different between oppose vs withgo

English

Etymology

From Middle English opposen, from Old French opposer, from Latin ob (“before, against”) + Medieval Latin pausare (“to put”), taking the place of Latin opponere (“to oppose”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??p??z/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /??po?z/, [??p?o??z?]
• Rhymes: -??z
• Hyphenation: op?pose

Verb

oppose (third-person singular simple present opposes, present participle opposing, simple past and past participle opposed)

1. To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against.

   Synonyms: confront, withstand, resist, hinder, obstruct, buck
2. To object to.

   Synonyms: take issue with, speak out, contest, repugn, argue

3. To present or set up in opposition; to pose.
   • , Book I

     I may […] oppose my single opinion to his.
4. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

Synonyms

• be against, fight (against), check, bar, block, prevent, take on, counter, contest, resist, confront, face, combat, defy, thwart, contradict, withstand, stand up to, hinder, struggle against, obstruct, fly in the face of, take issue with, be hostile to, counterattack, speak out against, be in opposition to, be in defiance of, strive against, set one's face against, take a stand, make a stand against

Antonyms

• support

Derived terms

• opposable

Related terms

• opponent
• opposer
• opposite
• opposition

Translations

Further reading

• oppose in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• oppose in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• oppose at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• oppoes

French

Verb

oppose

1. first-person singular present indicative of opposer
2. third-person singular present indicative of opposer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of opposer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of opposer
5. second-person singular imperative of opposer

Italian

Verb

oppose

1. third-person singular past historic of opporre

English

Etymology

From Middle English withgon (“to be in opposition to, vanish”), from Old English wiþg?n (“to go against, oppose, pass away, vanish, disappear”), equivalent to with- +? go.

Verb

withgo (third-person singular simple present withgoes, present participle withgoing, simple past withwent, past participle withgone)

1. (transitive, archaic or formal) To go against; oppose; transgress.
   • 1903, John Henry Overton, The nonjurors: their lives, principles, and writings:

     Bisbie, being then in the 55th year of his age, and 30th year of his incumbency, by vertue of an unrighteous Act of a factious and rebellious convention, was deprived of the rectory of Long Melford for not withgoing his faith and sworn allegiance to King James the Second and transferring it to William, Prince of Orange.

2. (transitive, archaic or formal) To forgo; give up; pass up; forfeit.
   • 1895, Aroda Reym, A life contrast:

     "[...] In the name of all that is dear to you, let us help you to withgo the vengeance."

   • 1914, Australia. Parliament, Parliamentary debates: Senate and House of Representatives:

     It has been reported in the newspapers that in South Australia several women who could afford to withgo the allowance have drawn £5, and contributed the money to the funds of the Liberal party.

   • 1946, Traffic Service Corporation, Traffic world:

     Operators in areas outside Chicago were urged to withgo experiments with radio truck communication until the experiment in Chicago had proved the practicability and efficiency of such a highway communication program.

   • 1957, William Hollow Husband, James Carlton Dockeray, Modern corporation finance:

     Thus, many railroads have been forced to withgo the payment of dividends in recent years while established industrial companies were able to return to a dividend schedule following the curtailment of the early thirties.

   • 2001, Richard Grassby, Kinship and Capitalism:

     Abraham Gonsales, when his daughter died, wrote how it had "pleased God to take her from this miserable world ... it has caused us a great deal of grief and sorrow . . . give us strength to withgo so much sorrow for it has touched out hearts.

Anagrams

• Twohig, go with