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Definition: Again

Again

Adverb

1. Anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "again" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Again

DomainDefinition

Tips from 1870

Usage: Again, Against. Again is often erroneously used for against; as, "He leaned again the tree for support." Say, "He leaned against the tree for support." Source: Slips of Speech.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Again

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField
AGNEnglishAgainTransportation

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Synonyms: Again

Synonyms: once again (adv), once more (adv), over again (adv). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Again

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Duplication

Adverb: twice, once more; over again; (repeatedly); as much again, twofold. secondly, in the second place, again.

Repetition

Adverb: repeatedly, often, again, anew, over again, afresh, once more; ding-dong, ditto, encore, de novo, bis, da capo.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Again

English words defined with "again": again and againnow and againOnce and again, over and over againthen again, time and again, time and time again, To come again. (references)
Specialty definitions using "again": Bend Over, Here It Comes AgainRichard is Himself again. (references)
Etymologies containing "again": Venditation. (references)
Non-English Usage: "Again" is also a word in the following language with the English translation in parentheses.

Pidgin English (again).

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Modern Usage: Again

DomainUsage

Screenplays

Never again will I allow our political self-interest to deter us from doing what we know to be morally right (Air Force One; writing credit: Andrew W. Marlowe)

Well don't ever do that again! (I.Q.; writing credit: Andy Breckman and Michael Leeson.)

If I were you, I would hope that we don't meet again. (The Matrix Reloaded; writing credit: Andy Wachowski; Larry Wachowski)

It will grow back again. (Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; writing credit: Anne Rice)

Please, don't start that again (Moulin Rouge!; writing credit: Baz Luhrmann; Craig Pearce)

Lyrics

I wonder if I'll ever see you again (Again; performing artist: Lenny Kravitz)

Or try again (Try Again; performing artist: Aaliyah)

All around tryin' to get the feelin' again (Tryin' To Get The Feeling Again; performing artist: BARRY MANILOW)

Dream about us together again (Together Again; performing artist: Janet Jackson)

Though my heart is breaking I will love again (I Will Love Again; performing artist: Lara Fabian)

Clever

The cat, having sat upon a hot stove lid, will not sit upon a hot stove lid again. But he won't sit upon a cold stove lid, either. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Soviet Virgin Lands Short of Goal Again (references; author: unknown)

Whenever I feel blue, I start breathing again. (references; author: unknown)

If you don't like the way you were born, try being born again. (references; author: unknown)

In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam. (references; author: unknown)

Tongue Twisters

The swan swam over the sea. Swim, swan, swim. The swan swam back again. Well swum, swan. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Die Again Live Again (1974)

Marty Back Together Again (1974)

Alice Cooper Good to See You Again (1974)

Herbie Rides Again (1974)

Alvin Purple Rides Again (1974)

Song Titles

Around The World and Back Again (performing artist: Tom Chapin)

When You Come Back To Me Again (performing artist: Garth Brooks)

Alone Again (Naturally) (performing artist: Gilbert O'Sullivan)

So You Win Again (performing artist: Hot Chocolate)

Together Again (performing artist: Janet Jackson)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Again

DomainTitle

Books

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  

Music

  

High Tech

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Again

Illustrations:
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Photo Album: Again

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The schizont stages of Plasmodium spp. development include the formation of merozoites, which in this case, are ready to be released back into the blood to once again begin schizogony, infecting new red blood cells, or grow into gametocytes. Credit: CDC.

Ice on Mars Again. Credit: NASA.

The distant, blue-green planet Neptune has again surprised astronomers with the emergence of a ... Credit: NASA.

Viking 2 image of the region around the "Inca City". On a laterorbit (421), Viking 2 again imaged the region. This time, the Inca City isclearly visible. This image was taken through the red filter. It has beenenhanced to bring out the details (noise reduced and contrast enhanced). Theresolution of this image is 0.146 km/pixel and is centered at -81.82 degreeslatitude and 59.59 degrees longitude. Reproduced from volume 59 of theMission to Mars: Viking Orbiter Images of Mars CD-ROM set. Credit: NASA.

The "face" on Mars. Taken from image 035A72. The image wasclipped, inverted (to produce the usual orientation which has been published),magnified by a factor of three, and contrast enhanced again, all usingColor It!™. (Note: Much of the "blocky" nature of the image is causedby the lossy compression scheme used in JPEG files.). Credit: NASA.

