phrasal verb · formal
run contrary to
UK/rʌn kənˈtræri tuː/US/rʌn kənˈtrɛri tu/run·CON·tra·ry·to
speakingtask2
to be opposed to or not in agreement with something
Examples
“The new report runs contrary to earlier findings.”
“His view runs contrary to popular belief.”
“These facts run contrary to the company's official statement.”
Band 8 sentence
“The latest statistics run contrary to the government's claim that unemployment is falling.”
Collocations
- run contrary to expectations
- run contrary to the evidence
- run contrary to popular belief
Word family
run verbcontrary adjective
Common mistakes
run contrary with→run contrary to
runs contrary to (with singular/plural mismatch)→run contrary to / runs contrary to (phù hợp với chủ ngữ)
Say it for a higher band
5contradict→6be inconsistent with→7+run contrary to
Synonyms
contradict
be inconsistent with
Easily confused
contradict
“The data contradict the author's hypothesis.”
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