proti
Pronunciation: /prɔci/
“proti” is a Slovak word. Its 9 meanings in English:
preposition
- against (expresses opposition, protest, resistance, or defensive action)
- against, for (expresses a goal of prevention, resistance, or remedy)
- against, counter to (expresses an action oriented counter to a physical or figurative direction)
- against, toward (expresses motion or orientation toward someone/something situated on the opposite side or coming from the opposite direction)
- opposite, across from (expresses spatial opposition or mutual facing of two entities)
- compared to, in contrast with (expresses comparison or evaluative contrast between two things)
- despite, against (expresses that an action occurs contrary to someone’s will, rule, or expectation)
adverb
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *protivъ. First attested in the 15th century.
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