What does “against” mean?
- 1
prepositionnot agreeing with or supporting something
Most people voted against the plan.
- 2
prepositioncompeting with or fighting someone
We play against Boston on Saturday.
- 3
prepositiontouching something for support
He leaned his bike against the wall.
Against at a glance
- Part of speech
- preposition
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /əˈɡɛnst/ · uh-GENST
How to use “against” correctly
“Are you for or against the idea?” is a simple way to ask someone’s opinion.
Common phrases with “against”
- against the law
- against the rules
- be against sth
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
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