counter-v; 1 Senses

Sense Number 1: React, speak, or be in opposition to, possibly in anticipation of a future action or utterance.

Examples:
Tony Abbott, Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, countered that
no conference delegates had been tested to enter the country.
Others countered that the Conference was better placed to conclude a
universal document on those weapons.
Racism must be adressed and countered by schools.
We must counter forces that haven't yet emerged.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NP
FrameNet: Communication_response
PropBank: counter.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2