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gone up against

gone up against is the past participle 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 gone up against

What is gone up against the past participle of?
Gone up against is the past participle of go up against.

Words near gone up against in the dictionary

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

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