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What (who) is against - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
'Gainst; Gainst; Against (band); Against (disambiguation); Againſt
Against
·prep By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.
II. Against ·prep Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river;
- in this sense often preceded by over.
III. Against ·prep From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.
IV. Against ·prep In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time.
against
[?'g?nst, ?'ge?nst]
¦ preposition
1. in opposition to.
in resistance to.
2. in anticipation of and preparation for (a difficulty).
(in betting) in anticipation of the failure of: the odds were 5-1 against England.
3. in relation to (money owed, due, or lent) so as to reduce, cancel, or secure it.
4. in or into contact with.
5. in contrast to.
Phrases
have something against dislike or bear a grudge against.
Origin
ME: from again + -s (adverbial genitive) + -t, prob. by assoc. with superlatives (as in amongst).
against
prep.
1.
Opposed to, in opposition to, contrary to, adverse to, counter to.
2.
Facing, fronting, off, opposite to, over against, close up to, in contact with.
3.
In provision for, in expectation of, in preparation for, in anticipation of, for.
4.
In compensation for, to counterbalance, in countervail to, in equalization of, to counter-poise, to match, in requital for or of.
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Against
Against may refer to:
- Against (album), 1998 album by Brazilian metal band Sepultura
- "Against" (song) the title track song from the Sepultura album
- Against (American band), 2006 American thrash band
- Against (Australian band), Australian hardcore punk band
Examples of use of against
1. There is a very large camp that went against the flow, against the wind, against the pressure, against the leadership and against the temptations," he said.
2. Crimes against humanity are crimes against humanity.
3. Colombia is fighting against political violence, against the FARC, the fight against drug traffickers.
4. During the Cultural Revolution, brothers were pitted against sisters, children against parents, wives against husbands.
5. "They pitted Christian against Christian, tribe against tribe and cousin against cousin," the tribe said.