thereagain
thereagain adverb: in opposition to it; against one's course.
Adverb
thereagain (not comparable)
- In opposition to it; against one's course.
- 14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Friar's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 1870, D. Laing Purves (editor), The Canterbury Tales and Faerie Queene, with Other Poems of Chaucer and Spenser, page 85,
Withoutë him we have no might, certain, / If that him list to standë thereagain. - A, Lord, my heart riseth thereagain: / I find it not in my heart to smite.c. 1400-1425, Anonymous, The Brome play of Abraham and Isaac, Editor and edition date (post 1970) not identified, W. W. Norton, page 9
- Synonyms:
- thereagainst
- 14th c, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Friar's Tale, The Canterbury Tales, 1870, D. Laing Purves (editor), The Canterbury Tales and Faerie Queene, with Other Poems of Chaucer and Spenser, page 85,
Synonyms of thereagain
Origin of thereagain
From Middle English theragayn, theragen, therongæn.
Words formed from thereagain
Questions about thereagain
- What does thereagain mean?
- Thereagain means in opposition to it; against one's course.
- What part of speech is thereagain?
- Thereagain is an adverb.
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