تعريف against في الإنجليزية الإنجليزية القاموس.
- Exposed to
- As protection from
He turned the umbrella against the wind.
- As counterbalance to
- By the time that (something happened); before
He now gave Mrs Deborah positive orders to take the child to her own bed, and to call up a maid-servant to provide it pap, and other things, against it waked.
- In contrast and/or comparison with
He stands out against his local classmates.
- In competition with
The Tigers will play against the Bears this weekend.
- In front of; before a background
The giant was silhouetted against the door.
- As a charge on
- In physical opposition to, or in collision with
The rain pounds against the window.
- In exchange for
- Close to
- In physical contact with
The puppy rested its head against a paw.
- In a contrary direction to
If you swim against the current, you must work harder.
- If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it. She leaned against him On a table pushed against a wall there were bottles of beer and wine. the rain beating against the window panes
- {p} in opposition to, contrary to, opposite in place, in provision for
- Mgal
- prep [touching (Please stand it ~ the wall )] pada [(Dirikanlah itu pada dinding )]
- used in reference to payment for a script or property A sum of money is initially paid up front as a down payment towards a final and total sum of money The difference between the two dollar amounts is paid at a later date which is determined in the contract in advance That date could be once the script is finished being written, or after a rewrite is done or a polish, or even at the beginning or ending of the filming of the screenplay (production of the film)
- ad opposed to; not agreeing with something
- H1: there is a difference
- TOK
- in opposition or collision with something
- in a contrary direction to something
- If you compete against someone in a game, you try to beat them. The tour will include games against the Australian Barbarians
- If you have something against someone or something, you dislike them. Have you got something against women, Les?
- If you do something in order to protect yourself against something unpleasant or harmful, you do something which will make its effects on you less serious if it happens. A business needs insurance against risks such as fire and flood
- against In addition to the uses shown below, against is used in phrasal verbs such as `come up against', `guard against', and `hold against'
- If you take action against a possible future event, you try to prevent it. the fight against crime I must warn you against raising your hopes
- By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when
- In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time
- in contact with something
- If something is against the law or against the rules, there is a law or a rule which says that you must not do it. It is against the law to detain you against your will for any length of time
- close by something
- If you are moving against a current, tide, or wind, you are moving in the opposite direction to it. swimming upstream against the current ¡Ù with
- in competition with something
- If you are moving against a current, tide, or wind, you are moving in the opposite direction to it. swimming upstream against the current with
- From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof
- If you take action against someone or something, you try to harm them. Security forces are still using violence against opponents of the government
- as a protection from something
- in an opposite position
- If you are against something such as a plan, policy, or system, you think it is wrong, bad, or stupid. Taxes are unpopular -- it is understandable that voters are against them Joan was very much against commencing drug treatment. a march to protest against job losses. Against is also an adverb. The vote for the suspension of the party was 283 in favour with 29 against
- in front of something
- If something happens or is considered against a particular background of events, it is considered in relation to those events, because those events are relevant to it. The profits rise was achieved against a backdrop of falling metal prices
- If something is measured or valued against something else, it is measured or valued by comparing it with the other thing. Our policy has to be judged against a clear test: will it improve the standard of education? The US dollar is down against most foreign currencies today
- up against: see up against the clock: see clock
- Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; in this sense often preceded by over
- If you do something against someone's wishes, advice, or orders, you do not do what they want you to do or tell you to do. He discharged himself from hospital against the advice of doctors
- If you discuss a particular set of facts or figures as against another set, you are comparing or contrasting the two sets of facts or figures. Over 50% of divorced men regretted their divorce, as against 25% of women
- {e} versus; opposite; leaning on
- The odds against something happening are the chances or odds that it will not happen. The odds against him surviving are incredible. Against is also an adverb. What were the odds against?
- Anti
- agin
- by
- {e} gainst
- with
If you're not with us then you're against us.
- If you're not with us, you're against us.
You're either with us or against us.
- You are either with us, or against us.
- agyen
- opposed to
- against all odds
- Despite seemingly insurmountable opposition or probability
Against all odds the small community college ended up in the NCAA final four.
- against the clock
- In a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed
- against the collar
- in a tight spot
- against the grain
- Unwillingly, reluctantly. It went much against the grain with him, i.e. it was much against his inclination, or against his pluck
Say, you chose him / More after our commandment than as guided / By your own true affections, and that your minds, / Preoccupied with what you rather must do / Than what you should, made you against the grain / To voice him consul: lay the fault on us.''.
- against the grain
- To sand or plane a piece of wood parallel or nearly parallel to the fibers such that splinters forming ahead of the tool originate below the cutting surface
- against the grain
- Contrary to what is expected; especially, of behavior different from what society expects
By going against the grain and going to work nude, you've made yourself a laughing stock.''.
