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went up against

went up against is the simple past 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 went up against

What is went up against the simple past of?
Went up against is the simple past of go up against.

Words near went up against in the dictionary

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

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