again
[ uh-gen, uh-geyn ]
/ əˈgɛn, əˈgeɪn /
adverb
once more; another time; anew; in addition: Will you spell your name again, please?
in an additional case or instance; moreover; besides; furthermore.
on the other hand: It might happen, and again it might not.
back; in return; in reply: to answer again.
to the same place or person: to return again.
Idioms for again
again and again,
with frequent repetition; often: They went over the same arguments again and again.
as much again,
twice as much: She earns as much again as I do.
Origin of again
pronunciation note for again
By far the most common pronunciation of
again, in all parts of the United States, is
[uh-gen] /əˈgɛn/, with the same vowel heard in
yet and
pep. The pronunciation
[uh-geyn] /əˈgeɪn/, rhyming with
pain, occurs chiefly in the Atlantic states.
Again said as
[uh-gin] /əˈgɪn/, with the vowel of
pit or
sip, or with a vowel somewhere between
[e] /ɛ/ and
[i] /ɪ/, is the common pronunciation in much of the South, where
[e] /ɛ/ and
[i] /ɪ/ tend to become neutralized, or more like one another, before
[m] /m/ and
[n] /n/, leading to a lack of noticeable distinction between such pairs as
pen and
pin, ten and
tin.
Words nearby again
British Dictionary definitions for again and again
again
/ (əˈɡɛn, əˈɡeɪn) /
adverb
sentence connector
moreover; furthermore
again, it could be said that he is not dead
Word Origin for again
Old English
ongegn opposite to, from
a- ² +
gegn straight
Idioms and Phrases with again and again (1 of 2)
again and again
Repeatedly, often, as in I've told you again and again, don't turn up the heat. This idiom uses repetition for the purpose of emphasis (as does its synonym, over and over). Shakespeare used it in Othello (1:3): “I have told thee often, and I retell thee again and again.” [c. 1600]
Idioms and Phrases with again and again (2 of 2)
again