A‐gain″ (?; 277), adv. [OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn, ongeán, against, again; on + geán, akin to Ger. gegewn against, Icel. gegn. Cf. Gainsay.] 1. In return, back; as, bring us word again.
2. Another time; once more; anew.
If a man die, shall he live again?
Job xiv. 14.
3. Once repeated; — of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again.
4. In any other place. Bacon.
5. On the other hand. “The one is my sovereign... the other again is my kinsman.” Shak.
6. Moreover; besides; further.
Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.
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Again and again, more than once; often; repeatedly. — Now and again, now and then; occasionally. — To and again, to and fro. De Foe.
☞ Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations, as, again-witness, to witness against; again-ride, to ride against; again-come, to come against, to encounter; again-bring, to bring back, etc.