Bush plane that will never take off again Triangulation party of Norman Sylar. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Aleuts sea-otter hunting south of Saanak Island The bidarkies waiting for the otter to rise again Drawing by H. W. Elliott. Credit: National Marine Fisheries Historical Image Collection.

Acrylic painting of a pair of Greater Scaups by James Hautman, 2015 Xanthus Lane, Plymouth, Minnesota 55447. Jim's work has been displayed in the Oval Office of the White House, The Smithsonian Institution, the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, and in public and private collections throughout the world. In 1990 he became the youngest artist ever to win the Federal Duck Stamp Contest. He won again in 1995 when his mallard painting received the first ever perfect score of 25. In 1998, Jim tied his own record by winning the 1999-2000 Federal Duck Stamp with another perfect score.

East elevation. Photograph by Walter Smalling, Jr., March 1980. (Reproduction Number: HABS, FL,13-MIAM,16-1) The southern end of Miami Beach contains a rich collection of Art Deco architecture, the most famous of which are a series of small hotels facing towards the beach. Larger and more flamboyant hotels were built after World War II as Miami Beach expanded to the north. By the late 1970s, development pressures threatened the Art Deco district. A group of local citizens recognized the uniqueness of the area and sought to preserve the architectural heritage the buildings represented. One of their approaches was to have HABS document the district in large format photographs. Those photographs were widely published and helped to generate national interest in the Art Deco district. Today, many of the buildings were restored to their original splendor as the area has been revitalized and once again become popular. Credit: Library of Congress.

U.S. American National Red Cross Hospital No. 109, Évreaux, France. : Absorbent cotton dressings readied to be used again. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Digital Photo Gallery: Again
 

"My Eye, Again" by Toby Cummings
Commentary: "Another one of my eye pictures. The actual picture was taken before the last one I posted."
"Jumping in air again" by Bas V.d Eykhof
Commentary: "Freedom."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

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Familiar Quotations: Again

AuthorQuotation

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

That which the fountain sends forth returns again to the fountain.

Homer

It is tedious to tell again tales already plainly told.

Horace

Tomorrow once again we sail the Ocean Sea.

John Gay

We only part to meet again.

Robert Browning

My sun sets to rise again.

Roy Rogers

Until we meet again, may the good Lord take a liking to you.

Thomas Paine

We have it in our power to begin the world over again.

Virgil

I feel again a spark of that ancient flame.

William Bennett

If at you first you doubt, doubt again.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Historic Usage: Again

AuthorDateQuotation

John Locke

1690

First, How to resist force without striking again, or how to strike with reverence, will need some skill to make intelligible. (Second Treatise of Government)

Communist Manifesto

1848

But it ever rises up again, stronger, firmer, mightier. (reference)

Treaty of Versailles

1919

They shall begin to run again at earliest three months after the coming into force of the present Treaty. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

We surely must not let that happen again. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

Brown v. Board of Education

1954

In McLaurin v. Oklahoma State Regents, supra, the Court, in requiring that a Negro admitted to a white graduate school be treated like all other students, again resorted to intangible considerations: "…his ability to study, to engage in discussions and exchange views with other students, and, in general, to learn his profession." (reference)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1963

Again and again we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1891)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Use in Literature: Again

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

Had you witnessed my behaviour there, I can hardly suppose you would ever have thought well of me again.

Through the Looking-Glass

Carroll, Lewis

The Queen spread out her arms again and went flying after it, and this time she succeeded in catching it for herself

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Scrooge went to bed again, and thought, and thought, and thought it over and over and over, and could make nothing of it.

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

Yet, if death be in this cup, I bid thee think again, ere thou beholdest me quaff it.

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

She said nothing, and again began to make folds in the sheet

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

He held them at a distance and brooded uneasily on his own thought again.

Time Enough for Love

Robert Heinlein

Yield to temptation; it may not pass your way again.

