against meaning
EN
[əˈɡɛnst] [əˈɡeɪnst] 
US WAgainst
- Against may refer to:
- Against (album), a 1998 album by Brazilian metal band Sepultura
- Against (song), the title track song from the Sepultura album
- Against (American band), an American thrash band
- Against (Australian band), an Australian hardcore punk band
- AdverbCOMmore againstSUPmost againstPREagain-SUF-st
- In opposition to something.
- Are you for the new ring road? No, I'm against.
- (gambling) Having a specified likelihood of not winning or happening.
- The second favourite won the race at odds of two to one against.
- In opposition to something.
- Conjunction
- Preposition
- (heading, physical) A close but separated relationship.
- If you swim against the current, you must work harder.
- The kennel was put against the back wall.
- The giant was silhouetted against the door.
- The puppy rested its head against a paw.
- The rain pounds against the window.
- (heading, social) A contrasting or competitive relationship.
- He stands out against his local classmates.
- The Tigers will play against the Bears this weekend.
- Are you against freedom of choice? I'd bet against his succeeding.
- In exchange for.
- As counterbalance to.
- As a charge on.
- As protection from.
- He turned the umbrella against the wind.
- OBS Exposed to.
- In anticipation of; in preparation for (a particular time, event etc.).
- (heading, physical) A close but separated relationship.
- More Examples
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- They said down at market to-day, Mrs. Scogin, that Addie Fitton knocked herself against the woodbin and has water on the knee." "
- Tibbles, the cat, rubbed up against my leg, asking for a piece of my cheese.
- “Waves Against the Sand,” to music by Martinu, which opened the program, filled the stage space with whorling patterns of dancers surging with the gentle but ceaseless momentum of the sea.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Against every pillar was a stack of billets above a man's height.
- Against all expectations, the accused managed to bring forth convincing evidence of his innocence.
- Against all odds the small community college ended up in the NCAA final four.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of against in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Adverbs
- Conjunctions
- Morphemes
- Suffixes
- Words by suffix
- Words suffixed with -st
- Words suffixed with -st
- Words by suffix
- Suffixes
- Prepositions
- Adverbs
- en againstand
- en againstism
- en againstisms
- en againstness
- en against time
Source: Wiktionary
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Grammatically, this word "against" is an adverb. It's also a conjunction. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe. It's also a preposition.