  3. opponens
  4. opponent
  5. opponents
  6. opponing
  7. opportunate
  8. opportune
  9. opportuneless
  10. opportunely
  11. opportuneness

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