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Farewell, until we meet again in heaven

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

The tenant men squatted down on their hams again to mark the dust with a stick, to figure, to wonder

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

He desired to see no more, and gave me leave to put on my clothes again, for I was shuddering with cold

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Non-Fiction Usage: Again

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

No. You can get infected again. (references)

And episodes may occur again in the future. (references)

Again, keyword searches can be used to find guidelines. (references)

Business

Again, action has been glacial. (references)

In 2000, Germany once again became the largest third-country supplier. (references)

Again, all figures reported here are estimates, so due caution is required. (references)

Civil Liberties

Uzbekistan

On June 28, authorities again denied a license to ALC. (references)

Malaysia

He was warned of prosecution if he defied the ban again. (references)

Guinea-Bissau

The next day, Intchama sent his bodyguards to intimidate the staff again. (references)

Economic History

Korea

Again, approval is virtually automatic. (references)

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

In April 1979, La Soufriere erupted again. (references)

Brazil

Again no U.S. companies bid on this licenses. (references)

Human Rights

Albania

Koseni later went to the hospital and assaulted the driver again. (references)

Malaysia

Anwar's status subsequently was changed again to criminal detention. (references)

Venezuela

When Centeno and his friends refused to pay, police beat them again. (references)

Indigenous People

Taiwan

The National Assembly amended the Constitution in 1992 and again in 1997 to upgrade the status of aboriginal people, protect their right of political participation, and to ensure their cultural, educational, and business development. (references)

Minorities

Burma

In 1991 and again in 1997 and 1998, tens of thousands of Rohingya fled from Arakan State into Bangladesh following anti-Muslim violence alleged (although not proven) to have involved government troops. (references)

Political Economy

BELGIUM

For 2002, unemployment is expected to go up again. (references)

Political Rights

Armenia

The election was held again in July 2000, and a different candidate won. (references)

Macedonia

Trajkovski again gained the majority of votes cast, and the SDSM filed a list of complaints of irregularities. (references)

Sierra Leone

Preparations for local elections, which were to have taken place in 1999, were again postponed because of continued fighting. (references)

Trade

Switzerland

Such import licenses are again issued only to persons and firms domiciled in Switzerland. (references)

Philippines

Again this is primarily in response to complaints about imports from the local fisheries industry. (references)

South Africa

The goal for 2003 has not been firmed as yet, but initial aims are again to keep inflation under 6 percent. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Tro-tros are another form of popular public transportation, again not recommended for the business traveler. (references)

Colombia

After two hours for lunch, they open again from 2:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. Foreign currency and travelers checks can be exchanged in banks and currency exchange offices. (references)

Sri Lanka

Major hotels have been directly affected by terrorist activities and could be again because of their proximity to likely economic, government and military targets. (references)

Women

Philippines

Highly publicized official campaigns to close clubs and brothels fail to rescue young women from the abuse because the offending establishments usually are operating again a few days after such raids. (references)

Worker Rights

Gabon

When nothing happened, the magistrates went on strike again in May. (references)

Russia

In May the court reconsidered the case and again awarded the controllers additional leave. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

REFLECTION, n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the perils that we shall not again encounter.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Spoken Usage: Again

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Art Linkletter

Nope. I love the lecture platform. I love the question and answers. It's there. You're walking on a rope again.

Conan O'Brien

Right. I was new, green. I wet myself often on the show, and the ratings spiked when that happened. So I'm trying to do it again.

Dennis Miller

Now women too can experience the blue-grey glow of fluorescent lighting, the warm, pungent stench of burned coffee, the soul-numbing Sisyphean routine of completing a week's work, getting a week's pay, then doing it all over again Monday morning.

Elizabeth Taylor

If I fell in love again, I would love to live with someone and grow old with someone. I'm not sure a marriage certificate is really necessary.

Jack Hanna

Never again will I do it. It was like a bullet going between my legs. Of course I held you know what so nothing would happen. I'll tell you that. It's unbelievable.

James Dobson

Well, again, I'm not an authority on end times in that sense. But I sure see a lot of evil. And it is certainly out there.

Phyllis Diller

Oh, please. Shaggy thing. I've seen Halloween outfits that cost more. So they wanted to do it again, and I said let me set up one. So I was nude on a bear rug like babies.

Rush Limbaugh

Call it whatever you like, but know that once again, Rush is right.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Speeches: Again

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797Numerous as are the providential blessings which demand our grateful acknowledgments, the abundance with which another year has again rewarded the industry of the husbandman is too important to escape recollection.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Those voices are beginning to cry aloud again.

Dwight Eisenhower

1953-1961Speaker, members of my family and friends, my countrymen, and the friends of my country, wherever they may be, we meet again, as upon a like moment four years ago, and again you have witnessed my solemn oath of service to you.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974As America's longest and most difficult war comes to an end, let us again learn to debate our differences with civility and decency.

