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again

[ uh-gen, uh-geyn ]

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adverb

once more; another time; anew; in addition:
Will you spell your name again, please?
in an additional case or instance; moreover; besides; furthermore.
on the other hand:
It might happen, and again it might not.
in return; back; in reply:
to answer again.
to the same place or person:
to return again.

again

/ əˈɡeɪn; əˈɡɛn /

adverb

another or second time; once more; anew
he had to start again
once more in a previously experienced or encountered place, state, or condition
he is ill again
he came back again
in addition to the original amount, quantity, etc (esp in the phrases as much again; half as much again )
sentence modifier on the other hand
he might come and then again he might not
besides; also
she is beautiful and, again, intelligent
archaic.
in reply; back
he answered again to the questioning voice
again and again
continuously; repeatedly
used with a negative any more; any longer
I don't eat pumpkin again

sentence connector

moreover; furthermore
again, it could be said that he is not dead

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Pronunciation Note

By far the most common pronunciation of again, in all parts of the United States, is [uh, -, gen], with the same vowel heard in yet and pep. The pronunciation [uh, -, geyn], rhyming with pain, occurs chiefly in the Atlantic states. Again said as [uh, -, gin], with the vowel of pit or sip, or with a vowel somewhere between [e] and [i], is the common pronunciation in much of the South, where [e] and [i] tend to become neutralized, or more like one another, before [m] and [n], leading to a lack of noticeable distinction between such pairs as pen and pin, ten and tin.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of again¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English agayn, ageyn, Old English ongegn “opposite (to),” equivalent to on “ on, in” ( a- ¹ ) + gegn “straigh”t; cognate with Old High German ingagan, Old Norse igegn

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of again¹

Old English ongegn opposite to, from a- ² + gegn straight

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Idioms and Phrases

again and again, with frequent repetition; often:
They went over the same arguments again and again.
as much again, twice as much:
She earns as much again as I do.

More idioms and phrases containing again

In addition to the idiom beginning with again , also see come again ; do something over again ; ever and again ; every now and again ; here someone goes again ; now and again ; off and on (off again, on again) ; over again ; something else again ; time and time again ; you can say that again .

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Example Sentences

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Umm Mohammed believes he was asking for her forgiveness because he knew she would never see him again.

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The Belgian produced six saves from Salah alone as Real again broke Liverpool hearts with a 1-0 win.

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However, in January Salah again spoke publicly about his contract situation when he said the two parties were "far away from any progress".

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That’s a sentence that seemed destined to never be written as recently as January, when the years-long feud between the two former NBA greats heated up yet again over comments Howard made on a podcast.

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“We believe he has broken the law again here and in the process deprived children, America’s students, of critical funding,” Bonta said.

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