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again

[uh-gen, uh-geyn]

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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

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.

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Again is always a great word to know.

So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:

a fool or simpleton; ninny.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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Origin:
before 900; Middle English agayn, ageyn, Old English ongegn opposite (to) = on on, in (see a-¹) + gegn straight; cognate with Old High German ingagan, Old Norse igegn

Pronunciation note
By far the most common pronunciation of again, in all parts of the United States, is

[uh-gen] , with the same vowel heard in yet and pep. The pronunciation

[uh-geyn], rhyming with pain, occurs chiefly in the Atlantic states. Again said as

[uh-gin], with the vowel of pit or sip, or with a vowel somewhere between [e] and [i], is the common pronunciation in much of the South, where [e] and [i] tend to become neutralized, or more like one another, before [m] and [n], leading to a lack of noticeable distinction between such pairs as pen and pin, ten and tin.

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Example Sentences

First, consider the possibility that you might fail again.

Also, take out all the proper nouns, and read the article again.

Carefully note what they do when they reach the ground again after crossing the obstruction.

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First, consider the possibility that you might fail again.

Also, take out all the proper nouns, and read the article again.

Carefully note what they do when they reach the ground again after crossing the obstruction.

Thus again strictly limiting any epiphenomenal dualism allowed in this metaphysic.

Several attempts have been made to link the world again through a global language.

Instead, they will revert to their natural inclination and commence fall bloom once again.

After three fairly dismal years, the window is again open for initial public offerings of technology stocks.

It is uncertain how soon or how fast the oil will start gurgling again.

There they will be free to roam again for another year.

Facebook is once again facing a loud chorus of complaints from its faithful over how their personal information is used.

Please make it your gift to himHe wants to see again.

Rinse well under cold running water until cool, then drain again.

The world thought it might never see such scenes again.

It's too harsh to put yourself through over and over again.

Thousands pour into the streets as their city shakes again.

As a result, they were banned from ever flying in space again.

The cylindrical leaves turn red in fall and winter, green up again in spring.

The return of big government means that policymakers must grapple again with some basic questions.

Summer has come to an end, and school is starting again.

One could say that they're advancing to become water again.

It became obvious to us how these small, lovely examples can become replicated over and over again.

These plants shrivel from serious drought but plump up again with watering or rainfall.

But it is destined to repeat its violent past and destroy itself again.

Again laughter ensues and you feel much better for the experience.

Twelve environmental groups successfully sued the government, and the wolves once again fell under federal protection.

With reasonable care, they'll bloom again next winter and for years to come.

The fear of making that mistake again gets hard-wired in&and never goes away.

The island erodes and the crust beneath it cools, shrinks and sinks, and the island is again submerged.

Water once and do not water again until a green shoot appears.

If you thought your days of naming animals were over, think again.

If it becomes sticky as you work, return it to the refrigerator to firm up again.

We thank you again for your participation and anticipate a great day for all.

Apply it to foods, then rinse them again with cool water.

Decades of observation and study later, no one doubts that the caldera will erupt again.

For lush plants, fertilize once before spring growth begins, again after flowering.

They are called into separate enclosures for the night, and then let out again at seven in the morning.

Leaves are divided into fives, then cut again into ferny subdivisions add to my plant list.

When the prosecution tried him a second time, the jury deadlocked again.

Apply a complete fertilizer when the first pods set, again when plants are shoulder high.

Again the goal was to traverse the continent from east to west.

Speaking of repeating, let's hope this doesn't happen again.

After watering, wait until the top inch or two of soil has dried before watering again.

Water deeply and let soil become nearly dry before watering again.

Then, after a week or two, you can go back and pick from that stem again.

Water thoroughly before applying any kind of fertilizer and water again afterward if using a granular type.

Look for them in the market in early summer and then again in late summer to early fall.

In fact, he said again and again that he had no plans to seek the.

The practices of mapping have again become a key cultural moment.

Once fertile areas of the planet become desert, never to be green again within our lifetimes.

Druker” shows once again how supervisors with little vision try to stifle gifted researchers and deprive.

See how to make your gift plant bloom beautifully again.

The federal government has again delayed a highly anticipated vote on rules designed to keep the.

In the meantime, don't ever call or contact me again.

The difficulty of trying to stop it happening ever again.

None of the mini-subs ever saw their mother ships again.

In particular, the photographs of black persons by a white person may not testify soon again to such intimacy.

With all, moisten soil thoroughly before planting, then do not water again until seedlings have.

Despite repeated promises, federal lawmakers are again punting on revising.

Then it pushes you right back in to all of those things again.

