Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- preposition Against.
- preposition Opposed to.
- preposition Next to; beside; near.
- preposition By or before (a specified time).
- conjunction By the time that.
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- adverb Alternative form of
again . - preposition Alternative form of
against .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I ain't got nothin 'agin' the child – she 's a nice enough little thing, – but she certainly do make him queer.
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We'd had a bit of a tiff overnight, but she got up as quiet as a lamb and never said a word agin me, which surprised me.
The Blue Germ Maurice Nicoll 1918
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That may be goin 'agin natur, suh, but 'tis stickin' close to Holy Writ an 'the wisdom of God.
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And, mind you, I ain't saying a word agin their way of acting.
Danny's Own Story 1912
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"No; if anybody sez a word agin him she shets 'em right up."
The Fortune Hunter Louis Joseph Vance 1906
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He's a bully feller sure, ma'am, an 'I ain't got a word agin him.
The Forfeit Ridgwell Cullum 1905
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Course a wors, gavner: Ev aw said a word agin him?
Captain Brassbound's Conversion George Bernard Shaw 1903
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"I didn't!" said Ortheris, "S'elp me, Gawd, I never said a word agin 'er, an' I wouldn't -- not if I was to desert this minute!"
Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900
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"Woman, take care; say a word agin him and I'll mittle you!"
Tommy and Grizel 1898
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Thar nuver was a word agin Rosie afore, thar hain't been sence, an 'you kin ride up an' down this river till the crack o 'doom an' you'll nuver hear a word agin her ag'in.
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