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going up against

going up against is the present participle and gerund 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 going up against

What is going up against the present participle and gerund of?
Going up against is the present participle and gerund of go up against.

Words near going up against in the dictionary

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

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