'gainst

Or gainst

[genst, geynst]

preposition

1. shortened form of against.

'gainst

/ ɡɛnst, ɡeɪnst /

preposition

1. poetic,  short for against

Example Sentences

Officials are still reviewing the case, and additional charges gainst Macareno may be filed, Brown said.

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He pointed to the speed at which the encounter went from conversation to fatality — just over a minute — and the larger “bias gainst Black and brown men” in the United States.

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Fears about its public finances have driven the pound to its lowest levels gainst the dollar since 1985.

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

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And raw feeding — which includes vegetables, animal proteins, bones and other uncooked ingredients — has gone from fringe to trendy, even though numerous authorities have warned gainst it.

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