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again
- /əˈɡɛn/ Canada, UK
- /əˈɡeɪn/ Canada, UK
- /əˈɡɛn/ US
- /əˈɡɪn/
- /əˈɡæɪ̯n/ Australia, New Zealand
- /əˈɡen/ Australia, New Zealand
- /eɪ̯ˈɡeɪ̯n/ dated
Rhymes with -eɪn, -ɛn
Where it comes from
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”).
adverb agen · againe · agayne · ageyne · agin · ag'in
- Another time: indicating a repeat of an action. I enjoyed it so much I went again the next day.
- Back (to a former place or state). We need to bring the old customs to life again.
- Over and above a factor of one. This stick is quite long, but that other one is half as long 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. Great, thanks again!
- Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember. What's that called again?
- I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement. Again, I'm not criticizing, I just want to understand.
- Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here". Approach B is better than approach A in many respects, but again, there are difficulties in implementing it.
- Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point. Bring us word again.
- 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.
- 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.
preposition agen · againe · agayne · ageyne · agin · ag'in
- Against. And here begynneth the treson of Kynge Marke that he ordayned agayne Sir Trystram.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: once again, once more, over again, repeatedly, reiterate, repeat, afresh, recurring, anew, rehearse, return, incoming, further, plus, emerging, addition
Translations
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adv another time
| Español | otra vez, de nuevo, nuevamente, tornar a, volver a |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 다시 dasi, 또 tto |
| 日本語 | 又 mata, また mata, 再び futatabi, もう一度 mō ichido, あらためて aratamete, 再度 saido |
| 中文 | 再 zài, 又 yòu, 再……一遍 zai4... yíbiàn, 重新 chóngxīn |
| हिन्दी | फिर phir, फिर से phir se, दुबारा dubārā, पुनः punaḥ |
| Português | de novo, outra vez, novamente |
| Français | de nouveau, encore |
| Deutsch | wieder, noch einmal |
| Italiano | di nuovo, ancora, ri- |
| Ελληνικά | ξανά xaná, πάλι páli |
| Română | iarăși, din nou, iar |
| Русский | опя́ть opjátʹ, сно́ва snóva, ещё раз ješčó raz |
| Tiếng Việt | lại |
| العربية | مَرَّة أُخْرَى marra ʔuḵrā, ثَانِيَةً ṯāniyatan, مُجَدَّدًا mujaddadan, مِنْ جَدِيدٍ min jadīdin |
| עברית | שׁוּב shuv, שֵׁנִית shenít |
Talk about this word "again." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/again. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. again. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/again "again." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/again.Cite this
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title = {again},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/again},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
