go against

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go against

verb goes against · going against · went against · gone against

  1. To violate; to breach; to break. What he did goes against the rules.
  2. To be unfavourable to someone. What she said in court today went against them.
  3. To be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle. This goes against my instincts.
  4. To oppose; to resist. He dared not go against the King.

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