opposite side
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- noun
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lado opuesto
- The playground is located on the opposite side of the street from the library.
- sit on opposite sides
- opposite side of the table
- opposite side of the detector
And what happens is they're opposite sides of the spectrum.
- And what happens is they're opposite sides of the spectrum.
- The neutrino goes through the planet Earth and then collides on the opposite side.
- The third side is opposite Theta, directly opposite Theta, and it's the opposite side.
- We are on opposite sides of the Continental Divide and we prefer the eastern side.
- And the same is true for the opposite side, the top left.
Examples
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The gym and our bungalow that we're staying in are on the exact opposite sides of the resort from each other.
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All right, let's try that on the opposite side of that thing there.
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Apparently my bedroom is, I know it now is, is on the opposite side of my house.
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Sarah, I work on the opposite side of town.
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It's the opposite side from where we are.
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The opposite side of the world.
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Two girls, one white and one black, live on opposite sides of a fence.
Academic text (2002) -
Even and odd addresses usually lie on opposite sides of the street.
Academic text (1998) -
We are on opposite sides of the Continental Divide and we prefer the eastern side.
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She fell off a cliff on the opposite side of the lake.
Synonyms
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The part of a place or object that is most distant from you
How Opposite
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the position or area directly across from another' is directly and predictably derived from the adjective 'opposite' (located directly across) combined with the noun 'side' (a surface or area). This is a straightforward compositional pattern common across languages and easily inferable by a B1 learner who knows both words.
Etymology
The phrase opposite side paints a simple scene: imagine a table or river between two people, one on one side and the other on the opposite side facing them. That's why it means 'the place directly across from' someone or something.