against
/əˈgenst/, /əˈgeɪnst/ prep (IN OPPOSITION)Definition
› in opposition to; opposed to: I know you’d like to get a more expensive car, but I’m against it. It’s against the law to throw your trash there (= It’s illegal). She voted against the tax increase. He warned them against repeating (= not to repeat) the mistakes of the former administration. › Against also means in competition with: He would have to run against O’Toole for county treasurer. › To go against something means to go in the opposite direction to it: swimming against the current
(Definition of against prep (IN OPPOSITION) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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- count (something) against someone/something phrasal verb
- go against something/someone phrasal verb
- hold something against someone/something phrasal verb
- pit someone/something against someone/something phrasal verb
- run up against something/someone phrasal verb
- set something against something phrasal verb
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