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go against

go against verb: to violate; to breach; to break.

Verb

go against (third-person singular simple present goes against, present participle going against, simple past went against, past participle gone against)

  1. To violate; to breach; to break.
    • What he did goes against the rules.
    • This sentence goes against English grammar.
  2. To be unfavourable to someone.
    • What she said in court today went against them.
    • The court's decision went against them.
  3. To be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.
    • This goes against my instincts.
  4. To oppose; to resist.
    • He dared not go against the King.
    • We Fremen have a saying: God created Arrakis to train the faithful. One cannot go against the word of God.1984, 2:11:25 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), spoken by Paul Atreides, →OCLC

go against meaning in Thai

go against in Thai

to be contrary to a trend, feeling
ฝืน fʉ̌ʉn
to oppose; resist
ขัด kàt

Forms of go against

third-person singular presentgoes against
present participlegoing against
pastwent against
past participlegone against

Questions about go against

What does go against mean?
Go against means to violate; to breach; to break.
What is go against in Thai?
Go against in Thai is ฝืน (fʉ̌ʉn), ขัด (kàt). See Go against meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is go against?
Go against is a verb.
What is the past tense of go against?
The past tense of go against is went against.

Words near go against in the dictionary

  1. go about
  2. go about one's business
  3. go about one's day
  4. go about to
  5. go after
  6. go against
  7. go against the grain
  8. go ahead
  9. go ahead with
  10. go all around the houses
  11. go all around the Wrekin

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