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again Definition

again (ə gen′; also, esp. Cdn & Brit, -gān′)

adverb

  1. Rare back in response; in return answer again
  2. back into a former position or condition he is well again
  3. once more; anew try again
  4. besides; further again, we should note
  5. on the other hand; from the contrary standpoint he may, and then again he may not
  6. Obsolete in the opposite direction; back

Etymology: ME agen, ayein < OE ongegn, ongean < on-, up to, toward + gegn, direct: orig. separable prefix meaning “directly up to,” hence, “facing, opposite”

again Idioms

again and again

often; repeatedly

as much again

twice as much

again Synonyms

again

modif.

anew, afresh, newly, once more, once again, repeatedly, over, over and over, from the beginning, again and again, on and on, encore, another time, bis, over again, a second time, anon, freshly, de novo (Latin), da capo (Italian), reiteratively, recurrently, ditto*, repeat*.

Antonyms once*, once only, at first.

as much again

doubled, twice as much, multiplied; see double.

again Quotes

Here we are again!

—Grimaldi,Joseph