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
- But, somewhat against the run of play, Craddock fired the visitors ahead, volleying a low effort beyond Simon Mignolet after Sunderland twice failed to clear attempted crosses from Stephen Hunt.
- God's good word, both law and gospel, is your bulwark, your defense against bad theology and techniques of spirituality that make you anxious.
- The firm is defending itself against fresh allegations of pensions mis-selling.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- Against every pillar was a stack of billets above a man's height.
- Against all odds the small community college ended up in the NCAA final four.
- Against all expectations, the accused managed to bring forth convincing evidence of his innocence.
- 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
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.