again Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb anew
    once more; once again; over again.
    • she tried again
    • they rehearsed the scene again

WordNet

A*gain" adverb
Etymology
OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn, ongeán, against, again; on + geán, akin to Ger. gegewn against, Icel. gegn. Cf. Gainsay.
Definitions
  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 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.
A*gain", A*gains" preposition (Also<
  • Again
  • Agains
)
Definitions
  1. Against; also, towards (in order to meet). Obs.
    Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer.

Webster 1913