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    a·gainst
    [əˈɡenst]
    preposition
    1. in opposition to:
      "the fight against crime" · "he decided against immediate publication" · "swimming against the tide"
      • in opposition to, with reference to legal action:
        "the panel will investigate allegations against officials" · "the first victim gave evidence against him"
      • in opposition to, with reference to an athletic contest:
        "the championship game against Virginia"
    2. in anticipation of and preparation for (a problem or difficulty):
      "insurance against sickness and unemployment"
      • in resistance to; as protection from:
        "he turned up his collar against the wind"
      • in relation to (an amount of money owed or due) so as to reduce or cancel it:
        "money was advanced against the value of the property"
      • (in betting) in anticipation of the failure of:
        "the odds were 5–1 against Pittsburgh"
    3. in or into physical contact with (something), so as to be supported by or collide with it:
      "she stood with her back against the door" · "his lips brushed against her hair"
    4. in conceptual contrast to:
      "the benefits must be weighed against the costs" · "the instilling of habits as against the development of understanding"
      • in visual contrast to:
        "he was silhouetted against the light of the window"
    Origin
    Old English agenes, from again + -s (adverbial genitive) + -t, probably because the word was frequently followed by te, variant of the, and perhaps also by association with superlatives in -st (such as amongst).
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    preposition
    1. in opposition to:
      contra
      versus
      counter
      dead set against
      opposed to
      in opposition to
      hostile to
      averse to
      antagonistic toward
      inimical to
      unsympathetic to
      resistant to
      at odds with
      in disagreement with
      in defiance of
      at cross purposes with
      Opposite:
      in favor of
      pro
      • in anticipation of and preparation for (a problem or difficulty):
        in case of
        in/as provision for
        in preparation for
        in anticipation of
        in expectation of
        • in resistance to; as protection from:
          to protect oneself from
          in resistance to
      • in or into physical contact with (something), so as to be supported by or collide with it:
        touching
        up against
        abutting
        on
        in contact with
        close up to
        adjacent to
      • in conceptual contrast to:
        contrary to
        in contravention of
        contrarily
        contrariwise
        conversely
        in opposition to
        at variance with
        in defiance of
        against the tide
        in the opposite direction
        in the reverse direction
        in the wrong direction
        Opposite:
        in accordance with
        • in visual contrast to:
          in contrast to
          as a foil to

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