adv · prep · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Canada, Received-Pronunciation:/əˈɡɛ̟n/
Canada, Received-Pronunciation:/əˈɡeɪ̯n/
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CMU ARPABET:AH0 G EH1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AH0 G EY1 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adv
Meaning 1
Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
I enjoyed it so much I went again the next day.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
Back (to a former place or state).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
We need to bring the old customs to life again.
The South will rise again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adv
Meaning 3
Over and above a factor of one.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
This stick is quite long, but that other one is half as long again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adv
Meaning 4
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Great, thanks again!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adv
Meaning 5
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
What's that called again?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
adv
Meaning 6
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Again, I'm not criticizing, I just want to understand.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
adv
Meaning 7
Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.
Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
Approach B is better than approach A in many respects, but again, there are difficulties in implementing it.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
adv
Meaning 8
Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
Examples
Bring us word again.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
9
adv
Meaning 9
In return, as a reciprocal action; back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
10
adv
Meaning 10
In any other place.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
11
adv
Meaning 11
On the other hand.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
12
adv
Meaning 12
Moreover; besides; further.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
13
prep
Meaning 13
Against.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
Qualifier: otherwise obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
14
adverb
Meaning 14
anew
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
she tried again
they rehearsed the scene again
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: once again, once more, over again
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-Indo-European *ǵhengh-der. Proto-Germanic *ganganąder.? Proto-Germanic *gagin Proto-Germanic *in gagin Proto-West Germanic *in gagin Old English onġēan Middle English agayn English again From Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan (“against, again”), from Proto-West Germanic *in gagin, from Proto-Germanic *in gagin. Cognate with German entgegen (“contrary to”), North Frisian ijen (“against”), Danish igen (“again”), Swedish igen (“again”), and Norwegian Bokmål igjen (“again”), and Icelandic í gegnum (“through”). By surface analysis, on- + gain (“against”).
Across languages
Translations
357 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
weer
— another time
Afrikaans:
alweer
— another time
Albanian:
përsëri
— another time
Northern Altai:
паза
(paza)
— another time
Southern Altai:
јаҥыдаҥ
(ǰaŋïdaŋ)
— another time
Southern Altai:
база
(baza)
— another time
Southern Altai:
таа
(taa)
— another time
Arabic:
مَرَّة أُخْرَى
(marra ʔuḵrā)
— another time
Arabic:
ثَانِيَةً
(ṯāniyatan)
— another time
Arabic:
مُجَدَّدًا
(mujaddadan)
— another time
Arabic:
مِنْ جَدِيدٍ
(min jadīdin)
— another time
Chadian Arabic:
بتان
(battān)
— another time
Arabic:
تاني
(tāni)
— another time
Arabic:
كمان
(kamān, kmān)
— another time
Arabic:
مرة ثانية
(marra ṯānya)
— another time
Arabic:
مَرَّة ثانْية
(marra tānya)
— another time
Arabic:
كمان
(kamān)
— another time
Arabic:
عاود تاني
(ʕāwd tāni)
— another time
Armenian:
էլի
(ēli)
— another time
Armenian:
կրկին
(krkin)
— another time
Armenian:
նորից
(noricʻ)
— another time
Armenian:
նորեն
(noren)
— another time
Assamese:
আকৌ
(akou)
— another time
Early Assamese:
পুনু
(punu)
— another time
Early Assamese:
আৰকা
(aroka)
— another time
Asturian:
