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Against Very Common

Against has 2 different meanings across 2 categories:

Prep · Conj

Definitions
Prep
1

In a contrary direction to.

"The wind blew against the front door, pushing it firmly shut."

Conj
1

By the time that (something happened); before.

"The team had already lost three games against their final opponent arrived at the stadium."

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Origin

The word against comes from Old English and originally meant "opposite" or "in opposition to." It is related to similar words in Frisian, Dutch, German, and Icelandic that share the same meaning.

Rhyming Words
inst dunst const ernst gainst anenst nernst ferninst dispenst forenenst max ernst foregainst up against go against unbeknownst pit against set against rub against rise against dead against
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