Nay vs Oppose - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between nay and oppose

is that nay is to refuse while oppose is to attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand.

As an adverb nay

is no.

As a conjunction nay

is or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.

As a noun nay

is a vote against.

As an adjective nay

is nary.

As an abbreviation NAY

is nayarit, a state of Mexico.

nay

English

Adverb

(-)

(archaic) no

Derived terms

* nay-say * naysayer

Conjunction

(English Conjunctions)

or even, or more like, or should I say. Introduces a stronger and more appropriate expression than the preceding one.

* His face was dirty, nay filthy.

* 1663 ,

[...] And proved not only horse, but cows, / Nay pigs, were of the elder house: / For beasts, when man was but a piece / Of earth himself, did th' earth possess.

* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 18.

And even in our wildest and most wandering reveries, nay in our very dreams, we shall find, if we reflect, that the imagination ran not altogether at adventures,

Noun

(en noun)
A vote against.

I vote nay , even though the motion is popular, because I would rather be right than popular.

A person who voted against.

The vote is 4 in favor and 20 opposed, the nays have it.

Verb

(en verb)
(obsolete) To refuse.

(Holinshed)

Adjective

nary

Anagrams

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oppose
English

Verb
(oppos)
To attempt to stop the progression of; to resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand.

to oppose''' the king in battle; to '''oppose a bill in Congress

There is still time to oppose this plan.

To object to.

Many religious leaders oppose cloning humans.

To present or set up in opposition; to pose.

They are opposed to any form of hierarchy.

* John Locke

I may oppose my single opinion to his.

* 1839 , Philip Meadows Taylor, Confessions of a Thug

[T]hree walls had been left standing, with large intervals between each; and they would certainly oppose a most formidable interruption to an invader.

To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.

* Shakespeare

Her grace sat down / In a rich chair of state; opposing freely / The beauty of her person to the people.

To compete with; to strive against.

to oppose a rival for a prize

* Shakespeare

I am too weak / To oppose your cunning.

Synonyms
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Antonyms
* support
Related terms
* opponent * opposer * opposite * opposition
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