otra vez
— another time
Asturian:
otra vegada
— another time
Asturian:
de nuevo
— another time
Avar:
жеги
(žegi)
— another time
Azerbaijani:
yenidən
— another time
Azerbaijani:
yenə
— another time
Azerbaijani:
bir daha
— another time
Azerbaijani:
bir də
— another time
Bashkir:
тағы ла
(tağı la)
— another time
Bashkir:
тағы берҙе
(tağı berźe)
— another time
Bashkir:
йәнә
(yənə)
— another time
Basque:
berriro
— another time
Belarusian:
зноў
(znow)
— another time
Belarusian:
яшчэ́ раз
(jaščé raz)
— another time
Bengali:
আবার
(abar)
— another time
Central Bikol:
giraray
— another time
Central Bikol:
liwat
— another time
Breton:
adarre
— another time
Bulgarian:
повто́рно
(povtórno)
— another time
Bulgarian:
отно́во
(otnóvo)
— another time
Bulgarian:
пак
(pak)
— another time
Burmese:
နောက်တဖန်
(naukta.hpan)
— another time
Burmese:
ထပ်
(htap)
— another time
Burmese:
ပြန်လှန်
(pranhlan)
— another time
Burmese:
နောက်ထပ်
(naukhtap)
— another time
Catalan:
una altra vegada
— another time
Catalan:
de nou
— another time
Catalan:
un altre cop
— another time
Cherokee:
ᎠᏏᏇ
(asique)
— another time
Cherokee:
ᏏᏊ
(siquu)
— another time
Chickasaw:
ano̠wa'
— another time
Chinese:
зэ
(ze)
— another time
Chinese:
ю
(iu)
— another time
Chinese Mandarin:
再
(zài)
— another time
Chinese Mandarin:
又
(yòu)
— another time
Chinese Mandarin:
再......一遍
(zai4... yíbiàn)
— another time
Chinese Mandarin:
重新
(chóngxīn)
— another time
Chinook Jargon:
weght
— another time
Chukchi:
нэмэ
(nėmė)
— another time
Maore Comorian:
raha
— another time
Crimean Tatar:
kene
— another time
Czech:
zase
— another time
Czech:
opět
— another time
Czech:
znova
— another time
Danish:
igen
— another time
Dutch:
opnieuw
— another time
Dutch:
nogmaals
— another time
Dutch:
weer
— another time
Dutch:
alweer
— another time
Esperanto:
denove
— another time
Esperanto:
ree
— another time
Esperanto:
ankoraŭfoje
— another time
Estonian:
jälle
— another time
Faroese:
aftur
— another time
Faroese:
umaftur
— another time
Finnish:
taas
— another time
Finnish:
uudelleen
— another time
Finnish:
jälleen
— another time
Finnish:
toistamiseen
— another time
Finnish:
vielä kerran
— another time
French:
de nouveau
— another time
French:
encore
— another time
West-Frisian:
wer
— another time
Galician:
outra vez
— another time
Galician:
de novo
— another time
Georgian:
ხელახლა
(xelaxla)
— another time
Georgian:
კვლავ
(ḳvlav)
— another time
Georgian:
ისევ
(isev)
— another time
Georgian:
განმეორებით
(ganmeorebit)
— another time
German:
wieder
— another time
German:
noch einmal
— another time
Gothic:
𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰
(aftra)
— another time
Greek:
ξανά
(xaná)
— another time
Greek:
πάλι
(páli)
— another time
Ancient Greek:
πάλιν
(pálin)
— another time
Ancient Greek:
ἄνωθεν
(ánōthen)
— another time
Mbya Guarani:
jevy
— another time
Hawaiian:
hou
— another time
Hebrew:
שׁוּב
(shuv)
— another time
Hebrew:
שֵׁנִית
(shenít)
— another time
Hindi:
फिर
(phir)
— another time
Hindi:
फिर से
(phir se)
— another time
Hindi:
दुबारा
(dubārā)
— another time
Hindi:
पुनः
(punaḥ)
— another time
White Hmong:
dua
— another time
Hungarian:
újra
— another time
Hungarian:
megint
— another time
Hungarian:
ismét
— another time
Hungarian:
már megint
— another time
Icelandic:
aftur
— another time
Icelandic:
á ný
— another time
Ido:
itere
— another time
Ido:
ankorfoye
— another time
Indonesian:
lagi
— another time
Interlingua:
de novo
— another time
Irish:
arís
— another time
Irish:
athuair
— another time
Old Irish:
aithirriuch
— another time
Italian:
di nuovo
— another time
Italian:
ancora
— another time
Italian:
ri-
— another time
Japanese:
又
(mata)
— another time
Japanese:
また
(mata)
— another time
Japanese:
再び
(futatabi)
— another time
Japanese:
もう一度
(mō ichido)
— another time
Japanese:
あらためて
(aratamete)
— another time
Japanese:
再度
(saido)
— another time
Kazakh:
қайтадан
(qaitadan)
— another time
Kazakh:
жаңа
(jaña)
— another time
Kazakh:
қайта
(qaita)
— another time
Kazakh:
жаңадан
(jañadan)
— another time
Kazakh:
тағы
(tağy)
— another time
Khmer:
ទៀត
(tiət)
— another time
Khmer:
ម្ដងទៀត
(mdɑɑng tiət)
— another time
Korean:
다시
(dasi)
— another time
Korean:
또
(tto)
— another time
Central Kurdish:
دیسان
(dîsan)
— another time
Central Kurdish:
ھەمدیس
(hemdîs)
— another time
Central Kurdish:
دوبارھ
(dubarh)
— another time
Northern Kurdish:
dîsa
— another time
Kyrgyz:
