Definitions for go against
Princeton's WordNet
violate, go against, break(verb)
fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns
"This sentence violates the rules of syntax"
transgress, offend, infract, violate, go against, breach, break(verb)
act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
"offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"
buck, go against(verb)
resist
"buck the trend"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
go against(verb)ʊ
to be opposed to
political ideas that go against everything I believe in
go againstʊ
(of a court decision) to not be in favor of
The court's decision went against the computer giant.
Translations for go against
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
go against(adjective)
to oppose or refuse to act on
A child should never go against his parents' wishes.
- teëgaanAfrikaans

- يُعارِضArabic

- противопоставям сеBulgarian

- contrariarPortuguese (BR)

- stavět se proti, vzdorovatCzech

- widerstrebenGerman

- gå imodDanish

- αντιτάσσομαι σεGreek

- ir en contra de, oponerse aSpanish

- vastu hakkamaEstonian

- بر خلاف چیزی عمل کردنFarsi

- vastustaaFinnish

- allerà l'encontre deFrench

- להתייצב נגדHebrew

- प्रतिकूल होनाHindi

- protiviti seCroatian

- ellenkezikHungarian

- menentangIndonesian

- vera andstæður, stríða gegnIcelandic

- andare controItalian

- ~に逆らうJapanese

- 반대하다Korean

- prieštarautiLithuanian

- rīkoties pretējiLatvian

- menentangMalay

- ingaan tegenDutch

- gå imotNorwegian

- sprzeciwić sięPolish

- بر خلاف چیزی عمل کردنPersian

- بر خلاف عمل کولPashto

- contrariarPortuguese

- a seîmpotriviRomanian

- возражатьRussian

- ísť protiSlovak

- upirati seSlovenian

- ići protivSerbian

- gå emotSwedish

- ต่อต้านThai

- karşı gelmek, aksini yapmakTurkish

- 反對Chinese (Trad.)

- суперечитиUkrainian

- مخالفت کرناUrdu

- làm trái ý muốn (của ai)Vietnamese

- 反对Chinese (Simp.)

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