Gerald Ford

1974-1977At year's end, people were again being hired much faster than they were being laid off.

Jimmy Carter

1977-1981Dairy farmers began to earn a profit again.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Until we meet again, God bless you, my friends.

George Bush

1989-1993A new breeze is blowing, and the old bipartisanship must be made new again.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001That is why we must make citizenship matter again.

George W. Bush

2001-2005The American flag flies again over our embassy in Kabul.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Usage Frequency: Again

"Again" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Again" is used about 56,171 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Adverb (general)100%56,169154
                    Total100.00%56,171N/A

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Derived & Related Names: Again

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "again".
 
NameGenderLanguageMeaning
MeshillamithN/ABiblical

Giving again

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

 

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Expressions: Again

Expressions using "again": Again and again again and again! all over again appear again as far again as much again ask again be oneself again be up and about again beat again become again become friends again begin again bend again bloom again boil again boil up again born again breathe again bring again bring together again call again call up again catch again change again check again chew again clean again climb up again close again come again come alive again come to life again come together again cook again count again cover again cross again cut and come again cut out again dip again discuss again do again do over again do smth. again dress again dye over again enter again ever end again every now and again exchange again fall again fall asleep again fall off again feel again fight one's battles over again fill again find again fire again flee again flourish again flow again get well again give again give over again go out again go over again go up again gr/hysteron proteron/gr chaos is come again grow young again half as much again happen again have again i shall see you again soon! it would be well to try again knot again leave again light again live again live to fight again look over again make again make friends again mark again marry again meet again melt again never again now and again once again once and again over again over and over again pay again pick up again play again put again put in order again put to sleep again read again recollect again. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "again": again-fashionable, again-same, again-that, again-with.

Ending with "again": fit-again, same-again.

Containing "again": born-again Christian, once-again-teetering, silly-little-me-late-again-ish.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Again

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

play it again sports

1,638

again fine lyrics seether

61

whole again

261

again play sports

57

try again

229

play it again sam

52

again

219

time and time again

48

once and again

191

never say never again

47

oops i farted again

176

again play whole

46

again bring it

155

again fine

44

oops i did it again

145

here i go again

43

play it again

111

again excuse miss

39

never again

108

again go here i own

39

born again

108

again lyrics whole

39

whats my age again

90

alone again naturally

38

again dance father

86

again lyrics never

37

love hina again

85

alone again

36

home again

83

sam salter love again

36

on the road again

77

again go here i lyrics

36

now and again

74

when will i see you again

35

love again lyrics sam salter

66

again excuse

35

born again christian

66

again britney farted i oops spears

35

again excuse la la la

63

again fall glenn lewis

34
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Again

Language Translations for "again"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

weer (afresh, all over again, anew, once, once more, weather). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

sërish (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), prapë (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), përsëri (afresh, all over again, anew, back, more, once more). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏ثانية (still), ‏ردا على. (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

освен това (also, besides, else, further, furthermore, moreover, then, too, withal), още веднъж (anew, over, over again), отново (afresh, anew, back, more, newly, over, over again), наново (afresh, newly), пък (punk), повече (any longer, any more, better, longer, more, no more), пак (anew, back, newly, next, over, over again). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

(anymore). (various references)

   

Czech

  

znovu (all over, anew, new, newly, once more), zase (next). (various references)

   

Danish

  

igen (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

weer (afresh, all over again, anew, defence, defense, once more, weather), van voren af aan (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), opnieuw (afresh, all over again, anew), nogmaals (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

ree (once more), denove (all over again, anew). (various references)

   

Faeroese

  

av nýggjum (afresh, all over again, anew), aftur (aback, afresh, all over again, anew, back, backward, backwards, once more, re-), uppaftur (afresh, encore, once more, one more time). (various references)

   

Farsi 

  

یکباردیگر (Once), پس (Back, Forth, So, Thus), نیز (Also, Both, Likewise, Too), ازنو (Afresh, Anew), ازطرف دیگر (Beside), دیگر (Alternative, Another, Further, Next, Other, Thence), دگربار, دوباره (Afresh, Anew, Bis), بعلاوه (Also, Beside, Besides, Far, Forby, Further, Likewise, Moreover, Plus, Thereto, Therewith, Too), باز (Goshawk, Hawk, Never&Eless, Serene). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

jälleen (afresh, all over again, anew, once more, re). (various references)

