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Meaning of set against | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To cause (a person) to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.
    transitive
  2. To have a strong feeling of not desiring to do something.
    transitive

Equivalents

Bosanski сварити
Čeština poštvat
Deutsch widersetzen
Hrvatski сварити
Latina obiectatus obiecto oppono oppositus
Српски сварити
Українська сварити

Examples

“Their slander has set my family against me.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

set ahead set alight set an example set apart set aright set aside

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