again

Meanings

• adverb

  Used to refer to doing something once more or repeating an action.

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Pronunciation

1. /əˈɡeɪn/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9014240"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with again
rain , chains , pains

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Variants

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again , again and again , born-again , on-again , off-again , half again as many as , half again as much as , half again as much/many as , half as many again as , half as much again as , half as much/many again as , never again , over and over again , rise again , same again

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'back' or 'backward'. The current meaning developed from the idea of doing something over again, which can be seen as moving backward in time to repeat an action.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'again' is used more frequently in spoken English than in written English.

2. In the Bible, the phrase 'again and again' appears over 100 times.

3. The word 'again' is used in the title of several works of literature, including 'Against the Day' by Thomas Pynchon and 'Against Ipman' by Elmore Leonard.

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Related Concepts

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1. repetition: The act of doing something over and over.

2. recurrence: The act or instance of happening again.

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Culture

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In literature, 'again' is often used to emphasize the repetition of an action or the passing of time. For example, in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', the witches famously say, 'Double, double, toil and trouble; Fire burn and cauldron bubble.', indicating that they will repeat their incantation 'again'.

How to Memorize "again"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself doing an action over and over, such as flipping a light switch or bouncing a ball.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'again' with the idea of doing something once more. For example, you could think of it as 'one more time' or 'doing it all over again'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Try using the mnemonic 'A Giraffe Is A Gazelle Going Around' to remember that 'again' is an adverb meaning 'once more' or 'back'.

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