   

French

  

encore (all over again), de nouveau (all over again, once again). (various references)

   

Frisian

  

alwer (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

German

  

wieder (afresh, against, all over again, anew, back, gelesen reread, once more, re-, represented), nochmals (once again, once more, over again), abermals (afresh, all over again, anew, once again, once more), zurück (aback, afresh, back, backward, backwards, behind, once more, re-, replaces, returned, returns), wiederum (anew, in turn, on the other hand, though), noch einmal (afresh, encore, once again, once more, one more time, repeat). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ξανά (afresh, over again), πάλι (afresh, anew, anon, encore). (various references)

   

Guarani

  

ajujevýta (I shall come again), rohechajevývo (when I seeyou again), rejujevýta (you will come again), jajoechajevy (we see each other again). (various references)

   

Hawaiian

  

sërish (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), prapë (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), përsëri (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

שוב (afresh, anew, once more, over), שנית (secondly), עוד פעם (once more). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

ismét (afresh, all over again, anew, gin, once more), újra (afresh, all over again, anew, gin, newly, once more, reinvasion, to call back, to hash, to reassign, to recharge, to re-dress, to re-enter, to refit, to rejoin, to remount, to repack, to restart), vissza- (home, retro-), továbbá (additionally, furthermore, in addition, item), megint (admonish, to admonish, to haul sy over the coals, to reassert oneself), ezután (from this time forth, henceforward, in the future, thenceforth, thenceforward, thereafter, with that, with this), ezenkívül (besides, in addition), ezenfelül (also, more, to boot), egyébként (for another thing, from that matter, incidentally, otherwise), újfent, újból (anew, gin, newly, once again, over again, to recur, to re-enter, to reinstate, to reintroduce, to rejuvenate, to remarry). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

sekali lagi (afresh, once more), lagi (anew, another, encore, more). (various references)

   

Irish

  

athuair (afresh), arís (afresh), fós (afresh). (various references)

   

Italian

  

di nuovo (afresh, all over again, anew, once, once more), ancora (afresh, all over again, anchor, anew, more, once, once more, still, yet), nuovamente (newly, once more). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

更に (after all, furthermore, more & more, moreover), 再び (once more), (and). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

またしても, またまた (once again), またもや, またも, また (also, and, crotch, fork, groin, thigh), さいど (chroma, redemption, salvation, second time, twice), さい (ability, alas!, aptitude, circumstances, companion, cut, debt, difference, disparity, genius, gift, hold, how!, judge, loan, my son, on the occasion of, planting, re-, repeated, rhinoceros, son, talent, the extreme, the most, what!, -years-old), さらに (after all, furthermore, more and more, moreover), ふたたび (a second time, once more), ことあたらしく (anew, formally, specially), あらためて (anew, another time, formally, over again), もう (already, more, soon). (various references)

   

Korean 

  

다시 (Anew). (various references)

   

Lombard

  

ancamò (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Luganda

  

okuddamu. (various references)

   

Malagasy

  

indray. (various references)

   

Malay

  

pula (afresh, all over again, anew), lagi (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Manx

  

reeshtagh, reesht (anew, once again, once more, repeat). (various references)

   

Norwegian

  

pånytt (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), igjen (afresh, all over again, anew, left, once more). (various references)

   

Papiamen

  

atrobe (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), trobe (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Pidgin English

  

again. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

againay.(various references)

   

Polish

  

znowu (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), ponownie (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), od nowa (afresh, all over again, anew). (various references)

   

Portuguese

  

outra vez (afresh, anew, another time, bis, over again, yet). (various references)

   

Quechua

  

waqmanta. (various references)

   

Romanian

  

mai (afresh, all over again, anew, another, approximative, beater, beetle, else, heh, heyday, I say, mallet, May, more, no, oh my, once more, paddle, rammer, really, rubbish, still), iar (afresh, all over again, and, anew, but, newly, next, once more), din nou (afresh, all over again, anew, eftsoons, newly, next, once more). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

опять (afresh, all over again, anew). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

a rithist (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), rìs (a rithis). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

ponovo (afresh, anew, now and again, re), opet (anew, anon, anyway, now and again), iznova (afresh, anew, newly). (various references)

