Gainst - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈɡenst|  American pronunciation of the word gainst
Brit.  |ˈɡenst|  British pronunciation of the word gainst

preposition

- (poetic) against

Extra examples

I met him against the pond.

Three of their ships lay against the walls.

Till I break my ship against rocks.

The sharp sleet is pattering against the window-panes.

I was jostled against him in the crowd.

Lean against my shoulder.

He pressed his hands against his forehead.

The picture stands out better against the dark wall.

She actually went with them, though much against her heart.

May, against common conjectures, will be no very busy month.

It is against my general notions to trust to writing.

I am proof against their enmity.

When men used to exchange wheat against bullocks.

I long ago came to the conclusion that all life is six to five against.

In a direct line against them stood the three witches.

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