English Explanatory Dictionary

again

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
  2. Back (to a former place or state).
  3. Over and above a factor of one.
  4. Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
  5. Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.
  6. I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.
  7. Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here".
  8. Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.
  9. In return, as a reciprocal action; back.
  10. In any other place.
  11. On the other hand.
  12. Moreover; besides; further.
prep
  1. Against.

Pronunciation

/əˈɡɛ̟n/ /əˈɡeɪ̯n/ En-uk-again.ogg en-us-again.ogg /əˈɡɪ̟n/ /əˈɡæ̝ɪ̯n/ /əˈɡe̟n/ /eɪ̯ˈɡeɪ̯n/

Word forms

again agen againe agayne ageyne agin ag'in 'gain

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *ganganąder.? Proto-Germanic *gagin Proto-Germanic *in gagin Proto-West Germanic *in gagin Old English onġēan Middle English agayn English again From Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan (“against, again”), from Proto-West Germanic *in gagin, from Proto-Germanic *in gagin. Cognate with German entgegen (“contrary to”), North Frisian ijen (“against”), Danish igen (“again”), Swedish igen (“again”), and Norwegian Bokmål igjen (“again”), and Icelandic í gegnum (“through”). By surface analysis, on- + gain (“against”).

Synonyms

once more re- ana-

Derived words

again and again again-coming againness agenbite all over again as much again at times and again born again born-again breathe again but then again come again cut and come again cut-and-come-again ever and again every now and again everything old is new again fix it again Tony half again here we go again how's that again never again not again now and again once again once and again one more again over again over and over again please say that again say again say that again sold again and got the money then again there again think again time and again time and time again to and again turn again turnagain until we meet again what's old is new again you can say that again you can't go home again
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