again
once more; another time; anew; in addition: Will you spell your name again, please?
in an additional case or instance; moreover; besides; furthermore.
on the other hand: It might happen, and again it might not.
in return; back; in reply: to answer again.
to the same place or person: to return again.
Idioms about again
again and again, with frequent repetition; often: They went over the same arguments again and again.
as much again, twice as much: She earns as much again as I do.
Origin of again
1pronunciation note For again
Words Nearby again
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How to use again in a sentence
Meanwhile, almost exactly 30 years after the trial, the judge left his home to board a steamboat and was never heard from again.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion | Nina Strochlic | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTagain, the difference can seem subtle and sound more like splitting hairs, but the difference is important.
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Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects | Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAt a press conference today with Scalise, Speaker Boehner again defended him.
We take enough time off in between so that our batteries get recharged and we get inspired again.
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Each day she resolved, "To-morrow I will tell Felipe;" and when to-morrow came, she put it off again.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonAnd that was that if he and his wife were to ever live together again and be happy, the family were to be kept out of it.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxBefore he could finish the sentence the Hole-keeper said snappishly, "Well, drop out again—quick!"
Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. Carryl"Better so," was the Senora's sole reply; and she fell again into still deeper, more perplexed thought about the hidden treasure.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonBefore the outlaw can comply with this small request the horn sounds again.
Physiology of The Opera | John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
British Dictionary definitions for again
/ (əˈɡɛn, əˈɡeɪn) /
another or second time; once more; anew: he had to start again
once more in a previously experienced or encountered place, state, or condition: he is ill again; he came back again
in addition to the original amount, quantity, etc (esp in the phrases as much again; half as much again)
(sentence modifier) on the other hand: he might come and then again he might not
besides; also: she is beautiful and, again, intelligent
archaic in reply; back: he answered again to the questioning voice
again and again continuously; repeatedly
(used with a negative) Caribbean any more; any longer: I don't eat pumpkin again
moreover; furthermore: again, it could be said that he is not dead
Origin of again
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with again
In addition to the idiom beginning with again
- again and again
also see:
- come again
- do something over again
- ever and again
- every now and again
- here someone goes again
- now and again
- off and on (off again, on again)
- over again
- something else again
- time and time again
- you can say that again
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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