   

Sotho

  

hape. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

otra vez (afresh, all over again, anew, another time, once again, once more), de nuevo (afresh, all over again, anew, back, once more). (various references)

   

Sranan

  

agen (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), adyen (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), baka (afresh, all over again, anew, back, bake, once more). (various references)

   

Swahili

  

tena (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

igen (back, left, to), åter (afresh, against, back, on the other hand, once more, re), ånyo (afresh, all over again, anew). (various references)

   

Tagalog

  

ulî (afresh, all over again, anew, once more), mulî (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

   

Tahitian

  

fa'ahou. (various references)

   

Thai

  

ไปให้พ้นและอย่าโผล่มาให้เห็นอีก (never darken my door again), ไม่แน่นอน, ่ไปให้พ้นและอย่ากลับมาอีก (never darken my door again), บางครั้ง (now and again, now and then, sometimes). (various references)

   

Tswana

  

gape. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

tekrar (afresh, all over, all over again, anew, encore, once more, over, over again, re-, recap, recapitulation, recurrence, reiteration, repeat, repetition, review). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

tдzeden (anew), яene (and even more, once more), ikilenз (second time), gaяtandan (anew), baryp. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

часто (frequently, oft, often, oftentimes, oft-times, thick, time and again), крім того (additionally, apart from, as well, besides, beyond, by, farther, furthermore, inter alia, item, moreover, therewith), неодноразово (repeatedly), знову (afresh, anew, any, back, more, new, newly, next, over, round), з другого боку. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

vả lại (besides, furthermore, moreover), vả chăng nhiều gấp đôi cao gấp đôi ai thỉnh thoảng, ngoài ra (also, besides, moreover, thereto, thereunto, token), nữa trở lại đáp lại, lần nữa, lại (anew, to), hơn nữa (bargain, besides, furthermore, longer, moreover), dội lại mặt khác. (various references)

   

Welsh

  

eto (afresh, albeit, all over again, anew, once more, still, yet). (various references)

   

Wolof

  

gisewaat (meet again). (various references)

   

Xhosa

  

kakhona, futhi. (various references)

   

Yucatec

  

ka'teen (afresh, all over again, anew, once more). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Ancestral Language Translations: Again

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

denique, denuo, iterum, iterumque, re-, repetam, repetamus, repetere, repetes, repetit, repetitus, repetunt, rursum, rursumque, rursus, rursusque, vicissim. (various references)

Old English450-1100

eft, ongean. (various references)

Old French900-1400

re-. (various references)

Middle French1400-1600

re-. (various references)

French1500-Modern

encore. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

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Bible Trace: Again

LanguageDateSourceJohn Chapter 16, Verse 17
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintEipon oun ek twn maqhtwn autou proV allhlouV ti estin touto o legei hmin mikron kai ou qewreite me kai palin mikron kai oyesqe me kai oti egw upagw proV ton patera
Latin405VulgateDixerunt ergo ex discipulis eius ad invicem quid est hoc quod dicit nobis modicum et non videbitis me et iterum modicum et videbitis me et quia vado ad Patrem
Old English990West SaxonÐa cwæðen hys leorning-cnihtas heombe-tweonan. Hwæt is þæt he us segð. ymbelitel & ge me ne ge-seoð. & eft embe litel & ge me ge-seoð. & ic fare to þam fæder.
Middle English1395WyclifTherfor summe of hise disciplis seiden togidere, What is this thing that he seith to vs, A litil, and ye schulen not se me; and eftsoone a litil, and ye schulen se me, for Y go to the fadir?
Renaissance English1526TyndaleThen sayd some of his disciples bitwene them selves: what is this yt he sayth vnto vs after a whyle ye shall not se me and agayne after a whyle ye shall se me: and that I go to the father.
Jacobean English1611King JamesThen said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
Victorian English1833WebsterThen said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith to us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father?
Basic English1964OgdenSo some of the disciples said one to another, What is this he is saying, After a little time, you will see me no longer; and then again, after a little time, you will see me? and, I am going to the Father?

