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again
adverb
one
more
time
;
once
more
•
Could
you
say
that
again
?
I
didn't
hear
you
.
Could
you
say
that
again
?
I
didn't
hear
you
.
•
After
losing
his
keys
,
Tom
searched
the
house
again
from
top
to
bottom
.
After
losing
his
keys
,
Tom
searched
the
house
again
from
top
to
bottom
.
Old
English
“
ongean
”
meaning
“
opposite
,
towards
,
back
”,
later
evolving
to
the
sense
of
repeating
an
action
.
adverb
used
to
add
a
further
point
or
introduce
a
contrast
•
Again
,
we
should
check
the
budget
before
approving
the
trip
.
Again
,
we
should
check
the
budget
before
approving
the
trip
.
•
She
might
accept
the
offer
;
again
,
she
could
refuse
if
the
pay
is
too
low
.
She
might
accept
the
offer
;
again
,
she
could
refuse
if
the
pay
is
too
low
.
Same
origin
as
the
primary
sense
,
extending
to
discourse-marking
use
in
Middle
English
.
against
preposition
touching
,
leaning
on
,
or
pushing
on
something
•
She
leaned
against
the
old
oak
tree
to
catch
her
breath
.
She
leaned
against
the
old
oak
tree
to
catch
her
breath
.
•
Put
the
ladder
against
the
wall
before
you
climb
.
Put
the
ladder
against
the
wall
before
you
climb
.
preposition
in
opposition
to
someone
or
something
•
Most
of
the
students
voted
against
the
plan
to
shorten
lunch
break
.
Most
of
the
students
voted
against
the
plan
to
shorten
lunch
break
.
•
The
whole
town
protested
against
the
factory's
pollution
.
The
whole
town
protested
against
the
factory's
pollution
.
preposition
to
protect
or
guard
from
something
harmful
or
unwanted
•
Wear
a
helmet
to
protect
against
head
injuries
.
Wear
a
helmet
to
protect
against
head
injuries
.
•
The
vaccine
works
against
the
disease
.
The
vaccine
works
against
the
disease
.
preposition
in
contrast
with
a
different
background
or
standard
•
The
red
flowers
looked
bright
against
the
green
grass
.
The
red
flowers
looked
bright
against
the
green
grass
.
•
Her
optimism
shone
against
the
gloomy
news
.
Her
optimism
shone
against
the
gloomy
news
.