- against the law
- Illegal, forbidden by law
- against the run of play
- Contrary to the flow of the game
- against time
- With urgency, being aware that the time available to do something may be insufficient
- against time
- Measured relative to a deadline rather than a competitor
- against all odds
- in spite of the low chances, against the chances
- against his will
- in opposition to his wishes, forcing him
- against nature
- against what is natural, against the laws of nature
- against one's will
- in opposition to one's desire, forcibly, under coercion
- against the clock
- as fast as possible; before a deadline; "it was a race against the clock
- against the clock
- as fast as possible; before a deadline; "it was a race against the clock"
- against the current
- in opposition to the flow (of water, electricity, air, etc.); in opposition to what is acceptable behavior, non-conformist, individualistic
- against the grain
- in opposition to the flow (of wood, meat, etc.); in opposition to what is natural
- against the law
- in opposition to the law, illegal
- against the rules
- in opposition to the rules, illegal, not allowed
- against the wind
- in opposition to the direction towards which the wind is blowing
- against the world
- opposed to everything, against all
- against time
- racing to get something done before it is too late
- against traffic
- against the current of traffic, in the opposite direction, against the stream
- beat one's head against a stone wall
- to waste effort on a futile project
- cried out against
- Simple past tense and past participle of cry out against
- cries out against
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cry out against
- crime against humanity
- A large-scale persecution of or atrocity against a body of people
- crime against nature
- Any of various sexual deviations that, at one time or another, have been considered to be so unnatural as to be illegal
- crying out against
- Present participle of cry out against
- dead against
- Unequivocally and intransigently opposed to
The person who was most dead against playing the game was Stuart,” says Mick. “But he’s definitely a lot more relaxed about it these days.”.
- dead set against
- Completely opposed, with no possibility of a change of mind
I am dead set against letting the dog sleep in anyone's bedroom.
- give against
- to impinge against something
- give against
- to attack or assault someone or something
- go against the grain
- To defy convention; to do something in a manner that is unusual or out of the ordinary
His method certainly goes against the grain, but it is unquestionably effective.
- hope against hope
- To continue to hope, even when what is hoped for seems unlikely or impossible
- inveigh against
- To declaim against, to rail against
The artificial life against which we inveighed. — Nathaniel Hawthorne.
- make against
- To contradict; to defeat; to refute; to work against
I must take more exercise than I have done for time past—it will make against my Studies but it is better to have health to preach what I now know ... than to know more and not be able to preach at all.
- pit against
- to set someone in opposition to someone else
- play both ends against the middle
- Alternative form of play both sides against the middle
- play both sides against the middle
- To manipulate competitors to the benefit of the manipulator
Some of the lesser Democrats, especially in the remoter reaches of the Bible country, have the same yearning, but they are not as numerous as the Republicans, all of whom have been greatly embarrassed by Dr. Hoover's laborious efforts to play both sides against the middle.
- play one against another
- To manipulate two persons into competing against one another in a way that benefits the person carrying out the manipulation
- ran up against
- Simple past of run up against
- rub up against
- To touch another person with one's body in a sexually stimulating manner
Now men, I have rubbed up against a few men in my time, but women?.
- rub up against
- Of pets. To touch a person's body in a friendly manner, seeking attention
Tibbles, the cat, rubbed up against my leg, asking for a piece of my cheese.
- rub up against
- To touch something with one's body
She accidentally rubbed up against the painted door and got green paint on her blouse.
- rule against perpetuities
- The rule that prevents a testator or other transferor of property from controlling further transfer of his property more than twenty-one years after the death of anyone alive at the time of the original transfer who may have some interest in the transfer
- rule against perpetuities
- Any rule that prevents a testator or other transferor of property from controlling further transfer of his property beyond a certain length of time
- rules against perpetuities
- plural form of rule against perpetuities
- run up against
- Begin to encounter problems with someone or something
The latest model has run up against the limits of its technical capacity.
- running up against
- Present participle of run up against
- runs up against
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of run up against
- stand up against
- To defy or challenge someone
In those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among your people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
- take against
- To stop liking someone. Become unfriendly
- take against
- He took against me when I was promoted over him
- turn against
- To use to the disadvantage or injury of
They turned their arms against their former allies.
- turn against
- To rebel or oppose to something formerly supported
They turned against their leader.
- turn against
- To set against or in opposition to something
She turned him against his friends.
- turned against
- Past participle of turn against
- turned against
- Simple past of turn against
- turning against
- Present participle of turn against
- turns against
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turn against
- up against
- In contact with, abutting
If the tree grows up against the garden wall then either the tree will be crowded and stunted or the wall will be pushed out.
- up against
- Facing; challenging, or opposing
If you try to change the school schedule like that, you'll be up against legions of angry parents.
- up against it
- In a very difficult position
- up against the wall
- Trapped, cornered; discommoded, discomfited; in a quandary
The IRS had me up against the wall.
- stand against
- oppose, rise against
- a house divided against itself cannot stand
- (Muhasebe) If the members of a group fight each other, the group will disintegrate. (Often the group under discussion is a family.)
- play someone against someone else
- Cause someone to dispute with someone else. •
- up against the wall
- (Ev ile ilgili) there is a lot of work to do and it is likely very difficult to achieve a goal
- up against the wall
- (Ev ile ilgili) in serious difficulties
- be against
- oppose, be opposed to