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Matched Bible Translations: Again

LanguageJohn Chapter 16, Verse 17
CebuanoTungod niini, ang pipila sa iyang mga tinun-an nanag-ingon ang usa sa usa, "Unsa ba kining iyang giingon kanato, `Sulod sa hamubong panahon, dili na kamo makakita kanako; ug unya tapus sa humubong panahon, nakakita kamo kanako`; ug, `kay ako moadto man sa Amahan`?"
CroatianNato se neki od uèenika zapitkivahu: "Što je to što nam kaže: 'Malo, i neæete me vidjeti, i opet malo, pa æete me vidjeti' i 'Odlazim Ocu'?"
DanishDa sagde nogle af hans Disciple til hverandre: "Hvad er dette, som han siger os: Om en liden Stund skulle I ikke se mig, og atter om en liden Stund skulle I se mig, og: Jeg går hen til Faderen?"
DutchSommigen dan uit Zijn discipelen zeiden tot elkander: Wat is dit, dat Hij tot ons zegt: Een kleinen tijd, en gij zult Mij niet zien; en wederom een kleinen tijd, en gij zult Mij zien; en: Want Ik ga heen tot den Vader?
FinnishSilloin muutamat hänen opetuslapsistansa sanoivat toisilleen: "Mitä se tarkoittaa, kun hän sanoo meille: `Vähän aikaa, niin te ette minua näe, ja taas vähän aikaa, niin te näette minut`, ja: `Minä menen Isän tykö`?"
FrenchLà-dessus, quelques-uns de ses disciples dirent entre eux: Que signifie ce qu`il nous dit: Encore un peu de temps, et vous ne me verrez plus; et puis encore un peu de temps, et vous me verrez? et: Parce que je vais au Père?
GermanDa sprachen etliche unter seinen Jüngern untereinander: Was ist das, was er sagt zu uns: Über ein kleines, so werdet ihr mich nicht sehen; und aber über ein kleines, so werdet ihr mich sehen, und: Ich gehe zum Vater?
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariBeberapa pengikut Yesus mulai bertanya satu sama lain, "Apa maksudnya Dia berkata kepada kita: 'Tinggal sesaat saja kalian tidak akan melihat Aku lagi, dan juga tinggal sesaat lagi kalian akan melihat Aku'? Apa pula maksudnya dengan: 'Aku pergi kepada Bapa'?"
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka berkatalah beberapa orang murid-Nya sama sendiri, "Apakah artinya yang dikatakan-Nya kepada kita: Hanya seketika lagi maka tiada kamu memandang Aku, dan lagi pula seketika sahaja, maka kamu akan melihat Aku? dan: Sebab Aku pergi kepada Bapa?"
ItalianDissero allora alcuni dei suoi discepoli tra loro: «Che cos'è questo che ci dice: Ancora un poco e non mi vedrete, e un po' ancora e mi vedrete, e questo: Perché vado al Padre?».
MaoriNa ka mea etahi o ana akonga tetahi ki tetahi, He aha tenei e mea nei ia ki a tatou, Taro ake, a e kore koutou e kite i ahau: a taro ake ano, ka kite koutou i ahau: me tenei, No te mea e haere ana ahau ki te Matua?
NorwegianNogen av hans disipler sa da til hverandre: Hvad er dette han sier til oss: Om en liten stund ser I mig ikke, og atter om en liten stund skal I se mig; og: Jeg går til Faderen?
PortugueseEntão alguns dos seus discípulos perguntaram uns para os outros: Que é isto que nos diz? Um pouco, e não me vereis; e outra vez um pouco, e ver-me-eis; e: Porquanto vou para o Pai?   
RumanianLa auzul acestor vorbe, unii din ucenicii Lui au zis kntre ei: ,,Ce knsemneazq cuvintele acestea: ,Peste puyinq vreme, nu Mq veyi mai vedea;` wi: ,Apoi iarqw peste puyinq vreme Mq veyi vedea?` Wi: ,Pentrucq Mq duc la Tatql?``
ShuarNuyá ni unuiniamuri nuamtak aniniaisarmiayi "¿Jú chichamsha warimpait? "Ishichik pujusrum Wáitkiashtatrume tura ataksha ishichik pujusrum Wáitkiattarme tura Aparuí wéajai" Tátsuk.
SpanishEntonces algunos de sus discípulos se dijeron unos a otros: --¿Qué significa esto que nos dice: "Un poquito, y no me veréis; de nuevo un poquito, y me veréis" y "porque voy al Padre"?
SwahiliHapo baadhi ya wanafunzi wake wakaulizana, "Ana maana gani anapotwambia: `Bado kitambo kidogo nanyi hamtaniona; na baada ya kitambo kidogo tena mtaniona?` Tena anasema: `Kwa kuwa ninakwenda kwa Baba!"`
SwedishDå sade några av hans lärjungar till varandra: "Vad är detta som han säger till oss: 'En liten tid, och I sen mig icke; och åter en liten tid, och I fån se mig', så ock: 'Jag går till Fadern'?"
UmaIngu' -ramo ana'guru-na, pai' ria-ra to momepekune', ra'uli': "Napa-die pai' na'uli' -taka: 'Hampai' -damo pai' uma-apa nihiloi. Hampai' wo'o-damo, nihilo wo'o-ama'? Napa wo'o pai' na'uli': 'Hilou-a hi Tuama-ku'?"

