"appose" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈpəʊz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-appose.wav Forms: apposes [present, singular, third-person], apposing [participle, present], apposed [participle, past], apposed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊz Etymology: Variant form of oppose. Head templates: {{en-verb}} appose (third-person singular simple present apposes, present participle apposing, simple past and past participle apposed)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To interrogate; to question. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-appose-en-verb-w5JdB9WG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 19 33 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 25 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 45 23 32
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈpəʊz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-appose.wav Forms: apposes [present, singular, third-person], apposing [participle, present], apposed [participle, past], apposed [past]
Rhymes: -əʊz Etymology: Coined based on Latin appōnō, by analogy with compose, suppose etc. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*tḱey-}}, {{der|en|la|appōnō}} Latin appōnō Head templates: {{en-verb}} appose (third-person singular simple present apposes, present participle apposing, simple past and past participle apposed)
  1. (transitive) To place next or to or near to; to juxtapose. Tags: transitive Translations (place next to or near to): съпоставям (sǎpostavjam) (Bulgarian), apor (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-appose-en-verb-p~gFhjQj Disambiguation of 'place next to or near to': 82 18
  2. (transitive) To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing to another). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-appose-en-verb-nOJdUgWp Categories (other): Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 19 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: apposable, malapposed Related terms: apposite, apposition, inapposite
Etymology number: 2

Verb [French]

Head templates: {{head|fr|verb form}} appose
  1. inflection of apposer:
    first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person Form of: apposer
    Sense id: en-appose-fr-verb-fz6DeL2J Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 8 9 50 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 5 6 66 9 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 70 30
  2. inflection of apposer:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: apposer
    Sense id: en-appose-fr-verb-wfKh8p4l

Verb [Italian]

Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} appose
  1. third-person singular past historic of apporre Tags: form-of, historic, past, singular, third-person Form of: apporre
    Sense id: en-appose-it-verb-V2sZ02UJ Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      },
      "expansion": "appose",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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        {
          "word": "apposer"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of apposer:",
        "first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apposer",
          "apposer#French"
        ]
      ],
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        "present",
        "singular",
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        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "apposer"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "inflection of apposer:",
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apposer",
          "apposer#French"
        ]
      ],
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        "imperative",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "homophone": "apposent"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "apposes"
    }
  ],
  "word": "appose"
}

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "verb form"
      },
      "expansion": "appose",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Italian non-lemma forms",
        "Italian verb forms",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "apporre"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person singular past historic of apporre"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "apporre",
          "apporre#Italian"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "form-of",
        "historic",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "appose"
}

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