Again

/əˈɡɛ̟n/ · adverb

Meaning

Another time: indicating a repeat of an action..

Definitions by Sense

1. Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
2. Back (to a former place or state).
3. Over and above a factor of one.
4. Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
5. (obsolete) Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.
6. (obsolete) In return, as a reciprocal action; back.
7. (obsolete) In any other place.
8. (obsolete) On the other hand.

Example Sentences

I enjoyed it so much I went again the next day.

He tangled in tree-tops again and again / And barely missed hitting a tri-motored plane.

Johnny said, “Devil, just come on back if you ever want to try again / I done told you once, you son of a bitch, I’m the best that’s ever been.”

The last sentence is so shocking, I have to read it again.

We need to bring the old customs to life again.

The South will rise again.

The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again;[…]. Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.

Thinks I to myself, “Sol, you're run off your course again. This is a rich man's summer ‘cottage’[…].[…].” So I started to back away again into the bushes. But I hadn't backed more'n a couple of yards when I see something so amazing that I couldn't help scooching down behind the bayberries and looking at it.

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Related Words

Word Forms

• agen
• againe
• agayne
• ageyne
• agin
• ag'in
• 'gain

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