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A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'
William F. Buckley, Jr.

Meaning of "athwart" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ATHWART

From a-² + thwart.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ATHWART

athwart  [əˈθwɔːt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ATHWART

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Athwart can act as an adverb and a preposition.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

The preposition is an invariable grammatical category, that has no meaning itself and which serves to link or relate terms.

WHAT DOES ATHWART MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of athwart in the English dictionary

The first definition of athwart in the dictionary is transversely; from one side to another. Other definition of athwart is across the path or line of. Athwart is also in opposition to; against.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ATHWART


airport
ˈɛəˌpɔːt
bought
bɔːt
brought
brɔːt
caught
kɔːt
court
kɔːt
export
ˈɛkspɔːt
fort
fɔːt
forte
fɔːt
import
ɪmˈpɔːt
moudiewart
ˈmuːdɪˌwɔːt
moudiewort
ˈmuːdɪˌwɔːt
ort
ɔːt
ought
ɔːt
overthwart
ˌəʊvəˈθwɔːt
quart
kwɔːt
swart
swɔːt
thwart
θwɔːt
wart
wɔːt
williewaught
ˈwɪlɪˌwɔːt
worrywart
ˈwʌrɪwɔːt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ATHWART

athlete
athlete´s foot
athlete´s village
athletic
athletic coach
athletic sports
athletic support
athletic supporter
athletically
athleticism
athletics
athodyd
Atholl brose
Athos
athrill
athrob
athrocyte
athrocytosis
athwartship
athwartships

WORDS THAT END LIKE ATHWART

apart
art
cart
chart
Ewart
fine art
for a start
for the most part
hart
have the heart
heart
Hovawart
mart
mowdiewart
part
shopping cart
smart
stalwart
start
Stewart

Synonyms and antonyms of athwart in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «athwart» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ATHWART

Find out the translation of athwart to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of athwart from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «athwart» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

横过
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

de través
570 millions of speakers

English

athwart
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عرضيا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перпендикулярно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

athwart
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিকূলে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

en travers
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Athwart
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

quer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

横切って
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가로 질러,
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Athwart
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngang
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறுக்கே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अत्थ्वर्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çaprazlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

athwart
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poprzek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перпендикулярно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de-a curmezișul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγκαρσίως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwars
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

athwart
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

athwart
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of athwart

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ATHWART»

The term «athwart» is regularly used and occupies the 67.475 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ATHWART» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about athwart

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QUOTES WITH «ATHWART»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word athwart.
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William F. Buckley, Jr.
A Conservative is a fellow who is standing athwart history yelling 'Stop!'

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ATHWART»

Discover the use of athwart in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to athwart and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, ...
Culled from millions of published words spanning nearly sixty years, Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, and Illuminations offers Buckley’s commentary on the American and international scenes, in areas ranging ...
Linda Bridges, Roger Kimball, 2013
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Athwart History: Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, ...
For most of the last century, William F. Buckley Jr. was the leading figure in the conservative movement in America.
William F. Buckley, Jr., Linda Bridges, Roger Kimball, 2009
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The Cross Athwart the Sky: Lenten Addresses
This is a new release of the original 1939 edition.
R. E. Golladay, 2013
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Athwart History
Culled from millions of published words spanning nearly sixty years, Athwart History; Half a Century of Polemics, Animadversions, and Illuminations offers Buckleys commentary on the American and international scenes, in areas ranging from ...
Roger Kimball, 2010
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Alien Ocean: Anthropological Voyages in Microbial Seas
funding structures, epistemological communities — within which their subjects act . athwart theory In Alien Ocean, I read anthropological and oceanographic materials and theories through one another. In this process, I treat theories — whether ...
Stefan Helmreich, 2008
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The Century dictionary
ME. athwart ; < a3 + thwart. Cf . orerthwart.~\ 1. adv. 1. Crosswise; from side to side ; transversely. He caus'tl to be drawn out and pav'd four main roads to the utmost length and breadth of the island ; and two others athwart. Milton, Hist. Eng. , i.
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The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: A Work of Universal ...
athwart < ME. athwart; < a3 + thwart. Cf. orerthwart] I, adv. 1. Crosswise; from side to side; transversely. lic caus'd to be drawn out and pav'd four main roads to the utmost length and breadth of the island; and two others athu'ari. Milton, Hist.
William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, 1899
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A Naval and Military Technical Dictionary of the French ...
... spring-line ; sling ; lashing-rope ; transverse or circular crack in a musket-barrel , sword-blade, &c, arising from bad materials or too intensely heating them, which causes their rejection : as a naval term, it generally denotes athwart, abreast of, ...
Robert Burn, 1870
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Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...
Athwart. Thus the preposition athwart is derived says Johnson from a and thwart. " Themistocles made Xerxes post out of Grecia, by giving out a purpose to break his bridge athwart the Hellespont." Bacon. Essays. Here the bridge is not in fact ...
Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley, 1845
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Encyclopaedia Metropolitana: Pure sciences
Athwart. Thus the preposition athwart is derived says Johnson from a and thwart. " Themistocles made Xerxes post out of Grccia, by giving out a purpose to breuk his bridge athwart the Hellespont." B.icov. Essays. Here the bridge is not in fact ...
Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ATHWART»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term athwart is used in the context of the following news items.
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Supreme Court's decisions unhinging some GOP candidates
What would remain of the court's prestige and hence its power to stand athwart rampant executives and overbearing congressional majorities? «Las Vegas Sun, Jul 15»
2
Some GOP candidates becoming unhinged
What would remain of the court's prestige and hence its power to stand athwart rampant executives and overbearing congressional majorities? «The Sheridan Press, Jul 15»
3
Ted Cruz's Really Dumb Plan to Politicize the Supreme Court
What would remain of the court's prestige and hence its power to stand athwart rampant executives and overbearing congressional majorities? «Reason, Jul 15»
4
The United States of Europe, the red state advantage, and more
What would remain of the court's prestige and hence its power to stand athwart rampant executives and overbearing congressional majorities? «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
5
George Will: Marriage ruling unhinges some GOP candidates
What would remain of the court's prestige and hence its power to stand athwart rampant executives and overbearing congressional majorities? «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
6
Some in GOP field becoming unhinged
What would remain of the court's prestige and hence its power to stand athwart rampant executives and overbearing congressional majorities? «Albany Democrat Herald, Jul 15»
7
Realty Law Digest
... involving income affidavits.…, the Court…departed from…prior cases that upheld bright-line rules that ran athwart of the underlying purpose ... «New York Law Journal, Jun 15»
8
Obergefell and New Identities
But the difference between standing athwart history yelling, “STOP!” and standing in the corner whispering, “Got a minute?” is a big one. «Patheos, Jun 15»
9
Antonin Scalia May Be Losing the Culture Wars, But He's Winning …
Being on the right side of history obviously does not concern him — he's willing to stand athwart it, as he says (one might even say it flatters his ... «New York Magazine, Jun 15»
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People are tweeting their rage at Scalia -- but they're making one …
They probably should have read the account's About Me first, though, which says, “Standing athwart history yelling get off my lawn. (This is a ... «Business Insider Australia, Jun 15»

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