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. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Another time; once more; anew. [ 1913 Webster ] If a man die, shall he live again? Job xiv. 14. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. In any other place. [ Archaic ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. On the other hand. “The one is my sovereign . . . the other again is my kinsman.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. Moreover; besides; further. [ 1913 Webster ] Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ] Again and again, more than once; often; repeatedly. -- Now and again, now and then; occasionally. -- To and again, to and fro. [ Obs. ] De Foe. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ] |