again

(ə-gĕn')
adv.

1. Once more; anew: Try again.
2. To a previous place, position, or state: left home but went back again.
3. Furthermore; moreover: Again, we need to collect more data.
4. On the other hand: She might go, and again she might not.
5. In return; in response: paid him again.

idiom:

again and again

1. Repeatedly; frequently.

[Middle English (influenced by Old Norse i gegn, again), from Old English ongeagn, against.]

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adverb

Once more: afresh, anew. See repetition.

Idioms beginning with again:
again and again
against
against all odds
against one's will
against the clock

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.

IN BRIEF: Once more; another time.

When you fall, leap to your feet and try again. — Nadia Comaneci

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• Relative Time - again: (adv) once more

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Common misspelling(s) of again

• agian
• agina

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - igen, atter

idioms:

• again and again    igen og igen, om og om igen
• do over again    gøre om og om igen, gøre igen og igen
• half as much again    dobbelt så meget, lige så meget igen

Nederlands (Dutch)
weer, nogmaals, anderzijds, daarentegen

Français (French)
adv. - encore, de nouveau, une fois de plus

idioms:

• again and again    maintes et maintes fois, à plusieurs reprises
• do over again    refaire
• half as much again    (être) contraire à la nature (de qn)

Deutsch (German)
adv. - wieder

idioms:

• again and again    immer wieder
• do over again    nochmal machen
• half as much again    noch einmal halb soviel

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - πάλι, ξανά, εν τούτοις, ωστόσο

idioms:

• again and again    ξανά και ξανά, επανειλημμένως
• do over again    κάνω ξανά και ξανά, επαναλαμβάνω διαρκώς
• half as much again    μιάμιση φορά τόσο

Italiano (Italian)
ancora, di nuovo

idioms:

• again and again    a più riprese
• do over again    rifare
• half as much again    ancora una volta
• over and over again    a più riprese
• time and again    cento volte, più volte

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - de novo, novamente, mais uma vez

idioms:

• again and again    repetidas vezes, freqüentemente
• do over again    fazer novamente
• every now and again    ocasionalmente
• half as much again    o dobro
• once again    outra vez
• over and over again    outra vez, novamente
• time and again    muitas vezes

Русский (Russian)
вновь

idioms:

• again and again    снова и снова
• do over again    делать что-то снова
• every now and again    время от времени
• half as much again    в полтора раза больше
• once again    вновь
• over and over again    вновь и вновь, повторяя
• time and again    вновь и вновь

Español (Spanish)
adv. - de nuevo, otra vez, nuevamente

idioms:

• again and again    una y otra vez
• do over again    volver a hacer, hacer de nuevo
• half as much again    la mitad otra vez

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - igen, återigen

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
再, 再一次, 恢复原状, 重回, 再者

idioms:

• again and again    再三地, 反复地
• do over again    重新再做, 重头再来
• half as much again    一倍半

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 再, 再一次, 恢復原狀, 重回, 再者

idioms:

• again and again    再三地, 反覆地
• do over again    重新再做, 重頭再來
• half as much again    一倍半

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 다시, 더욱 더, 본래의 자리로, 응하여

idioms:

• do over again    되풀이 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - もう一度, 再び, 二度と, 元の所へ, 応じて, そのうえ, また一方では, 更に

idioms:

• again and again    幾度も
• all over again    もう一度
• do over again    繰り返しやる
• over and over again    何度も繰り返して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) من ناحيه أخرى, مرة أخرى, ثانيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮עוד פעם, שוב, זאת ועוד, ברם‬

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