be distant; while the road lasts nothing turns me.
· The meanings of these words enclose opposite semes, such as distant - near=far away - short, therefore they are antonyms. Our next examples illustrate pair of words, which are antonymous pairs: Guilty - innocent
So the law assumed there must be one guilty party, and one innocent party who has been wronged by desertion of the matrimonial bed.
· Loathe - love
· If a man and woman sinned, let them go for into the desert to love or loathe each other there. Giant - pigmy
So you think your friend in the city will be hard upon me, if i fail a payment?- Says the trooper, looking down upon him like a giant. My dear friend, I am afraid he will, - returns the old man looking up at him like a pigmy.
2.1.2 Derivational antonyms in language
The second group of antonyms (derivations) can be made with: un -, in -; (Il -; im -; ir - ;); dis -, and-less. Some examples of derivationals:
· Approve - disapprove
Who am I to approve or disapprove?
· Tied - untied
People get tied up, and sometimes they stay tied - because they want to stay or because they haven't the will power to break or others become untied and make a new start.
· Engage - disengage
How soon will you be disengaged? I didn't say you i was engaged.
· Just - unjust
The A.F. of L. port leaders, as loyal servitors of capitalism, unquestionable support all wars, just or unjust, declared by the capitalist class and its government.
· Audible - inaudible
Little audible links, they are chaining together great inaudible feelings and purposes.
· Concerned - unconcerned
It concerned her in some way, but she herself was unconcerned, and she slid without effort into the position of mistress of the farm. So, it's easy to find these examples in Modern English. Their meanings are quite clever and understandable.
2.2 Differences of meaning of antonyms
, the meanings can sometimes be different. Let us to analyze the verb agree. This verb has five meanings, but only three of them have antonyms.
Agree - v. 1.to say yes, ex: I asked for a pay rise and she agreed.- Refuse; 2.to have a similar opinion to somebody, ex: I agree with his analysis of the situation.- Disagree; 3.to be consisted with something; to match, ex: You account of the affair doesn't agree with hers.- Disagree.
Order - n. The word has fourteen meanings, but only two of them have antonyms:
1.the state that exists when people obey the laws, rules or authority, ex: The police are trying to restore public order.- Disorder;
2.the state of being carefully and neatly arranged, ex: Get your ideas into some kind of order before beginning to write.- Disorder.
Black - adj. The word has nine meanings, but only three of them have antonyms:
1.of the very darkest colour, ex: A big black...
