preposition
- type: takes an accusative object
Definitions:
- contrary to
- face to face, in presence of
- facing, opposite, against, towards
- Age: Early Latin, pre-classical, used for effect/poetry
- Area: All or none
- Geography: All or none
- Frequency: Very frequent, in all Elementry Latin books, top 1000+ words
- Source: General, unknown or too common to say