against
[ uh-genst, uh-geynst ]
/ əˈgɛnst, əˈgeɪnst /
preposition
conjunction
Archaic. before; by the time that.
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Idioms for against
over against, in contrast with: the rich over against the poor.
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British Dictionary definitions for against
against
/ (əˈɡɛnst, əˈɡeɪnst) /
preposition
Word Origin for against
C12: ageines, from again, ageyn, etc, again + -es genitive ending; the spelling with -t (C16) was probably due to confusion with superlatives ending in -st
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Idioms and Phrases with against
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