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/əgˈɛn/ /əgˈeɪn/ Listen

adverb

Again adv.

In return, back; as, bring us word again.

Another time; once more; anew. "If a man die, shall he live again?"

Once repeated; of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again.

In any other place. (Archaic)

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."

Again and again, more than once; often; repeatedly.

Now and again, now and then; occasionally.

To and again, to and fro. (Obs.) 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.

preposition

Agains, Again prep. Against; also, towards (in order to meet). (Obs.) "Albeit that it is again his kind."

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"Again" Quotes from Famous Books

... clinging to him, "now thou art returned, and I shall be well. Thou wilt not leave me again a long, ...

— Rienzi • Edward Bulwer Lytton

... governor," whom they did not know, "to see whether he will give us land." "Aye, aye," the governor replied, "you are tired of the federal government; you like not any longer to have so many kings; you wish again for your old father" (it is thus the governor calls the British monarch when he speaks with Americans); "you are perfectly right; come along, we love such good Royalists as you are; we will give ...

— The United Empire Loyalists - A Chronicle of the Great Migration - Volume 13 (of 32) in the series Chronicles of Canada • W. Stewart Wallace

... praying in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets. The congregation was very large, and the sermon was unusually impressive. Some said they had never heard me preach with so much power. As I drew towards a close, I referred again to the words on public prayer, and gave what appeared to me to be their meaning. I remarked, that I felt bound to comply with what I believed to be the command of the Saviour, and that I must therefore ...

— Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again - A Life Story • Joseph Barker

... running again Benson climbed in and showed Richard the way to his own home, where he prevailed on his friend to remain for lunch with himself and his mother. Richard learned for the first time that Benson's father had ...

— The Twenty-Fourth of June • Grace S. Richmond

... I'll not grieve overmuch about the child.... Never shall She go through this strain again To lay down ...

— The Dynasts - An Epic-Drama Of The War With Napoleon, In Three Parts, - Nineteen Acts, And One Hundred And Thirty Scenes • Thomas Hardy

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