against

pronunciation

How to pronounce against in British English: UK [əˈɡenst , əˈɡeɪnst]word uk audio image

How to pronounce against in American English: US [əˈɡenst , əˈɡeɪnst] word us audio image

Word Origin

against (adv.)
early 12c., agenes "in opposition to," a southern variant of agen "again" (see again), with adverbial genitive. The parasitic -t turned up mid-14c. and was standard by early 16c., perhaps from influence of superlatives.

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for

Example

1. But he warns against precipitate action .
2. She was sobbing and nestling close against him .
3. But can the police use it against the rioters ?
4. Spyware is against the law -- sort of .
5. There are other arguments against rio .

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