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making against

making against is the present participle and gerund of make against.

Meaning of make against

Verb

make against (third-person singular simple present makes against, present participle making against, simple past and past participle made against)

  1. (archaic) To be unfavourable to; to work against.
    • If the Authour will but persist in his assumption, the consequence shall make directly against him.1662 Thomas Salusbury, Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems (Dialogue 2)

Questions about making against

What is making against the present participle and gerund of?
Making against is the present participle and gerund of make against.

Words near making against in the dictionary

  1. making a time
  2. making a Virginia fence
  3. making a virtue of necessity
  4. making a wrong turn at Albuquerque
  5. making after
  6. making against
  7. making all the difference
  8. making all the running
  9. making amends
  10. making an appearance
  11. making an ass of

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