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quite the contrary — see ↑contrary, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑quite * * * ˌquite the ˈcontrary idiom used to emphasize that the opposite of what has been said is true • I don t find him funny at all. Quite the contrary. Mai … Useful english dictionary
on (or quite) the contrary — used to intensify a denial of what has just been implied or stated. → contrary … English new terms dictionary
the contrary — UK [ˈkɒntrəri] US [ˈkɑnˌtreri] noun ★ the opposite Evidence suggests that the contrary is true. quite the contrary: I don’t disagree – quite the contrary – I think you’re absolutely right. Thesaurus … Useful english dictionary
the contrary */ — UK [ˈkɒntrərɪ] / US [ˈkɑnˌtrerɪ] noun the opposite Evidence suggests that the contrary is true. quite the contrary: I don t disagree – quite the contrary – I think you re absolutely right. • on the contrary to the contrary … English dictionary
on the contrary — adverb contrary to expectations (Freq. 10) he didn t stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends • Syn: ↑contrarily, ↑to the contrary, ↑contrariwise • Derived from adjective: ↑contrary ( … Useful english dictionary
to the contrary — it s quite the opposite, inversely … English contemporary dictionary
The Kingdom of God Is Within You — ( ru. Царство Божие внутри вас [ Tsarstvo Bozhiye vnutri vas ] ) is the non fiction magnum opus of Leo Tolstoy and was first published in Germany in 1894, after being banned in his home country of Russia. [citebook|title=The Cambridge Companion… … Wikipedia
on the contrary — 1. In opposition, on the other side. 2. So far from being so, it is just the reverse; it is quite otherwise … New dictionary of synonyms
contrary — [[t]kɒ̱ntrəri, AM treri[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu v link ADJ to n Ideas, attitudes, or reactions that are contrary to each other are completely different from each other. This view is contrary to the aims of critical social research for a number of… … English dictionary
contrary — con|tra|ry1 [ˈkɔntrəri US ˈka:ntreri] n 1.) on the contrary/quite the contrary used to add to a negative statement, to disagree with a negative statement by someone else, or to answer no to a question ▪ It wasn t a good thing; on the contrary it… … Dictionary of contemporary English