дагы
(dagı)
— another time
Kyrgyz:
кайтадан
(kaytadan)
— another time
Kyrgyz:
жаңыдан
(jaŋıdan)
— another time
Ladino:
de muevo
— another time
Ladino:
yene
— another time
Lao:
ອີກ
(ʼīk)
— another time
Latin:
dēnuō
— another time
Latin:
iterum
— another time
Latvian:
atkal
— another time
Lithuanian:
vėl
— another time
Low German:
nochmaal
— another time
Low German:
wedder
— another time
Low German:
noch eenmaal
— another time
Low German:
wier
— another time
Lutuv:
pakhaa
— another time
Macedonian:
пак
(pak)
— another time
Macedonian:
повторно
(povtorno)
— another time
Malay:
lagi
— another time
Malayalam:
വീണ്ടും
(vīṇṭuṁ)
— another time
Maltese:
darb’ oħra
— another time
Manx:
reesht
— another time
Manx:
reeshtagh
— another time
Māori:
anō
— another time
Marathi:
पुन्हा
(punhā)
— another time
Marathi:
परत
(parat)
— another time
Central Sierra Miwok:
ˀičáˀ
— another time
Mon:
ပၠန်
(plan)
— another time
Mongolian:
дахин
(daxin)
— another time
Nahuatl:
occeppa
— another time
Navajo:
nááná
— another time
Norman:
encouo
— another time
Norman:
acouo
— another time
Norman:
co
— another time
Norwegian Bokmål:
igjen
— another time
Norwegian Bokmål:
på nytt
— another time
Norwegian Nynorsk:
igjen
— another time
Norwegian Nynorsk:
på ny
— another time
Norwegian Nynorsk:
på nytt
— another time
Occitan:
encara
— another time
Occitan:
de nòu
— another time
Old English:
eft
— another time
Pashto:
بيا
(byâ)
— another time
Persian:
دگربار
(degarbâr)
— another time
Persian:
دوباره
(do-bâre)
— another time
Persian:
باز
(bâz)
— another time
Persian:
از نو
(az now)
— another time
Plautdietsch:
wada
— another time
Polish:
ponownie
— another time
Polish:
znowu
— another time
Polish:
jeszcze raz
— another time
Polish:
znów
— another time
Polish:
apiać
— another time
Polish:
od początku
— another time
Polish:
na nowo
— another time
Polish:
od nowa
— another time
Portuguese:
de novo
— another time
Portuguese:
outra vez
— another time
Portuguese:
novamente
— another time
Romanian:
iarăși
— another time
Romanian:
din nou
— another time
Romanian:
iar
— another time
Romansh:
danovamain
— another time
Romansh:
daniev
— another time
Romansh:
danovmeing
— another time
Romansh:
danievmeing
— another time
Romansh:
danovamaintg
— another time
Romansh:
danövmaing
— another time
Romansh:
danöv
— another time
Romansh:
puspè
— another time
Romansh:
puspei
— another time
Romansh:
puspe
— another time
Romansh:
darcho
— another time
Romansh:
darcheu
— another time
Russian:
опя́ть
(opjátʹ)
— another time
Russian:
сно́ва
(snóva)
— another time
Russian:
ещё раз
(ješčó raz)
— another time
Sanskrit:
पुनर्
(punar)
— another time
Sardinian:
torra
— another time
Scottish Gaelic:
a-rithist
— another time
Scottish Gaelic:
às ùr
— another time
Serbo-Croatian:
о̏пе̄т
— another time
Serbo-Croatian:
по̏ново
— another time
Serbo-Croatian:
снова
— another time
Serbo-Croatian:
однова
— another time
Serbo-Croatian:
ȍpēt
— another time
Serbo-Croatian:
pȍnovo
— another time
Serbo-Croatian:
snova
— another time
Serbo-Croatian:
odnova
— another time
Sicilian:
arreri
— another time
Sicilian:
arrè
— another time
Sicilian:
di novu
— another time
Sicilian:
donna vota
— another time
Slovak:
opäť
— another time
Slovak:
zasa
— another time
Slovak:
znova
— another time
Slovak:
znovu
— another time
Slovene:
spét
— another time
Slovene:
ponôvno
— another time
Slovene:
znôva
— another time
Lower Sorbian:
zasej
— another time
Upper Sorbian:
zaso
— another time
Spanish:
otra vez
— another time
Spanish:
de nuevo
— another time
Spanish:
nuevamente
— another time
Spanish:
tornar a
— another time
Spanish:
volver a
— another time
Swedish:
igen
— another time
Sylheti:
ꠢꠤꠞꠛꠣꠞ
(hirbar)
— another time
Tagalog:
muli
— another time
Tagalog:
nanaman
— another time
Tagalog:
ulit
— another time
Tajik:
аз нав
(az nav)
— another time
Tajik:
боз
(boz)
— another time
Tamil:
மீண்டும்
(mīṇṭum)
— another time
Tamil:
மறுபடியும்
(maṟupaṭiyum)
— another time
Tashelhit:
dax
— another time
Tatar:
кабаттан
(qabattan)
— another time
Telugu:
మళ్లీ
(maḷlī)
— another time
Telugu:
మరలా
(maralā)
— another time
Tetum:
fali
— another time
Thai:
อีก
(ìik)
— another time
Thai:
ใหม่
(mài)
— another time
Tocharian B:
nano
— another time
Tok Pisin:
gen
— another time
Turkish:
yeniden
— another time
Turkish:
tekrar
— another time
Turkish:
gene
— another time
Turkish:
yine
— another time
Turkish:
