"against" Definition

Definitions for the word "against" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. prep.
Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. prep.
From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. prep.
In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. prep.
By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. prep.
1 in opposition to (fight against crime). 2 into collision or in contact with (lean against the wall). 3 to the disadvantage of (my age is against me). 4 in contrast to (against a dark background). 5 in anticipation of (against his coming; against the cold). 6 as a compensating factor to (income against expenditure). 7 in return for (issued against payment of the fee). against the grain see *grain. Against time see *time. [from *again, with inflectional -s]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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