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All the words: Lithuanian

priešingai

Level C1

Meaning

contrary to, on the contrary

Example

Priešingai nei tikėjomės, salė buvo pilna žmonių jau prieš pusvalandį.

Contrary to what we expected, the hall was full of people already half an hour before.

A way to remember it

From priešingas "opposite". Root prieš "against", as in priešas "enemy".

Word forms

The spellings this word turns up in. There are 4 of them.

priešingiau priešingiausia priešingiausiai priešingyn

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