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agin

American  
[uh-gin] / əˈgɪn /

preposition

Dialect.
  1. against; opposed to.


agin British  
/ əˈɡɪn /

preposition

  1. an informal, facetious, or dialect word for against

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of agin

First recorded in 1815–25; see origin at again

Example Sentences

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Once agin, Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande gave us two career-defining performances.

From BBC Jan. 11, 2026

FTW means “for the win” But to fans’ never-ending chagrin It’s not hard to foresee That our WFT Will have gone FTL yet agin.

From Washington Post Nov. 24, 2021

And he got real red in the face, and then he got real white in the face, and he said, ‘Jerry Lee, don’t you ever say that to me agin.’

From The Guardian Aug. 8, 2015

"I'm agin it," said Roger Morgan, 78, as the others nodded in assent.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 31, 2015

I stopt in my tracks and looked agin and then I seed it was my brother Bill growed to look as old as pa looked a fue years back.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt

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