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CONTRONYMS THAT HAVE THEIR OWN OPPOSITES

Added on: 11th Jun 2016

 

WEATHERED

Weathered

If somebody weathered something, they withstood it. If something

is weathered, however, it has been worn away.

 

 

HELP

Help

Help means to assist, but if you can’t help something

it means you can’t prevent it.

 

 

TRIM

Trim

To trim something basically means to make it ready. This can go

two ways though. The first is to remove something (trim the

branches of the tree) while the second is to add something

(trim the tree with decorations).

 

 

LEFT

Left

Left can either mean departed or remaining (after the

men left only the women were left)

 

 

DUST

Dust

To dust something can mean either to add or remove dust.

If you dust furniture then you are removing dust, but if

you dust crops then you are adding it.

 

 

CLIP

Clip

To clip something can either mean to bind it together or to separate it.

 

 

TOSS OUT

Toss out

To toss something out can either mean to suggest it

(toss out an idea) or to discard it (once again, to toss out an idea).

 

 

OUT

Out

This can refer to either visible (the stars are out) or

not visible (the lights are out).

 


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