again

adverb

another time; once more

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Pronunciation: /əˈɡɛ̟n/ / /əˈɡeɪ̯n/ / /əˈɡɪ̟n/

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *ganganąder.? Proto-Germanic *gagin Proto-Germanic *in gagin Proto-West Germanic *in gagin Old English onġēan Middle English agayn English again From Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan (“against, again”), from Proto-West Germanic *in gagin, from Proto-Germanic *in gagin. Cognate with German entgegen (“contrary to”), North Frisian ijen (“against”), Danish igen (“again”), Swedish igen (“again”), and Norwegian Bokmål igjen (“again”), and Icelandic í gegnum (“through”). By surface analysis, on- + gain (“against”).

Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
“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.”
Back (to a former place or state).
“We need to bring the old customs to life again.”
“The South will rise again.”
Over and above a factor of one.
“This stick is quite long, but that other one is half as long again.”
“Cirri l-lxxx, 15, about 12mm. long; first two joints short, about twice as broad as long; third about one-third again [=one and one-third times] as long as broad; fourth and fifth the longest, about half again [=one and a half times] as long as broad;[…].”
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.
“Great, thanks again!”
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.
“What's that called again?”
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.
“Again, I'm not criticizing, I just want to understand.”
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.
“Approach B is better than approach A in many respects, but again, there are difficulties in implementing it.”
“A great bargain also had been the excellent Axminster carpet which covered the floor; as, again, the arm-chair in which Bunting now sat forward, staring into the dull, small fire.”
Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.
“Bring us word again.”
“And after they were warned in ther slepe, that they shulde not go ageyne to Herod, they retourned into ther awne countre another way.”
In return, as a reciprocal action; back.
“So women are never angrie, but to the end a man should againe be angrie with them, therein imitating the lawes of Love.”
“Thus men are plagued with women, they again with men, when they are of diverse humours and conditions[…].”
In any other place.
“There is not, in the world again, such a spring and seminary of brave military people as in England, Scotland, and Ireland.”
On the other hand.
“The one is my sovereign[…]the other again is my kinsman.”
Moreover; besides; further.
“Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.”

prep

Against.
“And here begynneth the treson of Kynge Marke that he ordayned agayne Sir Trystram.”
“Ah'd like to wahrn (warn) thi agaan 'evvin owt to dew wi' that chap.”