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Definition: Again |
AgainAdverb1. 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) |
| Domain | Definition |
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. |
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| 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. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
| AGN | English | Again | Transportation |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: AgainSynonyms: once again (adv), once more (adv), over again (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms 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. | |
Crosswords: Again |
| English words defined with "again": again and again ♦ now and again ♦ Once and again, over and over again ♦ then again, time and again, time and time again, To come again. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "again": Bend Over, Here It Comes Again ♦ Richard 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). |
| Domain | Usage | |
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) | |
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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. |
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| "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." |
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| Author | Quotation |
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. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
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) |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
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 |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
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. |
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| Speaker | Phrase(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. |
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| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
George Washington | 1789-1797 | Numerous 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 | 1945-1953 | Those voices are beginning to cry aloud again. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | Speaker, 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 | 1969-1974 | As 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 | 1974-1977 | At year's end, people were again being hired much faster than they were being laid off. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | Dairy farmers began to earn a profit again. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | Until we meet again, God bless you, my friends. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | A new breeze is blowing, and the old bipartisanship must be made new again. |
Bill Clinton | 1993-2001 | That is why we must make citizenship matter again. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | The American flag flies again over our embassy in Kabul. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "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 Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 56,169 | 154 |
| Total | 100.00% | 56,171 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "again". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Meshillamith | N/A | Biblical | Giving again |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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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. | |
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency 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. | |||
| 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 | 再 (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), 又 (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. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | denique, denuo, iterum, iterumque, re-, repetam, repetamus, repetere, repetes, repetit, repetitus, repetunt, rursum, rursumque, rursus, rursusque, vicissim. (various references) |
| Old English | 450-1100 | eft, ongean. (various references) |
| Old French | 900-1400 | re-. (various references) |
| Middle French | 1400-1600 | re-. (various references) |
| French | 1500-Modern | encore. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | John Chapter 16, Verse 17 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Eipon 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 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Dixerunt 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 English | 990 | West Saxon | Ða 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 English | 1395 | Wyclif | Therfor 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 English | 1526 | Tyndale | Then 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 English | 1611 | King James | Then 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 English | 1833 | Webster | Then 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 English | 1964 | Ogden | So 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. | |||
| Language | John Chapter 16, Verse 17 |
| Cebuano | Tungod 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`?" |
| Croatian | Nato 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'?" |
| Danish | Da 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?" |
| Dutch | Sommigen 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? |
| Finnish | Silloin 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`?" |
| French | Là-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? |
| German | Da 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-hari | Beberapa 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 Lama | Maka 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?" |
| Italian | Dissero 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?». |
| Maori | Na 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? |
| Norwegian | Nogen 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? |
| Portuguese | Então 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? |
| Rumanian | La 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?`` |
| Shuar | Nuyá ni unuiniamuri nuamtak aniniaisarmiayi "¿Jú chichamsha warimpait? "Ishichik pujusrum Wáitkiashtatrume tura ataksha ishichik pujusrum Wáitkiattarme tura Aparuí wéajai" Tátsuk. |
| Spanish | Entonces 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"? |
| Swahili | Hapo 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!"` |
| Swedish | Då 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'?" |
| Uma | Ingu' -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. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "again": against. (additional references) | |
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"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). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "again" (pronounced uge"n or ugā"n) |
| 4 | u g ā" n | regain. |
| 3 | -g ā" n | gain. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
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. | |
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