again
15 ENTRIES FOUND:
Britannica Dictionary definition of AGAIN
1
:
for another time
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one more time
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Please, come see us again.
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Spring is beginning again.
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It was nice to see my friends again.
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She wants to prove that she can do it again.
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Things are back to normal again.
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I will never be so foolish again. = Never again will I be so foolish.
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When we heard the news, we all said, “Oh no! Not again!”
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She demonstrated yet again her remarkable artistic talents.
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It'll just be the same thing all over again.
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I told him over and over again to be careful. = I told him again and again to be careful. [=I told him many times to be careful]
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She returned to the bookstore again and again. [=repeatedly, many times]
2
:
to a previous position or place
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We flew from Boston to Chicago and back again. [=back to Boston]
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When he stood up, he got so dizzy that he had to sit down again.
3
— used to introduce a thought or possibility that differs from a preceding one
— usually used in the phrase then again
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He might go, and again he might not.
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He might go, and then again, he might not.
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Then again, perhaps they were right.
4
— used to introduce a statement that repeats and stresses something previously said
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Again, this is a serious problem.
5
— used to ask someone to repeat something because you did not hear or understand it clearly
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What was your name again?
6
— used in phrases like (chiefly US) half again as much and (chiefly Brit) half as much again to compare two amounts
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My ticket costs half again as much as your ticket. [=(for example) my ticket costs $15 and your ticket costs $10]
