Dictionary Entry
against
against is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as preposition in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 4 senses
Definitions
- 1preposition
Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.
- 2preposition
From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.
- 3preposition
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.
- 4preposition
By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.
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