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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AGAIN, adv. agen'. [L. con, whence contra;]
1. A second time; once more.
I will not again curse the ground. Genesis 8.
2. It notes something further, or additional to one or more particulars.
For to which of the angels said he at any time, thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son? and again, let all the angels of God worship him. Hebrews 1.
All the uses of this word carry in them the ideas of return or repetition; as in these phrases; give it back again; give him as much again, that is, the same quantity once more or repeated.
There is not, in the world again, such a commerce as in London.
Who art thou that answerest again?
Bring us word again.
Again and again, often; with frequent repetition.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again" [syn: again, once again, once more, over again]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Etymology: Middle English, opposite, again, from Old English ong?an opposite, back, from on + g?n, g?an still, again; akin to Old English g?an- against, Old High German gegin against, toward Date: 13th century 1. in return ; back <swore he would pay him again when he was able — Shakespeare> 2. another time ; once more ; anew <I shall not look upon his like again — Shakespeare> 3. on the other hand <he might go, and again he might not> 4. in addition ; besides <again, there is another matter to consider>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 another time; once more. 2 as in a previous position or condition (back again; home again; quite well again). 3 in addition (as much again; half as many again). 4 further, besides (again, what about the children?). 5 on the other hand (I might, and again I might not). Phrases and idioms: again and again repeatedly. Etymology: orig. a northern form of ME ayen etc., f. OE ongean, ongægn, etc., f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Again A*gain" (?; 277), adv. [OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn, onge['a]n, against, again; on + ge['a]n, akin to Ger. gegewn against, Icel. gegn. Cf. Gainsay.] 1. In return, back; as, bring us word again. 2. Another time; once more; anew. If a man die, shall he live again? --Job xiv. 14. 3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as much again. 4. In any other place. [Archaic] --Bacon. 5. On the other hand. ``The one is my sovereign . . . the other again is my kinsman.'' --Shak. 6. Moreover; besides; further. Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc. --Hersche?. Again and again, more than once; often; repeatedly. Now and again, now and then; occasionally. To and again, to and fro. [Obs.] --De Foe. Note: Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations, as, again-witness, to witness against; again-ride, to ride against; again-come, to come against, to encounter; again-bring, to bring back, etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Again A*gain", Agains A*gains", prep. Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.] Albeit that it is again his kind. --Chaucer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before. He kissed her again... Again there was a short silence... I don't ever want to go through anything like that again. ADV: ADV with v, ADV with cl 2. You use again to indicate that something is now in a particular state or place that it used to be in. He opened his attaché-case, removed a folder, then closed it again... I started to feel good about myself again. ADV: ADV after v 3. You can use again when you want to point out that there is a similarity between the subject that you are talking about now and a previous subject. Again the pregnancy was very similar to my previous two... ADV: ADV cl 4. You can use again in expressions such as but again, then again, and there again when you want to introduce a remark which contrasts with or weakens something that you have just said. It's easier to take a taxi. But then again you can't always get one... ADV: ADV with cl 5. You can add again to the end of your question when you are asking someone to tell you something that you have forgotten or that they have already told you. (SPOKEN) Sorry, what's your name again? ADV: cl ADV 6. You use again in expressions such as half as much again when you are indicating how much greater one amount is than another amount that you have just mentioned or are about to mention. A similar wine from France would cost you half as much again. ADV: amount ADV 7. You can use again and again or time and again to emphasize that something happens many times. He would go over his work again and again until he felt he had it right... = repeatedly PHRASE: usu PHR after v [emphasis] 8. now and again: see now once again: see once

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

a-gen': Advb. denoting repetition; in New Testament, generally for palin, "back," "once more." Occasionally, it has the force of a connective, synonymous with "moreover," as in Ro 15:10 ff; 1Co 3:20, etc. The expression "born again" of the King James Version, Joh 3:3,7; 1Pe 1:23, translating the Greek "anothen" and "ana" in composition, becomes in the Revised Version (British and American) "anew," i.e. "over again." As these particles mean "from above" and "up," their use as indicating repetition is sometimes disputed, but without further foundation than that "again" does not exhaust the meaning.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Afresh, anew, once more, another time, de novo. 2. Moreover, besides, further, furthermore, in addition. 3. On the other hand, on the contrary, contrariwise. 4. In return, back, in restitution, in answer. 5. Anywhere else, in any other place, at all.

Moby Thesaurus

ab ovo, above, additionally, afresh, after all, albeit, all included, all the same, also, although, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, and so, anew, anon, another time, around, as new, as well, at all events, at another time, at any rate, at that moment, at that time, au reste, back, backward, beside, besides, beyond, bis, but, compare, contra, contrariwise, contrary, contrawise, conversely, da capo, de novo, ditto, else, en plus, encore, even, even so, extra, farther, for all that, for lagniappe, freshly, from scratch, from the beginning, howbeit, however, in addition, in any case, in any event, in reverse, in that case, inter alia, into the bargain, item, just the same, likewise, more, moreover, nevertheless, new, newly, nonetheless, notwithstanding, on that occasion, on the side, on top of, once again, once more, oppositely, over, over again, plus, rather, round, round about, similarly, still, then, thereat, therewith, though, to boot, too, twice over, two times, vice versa, when, yet, yet again