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foregainst

foregainst preposition: directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.

Preposition

foregainst

  1. (obsolete) Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.

Origin of foregainst

From Middle English *foregaynst, foreagenis, foragenis, foreganis, from Old English fōran onġēan (“opposite”), equivalent to fore- + gainst. Compare German vorentgegen.

Questions about foregainst

What does foregainst mean?
Foregainst means directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.
What part of speech is foregainst?
Foregainst is a preposition.

Words near foregainst in the dictionary

  1. forefruit
  2. forefruits
  3. foregaff
  4. foregaffs
  5. foregain
  6. foregainst
  7. foregame
  8. foregames
  9. foreganger
  10. foregangers
  11. foregate

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