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posit meaning in Dutch

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imposition [impositions] (school: task imposed as punishment)
noun
[UK: ˌɪm.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌɪm.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

strafwerksubstantief
{n}

juxtaposition [juxtapositions] (arts: contrasting sounds or colours)
noun
[UK: ˌdʒʌk.stə.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌdʒʌk.stə.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

juxtapositiesubstantief

lotus position (a cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting below the lower leg of the opposite leg)
noun

kleermakerszitsubstantief
{m}

lotus position (cross-legged sitting position in which the feet are resting on the thigh of the opposite leg)
noun

lotushoudingsubstantief
{f}

missionary position (position for sexual intercourse)
noun
[UK: ˈmɪ.ʃən.ri pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˈmɪ.ʃə.ˌne.ri pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

missionarishoudingsubstantief
{f}

opposite (across from)
preposition
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

tegenoverpreposition

opposite [opposites] (contrary thing)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

tegenovergesteldesubstantief
{n}

opposite (in an opposite position)
adverb
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

tegenoverbijwoord

opposite (located directly across from)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

tegenoverliggendbijvoeglijk naamwoord

opposite (of complementary or mutually exclusive things)
adjective
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

tegengesteldbijvoeglijk naamwoord

tegenovergesteldbijvoeglijk naamwoord

opposite [opposites] (opponent)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət]

tegenstandersubstantief
{m}

opposite number [opposite numbers] (counterpart)
noun

ambtgenootsubstantief
{m}

opposite sex (the other gender to which one is referring)
noun

andere geslachtsubstantief
{n}

opposite side (side seen as an adversary)
noun
[UK: ˈɒ.pə.zɪt saɪd]
[US: ˈɑː.pə.zət ˈsaɪd]

tegenpartijsubstantief

opposition [oppositions] (opposite or contrasting position)
noun
[UK: ˌɒ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌɑː.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

oppositiesubstantief
{f}

ovipositor [ovipositors] (tubular organ for laying eggs)
noun
[UK: ˌəʊ.vɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪ.tə]
[US: oʊ.vɪ.ˈpɑː.zɪ.tər]

legboorsubstantief
{f}

podium position noun

podiumplaatssubstantief
{m} {f}

podiumpositiesubstantief
{f}

pole position (top qualifying position)
noun

polepositiesubstantief
{f}

polepositionsubstantief
{m}

postposition [postpositions] ((grammar) words that come after the noun)
noun
[UK: ˈpəʊst.pə.ˈzɪ.ʃən]
[US: ˌpoʊst.pə.ˈzɪ.ʃən]

achtergeplaatst voorzetselsubstantief
{n}

achterzetselsubstantief
{n}

preposition [prepositions] (grammar: a type of word like "of, from, for, by")
noun
[UK: ˌpre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: pre.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

kastwoordsubstantief
{n}

voorzetselsubstantief
{n}

prepositional case (case serving as object of a preposition)
noun

prepositiefsubstantief

prepositionalissubstantief
{m}

prepositional phrase (phrase containing both a preposition and its complement)
noun

voorzetselconstituentsubstantief

presupposition [presuppositions] (act of presupposing)
noun
[UK: ˌpriː.sʌ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌpri.sə.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

aannemensubstantief
{f}

veronderstellensubstantief
{f}

presupposition [presuppositions] (assumption, conjecture, speculation or something supposed without proof)
noun
[UK: ˌpriː.sʌ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌpri.sə.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

aannamesubstantief
{f}

veronderstellingsubstantief
{f}

proposition [propositions] (idea or plan offered)
noun
[UK: ˌprɒ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌprɑː.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

propositiesubstantief

voorstelsubstantief
{n}

repository (a burial vault)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪt.r̩i]
[US: ri.ˈpɑː.zə.ˌtɔː.ri]

grafkeldersubstantief
{c}

repository (a location for storage, often for safety or preservation)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪt.r̩i]
[US: ri.ˈpɑː.zə.ˌtɔː.ri]

depotsubstantief
{n}

opslagplaatssubstantief
{c}

opslagruimtesubstantief
{c}

repository (a person to whom a secret is entrusted)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈpɒ.zɪt.r̩i]
[US: ri.ˈpɑː.zə.ˌtɔː.ri]

vertrouwelingsubstantief
{c}

supposition [suppositions] (assumption)
noun
[UK: ˌsʌ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]
[US: ˌsʌ.pə.ˈzɪʃ.n̩]

veronderstellingsubstantief

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