pit against
pit against verb: to set in opposition to someone or something else.
Verb
pit against (third-person singular simple present pits against, present participle pitting against, simple past and past participle pitted against)
- To set in opposition to someone or something else.
- Two of the greatest tennis players will be pitted against each other in next week's final.
- This prompted January's timetable consultation with options that, according to Chester ^([sic – meaning Cheshire]) West and Chester Councillor Andrew Cooper last March, pitted councils against each other.2021 October 20, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Revised Manchester timetable due in December 2022”, in RAIL, number 942, page 27
- Synonyms:
- set against
pit against meaning in Bengali
pit against in Bengali
- কারো, কিছুর বিপক্ষে দাঁড় করানো
Synonyms of pit against
Forms of pit against
| third-person singular present | pits against |
|---|---|
| present participle | pitting against |
| past participle | pitted against |
| past | pitted against |
Questions about pit against
- What does pit against mean?
- Pit against means to set in opposition to someone or something else.
- What is pit against in Bengali?
- Pit against in Bengali is কারো, কিছুর বিপক্ষে দাঁড় করানো. See Pit against meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is pit against?
- Pit against is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pit against?
- The past tense of pit against is pitted against.
Words near pit against in the dictionary
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