again

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adverb 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 2 Scots 2.1 Alternative forms 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Pronunciation 2.4 Adverb 2.5 Preposition 2.6 Conjunction

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /əˈɡeɪn/, əˈɡɛn/ SAMPA: /@"geIn/
• (US) IPA: /əˈgɛn/ SAMPA: /@"gEn/
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  Rhymes: -eɪn

• Hyphenation: a‧gain

[edit] Etymology

Old English onġēan.

[edit] Adverb

again (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) In return, as a reciprocal action; back.
   • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte Darthur, Book III:

     Merlyn warned the kynge couertly that gweneuer was not holsome for hym to take to wyf, for he warned hym that launcelot shold loue her and she hym ageyne […]

     Merlin warned the king covertly that Guinevere was not wholesome for him to take as his wife, for he warned him that Lancelot should love her and she him again […]

2. Back (to a former place or state).

   We need to bring the old customs to life again.

   The South will rise again.

3. Another time; once more.

   I didn't do a very good job the first time, and now I have to do it again.

   • 1979, Charles Edward Daniels et al., “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” (song), Million Mile Reflections, Charlie Daniels Band, Epic Records:

     Johnny said, “Devil, just come on back if you ever want to try again. […] ”

4. Over and above a factor of one.
   • 1908 December 10, Austin H. Clark, “New Genera and Species of Crinoids”, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, Volume XXI, pages 229-230:

     Cirri l-lxxx, 15, about 12mm. long; first two joints short, about twice as broad as long; third about one-third again [=one and one-third times] as long as broad; fourth and fifth the longest, about half again [=one and a half times] as long as broad; […]

5. Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.

   Great, thanks again!

   1. Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received the answer, but cannot remember it.

      What's that called, again?

   2. I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.

      Again, as I said before, I'm not criticizing, I just want to understand.

   3. Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here".

      Approach B is better than approach A in many respects, but again, there are difficulties in implementing it.

[edit] Derived terms

• again and again
• once again

[edit] Translations

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[edit] Scots

[edit] Alternative forms

• agin

[edit] Etymology

Old English onġēan.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /əˈgen/, /əˈgɛn/

[edit] Adverb

again

1. back, in the opposite direction
2. again, anew

[edit] Preposition

again

1. opposite, facing
2. against, opposed to (literally or figuratively)

[edit] Conjunction

again

1. in preparation for, in advance of