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1. (prep.) against
in opposition to; contrary to:
twenty votes against ten.
2. against
in resistance to or defense from:
protection against mosquitos.
3. against
in an opposite direction to:
walking against the wind.
4. against
in or into contact with; upon:
The rain beat against the window. Don't lean against the door.
5. against
in preparation for:
money saved against a rainy day.
6. against
having as background:
a design of flowers against a dark wall.
7. against
as a charge or debit on:
an advance against one's salary.
8. against
in competition with:
a racehorse running against his own record time.
9. against
in contrast with:
reason as against emotion.
10. (conj.) against
Archaic. before; by the time that.
11. against
over against, in contrast with.
Etymology: (1125–75; ME agens, ageynes=ageynagain+-es -s1; for -t cf. whilst , amongst)
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1. (preposition) against
opposed to
My parents were against the idea.; the fight against terrorism
2. against
against the law
illegal/-ale
It's against the law to make those threats.
3. against
in an unfair or damaging way
discrimination against women
4. against
touching, resting, or hitting upon
I felt the pillow against my cheek.; They leaned their bikes against the wall.; rain beating against the window
5. against
in competition with
The Sox are playing against the Yankees tonight.
6. against
have something against
to not like
Does he have something against women?
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1. against
abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over
2. against
from an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof
3. against
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
4. against
by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when
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Sense: in opposition to
They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal).
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 Afrikaans: teen |
 Arabic: ضِد |
 Bulgarian: против |
 Brazilian: contra |
 Czech: proti |
 German: gegen |
 Danish: imod |
 Greek: εναντίον |
 Spanish: contra |
 Estonian: vastu |
 Farsi: بر خلاف |
 Finnish: vastaan |
 French: contre |
 Hebrew: נֶגֶד |
 Hindi: के विरुद्ध |
 Croatian: protiv |
 Hungarian: ellen |
 Indonesian: bertentangan, melawan |
 Icelandic: á móti, gegn |
 Italian: contro |
 Japanese: ～に逆って |
 Korean: ...에 반대하여 |
 Lithuanian: prieš |
 Latvian: pret |
 Malay: menentang |
 Dutch: tegen |
 Norwegian: imot |
 Polish: przeciwko, wbrew |
 Persian: بر خلاف |
 Pashto: برخلاف |
 Portuguese: contra |
 Romanian: împotriva |
 Russian: против; вопреки |
 Slovak: proti |
 Slovenian: proti |
 Serbian: nasuprot |
 Swedish: mot |
 Thai: ต่อต้าน; ขัดกับ |
 Turkish: ...-e/a karşı |
 Taiwanese: 反對 |
 Ukrainian: проти |
 Urdu: خلاف |
 Vietnamese: chống lại |
 Chinese: 反对 |
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