again

Definitions

1. 1.Another time; once more; anew. If a man die, shall he live again Job xiv.
2. 2.3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again.
3. 3.In any other place. [Archaic] Bacon.
4. 4.On the other hand. "The one is my sovereign . . . the other again is my kinsman." Shak.
5. 5.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.
6. 6.Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.] Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is another time; once more; anew. If a man die, shall he live again Job xiv called?
• What is 3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again called?
• What is on the other hand. "The one is my sovereign . . . the other again is my kinsman." Shak called?
• What is against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.] Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer called?