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English word
against
A2Frequent NGSL-1UK /əˈɡenst/US /əˈɡenst/
preposition
opposing or disagreeing with somebody/something
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But at the same time, I want to caution against complacency.
Elon Musk: A future worth getting excited about (TED 2022)
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Yet somehow, against all odds, we managed to beat Stanford every time.
2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookHear this sentence →
Dear sisters and brothers, I am not against anyone.
Malala Yousafzai's Speech at the United Nations Youth Assembly (2013)Sentence 43 · Pro
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