Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #790 of 1319

opponent (n.)

a person you play against

Examples

  • Beat your opponent.

Key rules

  • An opponent is a person you compete against
  • Beat an opponent, a strong opponent
  • Opponent is countable

Common mistakes

  • My opponents is strong → My opponent is strong
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