"prieš" meaning in All languages combined

See prieš on Wiktionary

Preposition [Lithuanian]

IPA: [²ˈpʲrʲiɛʃ] Forms: priẽš [canonical]
Rhymes: -iɛʃ Etymology: Back-formation from pri̇́ešais (“opposite”). Etymology templates: {{back-formation|lt|príešais|t=opposite}} Back-formation from pri̇́ešais (“opposite”) Head templates: {{head|lt|prep|head=priẽš}} priẽš
  1. against
    versus
    Sense id: en-prieš-lt-prep-t8d6rasK Categories (other): Lithuanian prepositions Disambiguation of Lithuanian prepositions: 15 15 14 16 17 13 10
  2. against
    in opposition
    Sense id: en-prieš-lt-prep-54YTdJx4 Categories (other): Lithuanian prepositions Disambiguation of Lithuanian prepositions: 15 15 14 16 17 13 10
  3. against
    in the opposite direction
    Sense id: en-prieš-lt-prep-hKAgfFO0 Categories (other): Lithuanian prepositions Disambiguation of Lithuanian prepositions: 15 15 14 16 17 13 10
  4. (temporal) before
    by, no later than
    Tags: temporal
    Sense id: en-prieš-lt-prep-baz2GYPc Categories (other): Lithuanian prepositions Disambiguation of Lithuanian prepositions: 15 15 14 16 17 13 10
  5. (temporal) before
    prior to
    Tags: temporal
    Sense id: en-prieš-lt-prep-ll~J1zLF Categories (other): Lithuanian back-formations, Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header, Lithuanian prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Lithuanian back-formations: 0 3 9 4 63 0 20 Disambiguation of Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header: 6 8 7 2 52 0 25 Disambiguation of Lithuanian prepositions: 15 15 14 16 17 13 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 1 1 2 81 0 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 1 1 1 64 0 30
  6. (spatial) in front of
    Sense id: en-prieš-lt-prep-TY7IuR1u Categories (other): Lithuanian prepositions Disambiguation of Lithuanian prepositions: 15 15 14 16 17 13 10
  7. ago
    Sense id: en-prieš-lt-prep-HY4I~WMm
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      "word": "po"
    },
    {
      "word": "už"
    },
    {
      "word": "vėliau"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "príešais",
        "t": "opposite"
      },
      "expansion": "Back-formation from pri̇́ešais (“opposite”)",
      "name": "back-formation"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Back-formation from pri̇́ešais (“opposite”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "priẽš",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "prep",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "priẽš"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "priẽš"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lt",
        "2": "acc"
      },
      "expansion": "[with accusative]",
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        "tags": [
          "accusative"
        ]
      },
      "name": "+obj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "prep",
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        {
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          "english": "Alone against everyone.",
          "text": "Vienas prieš visus.",
          "translation": "Alone against everyone.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against",
        "versus"
      ],
      "id": "en-prieš-lt-prep-t8d6rasK",
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          "against",
          "against"
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        [
          "versus",
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          "english": "Tomas is openly against.",
          "text": "Tomas atvirai prieš.",
          "translation": "Tomas is openly against.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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        "against",
        "in opposition"
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          "opposition",
          "opposition"
        ]
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          "english": "against the stream",
          "text": "prieš srovę",
          "translation": "against the stream",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "against",
        "in the opposite direction"
      ],
      "id": "en-prieš-lt-prep-hKAgfFO0",
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        [
          "against",
          "against"
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    },
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          "english": "Come home before dark.",
          "text": "Grįžk namo prieš tamsą.",
          "translation": "Come home before dark.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before",
        "by, no later than"
      ],
      "id": "en-prieš-lt-prep-baz2GYPc",
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ],
        [
          "later",
          "later"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(temporal) before",
        "by, no later than"
      ],
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "3 1 1 1 64 0 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before",
        "prior to"
      ],
      "id": "en-prieš-lt-prep-ll~J1zLF",
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "prior to",
          "prior to"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(temporal) before",
        "prior to"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "english": "You're always in front of the TV.",
          "text": "Tu visą laiką sėdi prieš televizorių.",
          "translation": "You're always in front of the TV.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in front of"
      ],
      "id": "en-prieš-lt-prep-TY7IuR1u",
      "links": [
        [
          "in front of",
          "in front of"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "spatial",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(spatial) in front of"
      ]
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          "english": "a few minutes ago",
          "text": "prieš keletą minučių",
          "translation": "a few minutes ago",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ago"
      ],
      "id": "en-prieš-lt-prep-HY4I~WMm",
      "links": [
        [
          "ago",
          "ago"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[²ˈpʲrʲiɛʃ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iɛʃ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Wojciech Smoczyński"
  ],
  "word": "prieš"
}
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    {
      "word": "po"
    },
    {
      "word": "už"
    },
    {
      "word": "vėliau"
    }
  ],
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    "Lithuanian back-formations",
    "Lithuanian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Lithuanian lemmas",
    "Lithuanian prepositions",
    "Lithuanian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Lithuanian/iɛʃ",
    "Rhymes:Lithuanian/iɛʃ/1 syllable"
  ],
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    "priẽš"
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    {
      "parts": [
        "priẽš"
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        "1": "lt",
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      },
      "expansion": "[with accusative]",
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    }
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  "lang": "Lithuanian",
  "lang_code": "lt",
  "pos": "prep",
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          "english": "Alone against everyone.",
          "text": "Vienas prieš visus.",
          "translation": "Alone against everyone.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "against",
        "versus"
      ],
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        [
          "against",
          "against"
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          "versus",
          "versus"
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          "english": "Tomas is openly against.",
          "text": "Tomas atvirai prieš.",
          "translation": "Tomas is openly against.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against",
        "in opposition"
      ],
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        [
          "against",
          "against"
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          "opposition",
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          "english": "against the stream",
          "text": "prieš srovę",
          "translation": "against the stream",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "against",
        "in the opposite direction"
      ],
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        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Lithuanian terms with usage examples"
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          "english": "Come home before dark.",
          "text": "Grįžk namo prieš tamsą.",
          "translation": "Come home before dark.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "before",
        "by, no later than"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "by",
          "by"
        ],
        [
          "later",
          "later"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(temporal) before",
        "by, no later than"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "temporal"
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    },
    {
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        "before",
        "prior to"
      ],
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        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ],
        [
          "prior to",
          "prior to"
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      ],
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        "(temporal) before",
        "prior to"
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        "temporal"
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        "Lithuanian terms with usage examples"
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          "english": "You're always in front of the TV.",
          "text": "Tu visą laiką sėdi prieš televizorių.",
          "translation": "You're always in front of the TV.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "in front of"
      ],
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        [
          "in front of",
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          "english": "a few minutes ago",
          "text": "prieš keletą minučių",
          "translation": "a few minutes ago",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[²ˈpʲrʲiɛʃ]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iɛʃ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Wojciech Smoczyński"
  ],
  "word": "prieš"
}

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