AGAINST
\ɐɡˈɛnst], \ɐɡˈɛnst], \ɐ_ɡ_ˈɛ_n_s_t]\
Definitions of AGAINST
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time.
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By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.
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Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; - in this sense often preceded by over.
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In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time.
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By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.
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Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; - in this sense often preceded by over.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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Into contact or collision with; in movement toward; opposite or contrary to; in contact with; also, opposite to; in contrast with.
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In preparation for; in readiness for.
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In exchange for.
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To the debit of; as a charge upon.
By James Champlin Fernald
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