väittää vastaan — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
väittää vastaan is used for these senses in English:
- argue (intransitive) To debate, disagree, or discuss opposing or differing viewpoints; to controvert; to wrangle.
- bear down (transitive, obsolete) To maintain one's position against (someone) in a debate; to stand one's ground against. [16th–17th c.]
- object (intransitive) To disagree with or oppose something or someone; (especially in a Court of Law) to raise an objection.
- talk back (idiomatic, intransitive, often, with to + d.o.) To reply impertinently or rudely; to answer in a cheeky or rude manner.
argue — full definition
- verb To exchange differing opinions, often heatedly.
- verb To give reasons in support of a position.
object — full definition
- noun A physical thing that can be seen or touched.
- noun A goal or purpose behind an action.
- noun Grammar: the noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb.
- verb To express disagreement or opposition to something.