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(; 277), adv.[OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn, ongen, against, again; on + gen, akin to Ger. gegewn against, Icel. gegn. Cf. Gainsay.] 1. In return, back; as, bring us word again. 2. Another time; once more; anew. If a man die, shall he live again? Job xiv. 14. 3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again. 4. In any other place. [Archaic] Bacon. 5. On the other hand. "The one is my sovereign . . . the other again is my kinsman." Shak. 6. Moreover; besides; further. Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc. Hersche. Again and again, more than once; often; repeatedly. Now and again, now and then; occasionally. To and again, to and fro. [Obs.] De Foe. Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations, as, again-witness, to witness against; again-ride, to ride against; again-come, to come against, to encounter; again-bring, to bring back, etc. Again" (), Agains" ()} prep.Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.] Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer. スポンサード リンク
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