Old drugs are falling from favour, new ones are growing, and the economic slump may shake things up again.

Retired shuttles will soon go on display across the country, but some of their pieces may fly again.

On the other hand, he does hit home again and again.

Unfortunately, the forests are again being cleared by the logging industry.

Ease up and, perhaps, an old brain will turn young again.

Visit the museum again to see regularly changing exhibits.

The room widens almost imperceptibly, then narrows again as the adobe walls converge on either side of the altar.

God is dissatisfied with the world, so he cleans it out, in order to start again.

Follow a turtle on her journey from her nest to the open ocean, and back again.

Some patients' rituals involve washing or checking again and again to see if a burner or faucet has been turned off.

Rain began falling again, the resulting carbonic acid dissolved granite again and the whole process cranked up once more.

One student in particular comes in again and again with ridiculous questions.

They have to dig over great distances when foraging for bulbs and roots, and then have to find their way home again.

Clinto runs back and forth among the oak trees sniffing the ground, pausing, then running again.

And once again, the show did an admirable job of pausing the action now and again to inject some science.

Think the temperature will be about one billion degrees again today.

If the pumping is stopped, the caves will again be submerged, and the crystals will start growing again.

There was a time when you could mess up on the east coast and go to the west coast and start over again.

Plant again in late summer and early autumn for fall crops.

No one seemed to know who had survived, however, and some questioned whether any had seen daylight again.

The pharmaceutical folks have to head back to the lab to find a new killer antibiotic and the whole thing starts over again.

We won't be hearing from them again until the spring.

Afterward, both men and women indicate to the sponsor if they would be interested in seeing any of the others again.

Thanks again for reprinting this piece of historyso cool.

The myth about problem drinkers being able to drink again was legitimate, but improperly justified.

The next day he took his two sons to the barn with him, and again the crows flew off.

Students who expected to hear it again consistently found it more irritating.

They pop up again when you release two toggle-and-loop closures.

When they saw the squares again paired with shocks up to a year later, they were slow to relearn their fear of the squares.

It is about the ones judging the beauty on their own and again when they have some yardstick from another provided.

It's so good you'll never bake a meat loaf in the oven again.

As a last resort, cut the entire vine to the ground in late winter or early spring and start training it all over again.

Fertilize when growing season begins and again in early summer.

Suddenly, who would have guessed it, they look fresh and new again.

For best show of larger-flowered types, pinch again by removing all but terminal flower buds on side shoots.

In cold climates, plants will die off in winter but can be planted again in spring.

Dig before warmer temperatures start them growing again.

Where winters are warmer and the growing season correspondingly longer, apply fertilizer again in late summer.

Sometimes all you have to do is change your perspective and a familiar material looks new again.

The owners do a major cleanup in fall and again in early spring, after which they apply a generous.

Outdoor living is gravitating from private retreat to shared property, so we're getting to know our neighbors again.

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World English Dictionary

again (əˈɡɛn, əˈɡeɪn)

—*adv*
1.	another or second time; once more; anew: he had to start again
2.	once more in a previously experienced or encountered place, state, or condition: he is ill again; he came back again
3.	in addition to the original amount, quantity, etc (esp in the phrases as much again; half as much again)
4.	(sentence modifier) on the other hand: he might come and then again he might not
5.	besides; also: she is beautiful and, again, intelligent
6.	archaic in reply; back: he answered again to the questioning voice
7.	again and again continuously; repeatedly
8.	(Caribbean) (used with a negative) any more; any longer: I don't eat pumpkin again

—*sentence connector*
9.	moreover; furthermore: again, it could be said that he is not dead

[Old English ongegn opposite to, from a-² + gegn straight]

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Word Origin & History

again

O.E. ongean "toward, opposite, against," from on "on" + -gegn "against, toward," for a sense of "lined up facing, opposite," and "in the opposite direction, returning." For -gegn, cf. O.N. gegn "straight, direct," Dan. igen "against," O.Fris. jen, O.H.G. gegin, Ger. gegen "against, toward," Ger. entgegen

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"against, in opposition to." In O.E., eft was the main word for "again," but this often was strengthened by ongean, which became the principal word by 13c. Norse influence is responsible for the hard -g-. Differentiated from against 16c. in southern writers, again becoming an adverb only, and against took over as prep. and conjunction, but again clung to all senses in northern and Scottish dialect.

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Idioms & Phrases

again

In addition to the idiom beginning with again, also see come again; do something over again; ever and again; every now and again; here someone goes again; now and again; off and on (off again, on again); over again; something else again; time and time again; you can say that again.