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goes up against

goes up against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go up against.

Meaning of go up against

Verb

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

  1. To challenge someone.
    • May 27, 2007, Jamie Doward, The Observer.Jail head rejects shared cells plan.
      The Director-General of the Prison Service is ready to go up against ministers by resisting any government plan to force more prisoners to share cells.

Questions about goes up against

What is goes up against the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Goes up against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of go up against.

Words near goes up against in the dictionary

  1. goes towards
  2. goes tutti-frutti
  3. goes under
  4. goes underground
  5. goes up
  6. goes up against
  7. goes up for
  8. goes up in flames
  9. goes up in smoke
  10. goes viral
  11. goes walkabout

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