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'gainst

American

[genst, geynst] / gɛnst, geɪnst /

Or gainst

preposition

shortened form of against.

'gainst British

/ ɡɛnst, ɡeɪnst /

preposition

poetic short for against

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As the first hymn began, with: "He who would valiant be 'gainst all disaster," she appeared, to take her place.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2022

“Attitude is very important to me. I’m gonna turn my whole life around. I been carryin’ a big chip, felt it was me ’gainst the world.

From Seattle Times • May 11, 2017

I felt thy heart beat ’gainst my palm.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz

She hug it ’gainst her chest and didn’t say nothing else.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

“I’d advise ’gainst going there, fellas; y’all’ll be a couple of fish out of water.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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