against

a·gainst  (-gnst)

prep.

1. In a direction or course opposite to: row against the current.

2. So as to come into forcible contact with: waves dashing against the shore.

3. In contact with so as to rest or press on: leaned against the tree.

4. In hostile opposition or resistance to: struggle against fate.

5. Contrary to; opposed to: against my better judgment.

6. In competition with: race against the record holder.

7. In contrast or comparison with the setting or background of: dark colors against a fair skin.

8. In preparation for; in anticipation of: food stored against winter.

9. As a defense or safeguard from: protection against the cold.

10. To the account or debt of: drew a check against my bank balance.

11. Directly opposite to; facing.

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[Middle English, alteration of againes, from Old English ongeagn.]

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against

prep

1. standing or leaning beside: he leaned against a tree

2. opposed to or in disagreement with

3. in contrast to: his complexion was a sickly white against the black stubble of his beard

4. coming in contact with: rain rattled against the window

5. having an unfavourable effect on: the system works against you when you don't have money

6. as a protection from: a safeguard against bacteria

7. in exchange for or in return for: the dollar has gained very slightly against the yen

8. as against as opposed to; as compared with [Middle English ageines]

Thesaurus

against

preposition 1. beside, on, up against, in contact with, abutting, close up to

preposition 2. opposed to, anti (informal) opposing, counter, contra (informal) hostile to, in opposition to, averse to, opposite to, not in accord with

preposition 3. in opposition to, resisting, versus, counter to, in the opposite direction of

preposition 4. in preparation for, in case of, in anticipation of, in expectation of, in provision for >> prefixes anti-, contra-, counter-

Translations

against [əˈgɛnst] prep (= opposed) → en contra de (= close to); contra, junto a;

I was leaning against the desk → estaba apoyado en el escritorio;

(as) against → frente a

against [əˈgɛnst] prep → contre (= compared to); par rapport à;

against a blue background → sur un fond bleu;

(as) against (Brit) → contre

against [əˈgɛnst] prep → gegen +acc;

(leaning on) → an +acc;

(compared to) → gegenüber +dat;

against a blue background → vor einem blauen Hintergrund;

(as) against → gegenüber +dat

against [əˈgɛnst] prep → contro;

against a blue background → su uno sfondo azzurro;

leaning against the desk → appoggiato alla scrivania;

(as) against (BRIT) → in confronto a, contro

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against

prep against [əˈgenst]

1 in opposition to They fought against the enemy; Dropping litter is against the law (= illegal). teen ضِد против proti imod gegen εναντίον contra vastu بر خلاف vastaan contre נֶגֶד के विरुद्ध protiv ellen bertentangan, melawan á móti, gegn contro ～に逆って ...에 반대하여 prieš pret menentang tegen imot przeciwko, wbrew contra împotriva против; вопреки proti proti nasuprot mot ต่อต้าน; ขัดกับ ...-e/a karşı 反對 проти خلاف chống lại 反对

2 in contrast to The trees were black against the evening sky. teen بِالمُغَايَرَة مَع، بِالمُقَابَلَة مَع в сравнение с (o)proti mod gegen σε αντίθεση με, κόντρα σε sobre, respecto a taustal در مقابل؛ در عوض vasten sur בְנִגוּד ל- @@@בְנִיגוּד ל-$$$ के सहारे spram szemben vmivel, vmilyen háttér előtt dengan latar belakang móti, með e-ð að bakgrunni, bera við e-ð su ～と対照して ...을 배경으로 (ko) fone pret; uz bertentangan tegen mot na tle contra în contrast cu на фоне oproti v primerjavi z kao kontrast mot ตรงกันข้ามกับ zıttına 對照 на بر عکس tương phản với 对照

3 touching or in contact with He stood with his back against the wall; The rain beat against the window. teen إلَى، عَلَى о, на proti, do mod an πάνω σε contra vastu کنار؛ همجوار vasten contre כְּנֶגֶד prema vminek támaszkodva menyentuh, mengenai upp (við), (upp) að contro ～にもたれて ...에 기대어, 밀어붙여 į pret bersentuhan tegen (opp) mot na, w, o contra pe; în у, на, о, к oproti, do k, na naspram mot พิง; พาด; แนบ ...-e/a, dayalı 靠著，碰著 до; об کے ساتھ لگ کر dựa vào 靠着，碰着

4 in order to protect against vaccination against tuberculosis. teen ضِد، مُضَاد لِ срещу proti mod gegen ενάντια σε contra vastu بر ضد vastaan contre נֶגֶד से अलग protiv elleni melawan gegn, móti contro ～に備えて ...에 대비하여 prieš pret melawan tegen mot przeciw contra împotriva от, против proti proti protiv mot ปกป้องจาก ...-e/a karşı 防備 проти کے خلاف phòng 防备