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Again

Derivations

Words beginning with "again": against. (additional references)


Misspellings

"Again" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aaaaah, Aaaaaw, abain, aban, afaik, afan, a'gahil, agaid, agail, againt, againy, agaip, agait, Agan, agane, agao, agayn, Agayne, agean, agein, Aghia, Aghion, Agias, agien, agin, agina, agion, Agnaou, agonia, agrain, Agran, agrin, Agrion, Agwi, Ahani, Aiai, Aigai, Ajai, ajan, Ajeen, alain, Alaina, Algenib, amain, amani, Anania, anawim, Angaine, Anglain, apain, araan, arain, argasid, argina, atain, Atgofion, avain, away'n, Azain, Baguin, edain, egin, gaanin, Gagarino, gaian, gaughain, Gazania, hagenia, kawain, magian, Magnani, pagain, Sagarin, Uguyen. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Again"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "again" (pronounced uge"n or ugā"n)
4u g ā" nregain.
3-g ā" ngain.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Again

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-g-i-n"

-1 letter: agin, anga, gain.

-2 letters: aga, ain, ana, ani, gan, gin, nag.

-3 letters: aa, ag, ai, an, in, na.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-g-i-n"
 

+1 letter: aahing, agnail, angina, baaing, iguana, magian, vagina.

 

+2 letters: abasing, abating, afghani, against, agnails, agnatic, agnosia, amazing, analgia, anergia, angaria, anginal, anginas, angioma, anhinga, antigay, antisag, arraign, awaking, bargain, bisnaga, biznaga, gainsay, ganglia, gazania, granita, guarani, ignatia, iguanas, logania, magians, paginal, sangria, siamang, vaginae, vaginal, vaginas, wanigan, zingara.

 

+3 letters: abashing, ablating, abrading, adapting, aerating, afghanis, agenesia, agential, agminate, agnation, agnomina, agnosias, agrarian, agrypnia, alarming, alginate, alienage, allaying, amassing, anagogic, analgias, analogic, anearing, anergias, angarias, angaries, angelica, angiomas, anhingas, antalgic, arcading, arginase, arraigns, arraying, assaying, assignat, availing, aviating, awaiting, awarding, badinage, bangtail, bargains, bisnagas, biznagas, campaign, canaling, carangid, cardigan, contagia, craaling, damaging, diagonal, drainage, egomania, enigmata, gainable, gainsaid, gainsays, galivant, gallican, galvanic, ganglial, gangliar, garaging, gardenia, gazanias, geranial, gonadial, granitas, guaranis, guardian, gymnasia, gynaecia, hangnail, hiragana, ignatias, iguanian, imaginal, indagate, kaoliang, kayaking, kraaling, larrigan, magazine, magician, magnesia, magnolia, managing, manganic, margarin, marginal, mridanga, navigate, paganise, paganish, paganism, paganist, paganize, paginate, pagurian, parading, parawing, ravaging, sambaing, sangrias, savaging, shanghai, siamangs, unialgal, vacating, vaginate, wanigans, wannigan.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Images: Photo Album
8. Images: Digital Art
9. Quotations: Familiar
10. Quotations: Historic
11. Quotations: Fiction
12. Quotations: Non-fiction
13. Quotations: Spoken
14. Quotations: Speeches
15. Usage Frequency
16. Names: Derived from
17. Expressions
18. Expressions: Internet
19. Translations: Modern
20. Translations: Ancient
21. Bible Trace
22. Abbreviations
23. Acronyms
24. Derivations
25. Rhymes
26. Anagrams
27. Bibliography


  

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