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contrary


Definition: Meaning of, contrary in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈkɒntrəri /

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  1. someone who is contrary deliberately does different things from other people
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  2. contrary ideas, opinions, or actions are completely different and opposed to each other
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  3. contrary to popular belief/opinion used to say that something is true even though people believe the opposite
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  4. formal a contrary wind is not blowing in the direction you want to sail
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  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
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  2. evidence/statements etc to the contrary something showing or saying the opposite
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  3. the contrary formal the opposite of what has been said or suggested
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contrary used in phrases

  • Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary
    1. a NURSERY RHYME (= an old song or poem for young children) . The rhyme goes: Mary, Mary, quite contrary,/How does your garden grow?/With silver bells and cockle shells,/And pretty maids all in a row.
  • contrary to fact (adjective)
    1. usually as a hypothesis going counter to the facts
  • on the contrary (adverb)
    1. contrary to expectations
  • to the contrary (adverb)
    1. contrary to expectations
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