What does there again mean?
There again means (archaic) In opposition to it; against one's course..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
(archaic) In opposition to it; against one's course..
14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Friar's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 1870, D. Laing Purves (editor), The Canterbury Tales and Faerie Queene, with Other Poems of Chaucer and Spenser, page 85, Withoutë him we have no might, certain, / If that him list to standë thereagain.
c. 1400-1425, Anonymous, The Brome play of Abraham and Isaac, Editor and edition date (post 1970) not identified, W. W. Norton, page 9, A, Lord, my heart riseth thereagain: / I find it not in my heart to smite.
Use there again when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
There again means (archaic) In opposition to it; against one's course..
Common synonyms include thereagainst.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Friar's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 1870, D. Laing Purves (editor), The Canterbury Tales and Faerie Queene, with Other Poems of Chaucer and Spenser, page 85, Withoutë him we have no might, certain, / If that him list to standë thereagain.
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