Agin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈɡɪn/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Agin is an adverb meaning (colloquial or now often humorous) Alternative form of again.
Meaning
(colloquial or now often humorous) Alternative form of again.
More Meanings
- (dialectal, colloquial, or now often humorous) Alternative form of against.
Example Sentences
At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation : “Bust me, if she ain't at it agin !”
when I got to that old shackly brick store by the Temperance Tavern, I backed up agin the wall to have another think.
[Howland Owl:] Boy! There's prejudice for you... I got a pure, pristine boy here an' you're agin him. [Porky Pine:] I ain't AGIN him... I jus' ain't FOR him.
[The Court] said: "Young man, this ere Court is satisfied that there ain't nothin' in the laws of Vermont agin tippin' over a churn full of sap. […] But I want ye should remember one thing—that this ere Court has made up his mind that it's a very naughty trick, and it's a shame that there's so many maple-trees in the State, and no law agin tippin' over sap."
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include akin, akins, maka, rather, then, abey.
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