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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Again \A*gain"\, Agains \A*gains"\, prep.
     Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.]
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           Albeit that it is again his kind.        --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Again \A*gain"\ (?; 277), adv. [OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn,
     onge['a]n, against, again; on + ge['a]n, akin to Ger. gegewn
     against, Icel. gegn. Cf. Gainsay.]
     1. In return, back; as, bring us word again.
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     2. Another time; once more; anew.
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              If a man die, shall he live again?    --Job xiv. 14.
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     3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as
        much again.
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     4. In any other place. [Archaic] --Bacon.
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     5. On the other hand. ``The one is my sovereign . . . the
        other again is my kinsman.'' --Shak.
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     6. Moreover; besides; further.
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              Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.
                                                    --Herschel.
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     Again and again, more than once; often; repeatedly.
  
     Now and again, now and then; occasionally.
  
     To and again, to and fro. [Obs.] --De Foe.
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     Note: Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations,
           as, again-witness, to witness against; again-ride, to
           ride against; again-come, to come against, to
           encounter; again-bring, to bring back, etc.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Again \A*gain"\ (?; 277), adv. [OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn,
     onge['a]n, against, again; on + ge['a]n, akin to Ger. gegewn
     against, Icel. gegn. Cf. Gainsay.]
     1. In return, back; as, bring us word again.
  
     2. Another time; once more; anew.
  
              If a man die, shall he live again?    --Job xiv. 14.
  
     3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as
        much again.
  
     4. In any other place. [Archaic] --Bacon.
  
     5. On the other hand. ``The one is my sovereign . . . the
        other again is my kinsman.'' --Shak.
  
     6. Moreover; besides; further.
  
              Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.
                                                    --Hersche?.
  
     Again and again, more than once; often; repeatedly.
  
     Now and again, now and then; occasionally.
  
     To and again, to and fro. [Obs.] --De Foe.
  
     Note: Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations,
           as, again-witness, to witness against; again-ride, to
           ride against; again-come, to come against, to
           encounter; again-bring, to bring back, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Again \A*gain"\, Agains \A*gains"\, prep.
     Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.]
  
           Albeit that it is again his kind.        --Chaucer.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  again
       adv : anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
             [syn: once again, once more, over again]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  again
     Αγγλικά adv.
     ξανά

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  again
     Scots adv.
     1 back, in the opposite direction
     2 (l en again), anew
     Scots conj.
     In preparation for, in advance of
     Scots prep.
     1 opposite, facing
     2 against, opposed to (literally or figuratively)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  again-
     pre.
     (lb en obsolete no longer productive) Prefix meaning again, against,
  back, or in return.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  again
     adv.
     Another time; once more. (from 14<sup>th</sup>c.)
     prep.
     (lb en obsolete or dialectal) against.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  again-
     pre.
     (lb en obsolete no longer productive) Prefix meaning again, against,
  back, or in return.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  again
     adv.
     Another time; once more. (from 14<sup>th</sup>c.)
     prep.
     (lb en obsolete or dialectal) against.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  again-
     pre.
     (lb en obsolete no longer productive) Prefix meaning again, against,
  back, or in return.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  again
     adv.
     Another time; once more. (from 14<sup>th</sup>c.)
     prep.
     (lb en obsolete or dialectal) against.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  again-
     pre.
     (lb en obsolete no longer productive) Prefix meaning again, against,
  back, or in return.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  again
     Englanti adv.
     1 taas
     2 (''kieltolauseessa'') enää

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  again
     Engelska adv.
     1 igen, åter, på nytt
     2 (dödform)(tagg kat=ålderdomligt språk=en) i motsatt riktning,
  tillbaka
     3 (dödform) i gengäld; till svar
     Engelska prep.
     (dödform) mot, motsatt

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  again /ɐɡˈɛn/
  alweer, weer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Again /ɐɡˈɛn/
  ثانيةً

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  again //əˈɡeɪn// //əˈɡɛn// //əˈɡɪn// 
  пак, отно́во, повто́рно
  another time