bir daha
— another time
Turkmen:
ýene
— another time
Turkmen:
baryp
— another time
Ukrainian:
зно́ву
(znóvu)
— another time
Ukrainian:
знов
(znov)
— another time
Ukrainian:
ще раз
(šče raz)
— another time
Urdu:
پھر
(phir)
— another time
Urdu:
پھر سے
(phir se)
— another time
Urdu:
دوبارہ
(dubārā)
— another time
Uzbek:
yana
— another time
Uzbek:
qaytadan
— another time
Uzbek:
qayta
— another time
Vietnamese:
lại
— another time
Welsh:
eto
— another time
Yiddish:
ווידער
(vider)
— another time
Yiddish:
נאָכאַמאָל
(nokhamol)
— another time
Yiddish:
צוריק
(tsurik)
— another time
Yucatec Maya:
ka’teen
— another time
Zazaki:
fına (diq)
— another time
Bashkir:
кире
(kire)
— back to a former place or state
Chickasaw:
ano̠wa'
— back to a former place or state
Dutch:
weer
— back to a former place or state
Dutch:
terug
— back to a former place or state
Esperanto:
reen
— back to a former place or state
Finnish:
jälleen
— back to a former place or state
Finnish:
uudestaan
— back to a former place or state
Finnish:
ennalleen
— back to a former place or state
German:
wieder
— back to a former place or state
German:
zurück
— back to a former place or state
Gothic:
𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍂𐌰
(aftra)
— back to a former place or state
Hungarian:
vissza
— back to a former place or state
Icelandic:
aftur
— back to a former place or state
Irish:
arís
— back to a former place or state
Old Irish:
frithissi
— back to a former place or state
Italian:
ri-
— back to a former place or state
Low German:
wedder
— back to a former place or state
Low German:
wier
— back to a former place or state
Portuguese:
de volta
— back to a former place or state
Russian:
наза́д
(nazád)
— back to a former place or state
Russian:
обра́тно
(obrátno)
— back to a former place or state
Swedish:
igen
— back to a former place or state
Tamil:
மீண்டும்
(mīṇṭum)
— back to a former place or state
Tamil:
மறுபடியும்
(maṟupaṭiyum)
— back to a former place or state
Tamil:
திரும்ப
(tirumpa)
— back to a former place or state
Tamil:
திரும்பவும்
(tirumpavum)
— back to a former place or state
Tamil:
மறுக்க
(maṟukka)
— back to a former place or state
Yiddish:
ווידער
(vider)
— back to a former place or state
Yiddish:
צוריק
(tsurik)
— back to a former place or state
Chinese Mandarin:
來著 /来着
(láizhe)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Danish:
nu
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Dutch:
ook al weer
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Finnish:
taas
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
French:
déjà
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
German:
nochmal
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
German:
gleich
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
German:
doch
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
German:
noch
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Greek:
ξανά
(xaná)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Greek:
πάλι
(páli)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Hungarian:
is
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Irish:
arís
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Japanese:
っけ
(kke)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Korean:
ᆻ지
(tji)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Korean:
ᆻ죠
(tjo)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Mongolian:
билээ
(bilee)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Portuguese:
mesmo
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Russian:
говори́те
(govoríte)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Serbo-Croatian:
беше
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Serbo-Croatian:
beše
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Spanish:
de nuevo
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Swedish:
igen
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Tagalog:
ano
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Tagalog:
ano ulit
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Tagalog:
ano po
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Tamil:
மறுபடியும்
(maṟupaṭiyum)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Tamil:
திரும்பவும்
(tirumpavum)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Tamil:
திரும்ப
(tirumpa)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Tamil:
மறுக்க
(maṟukka)
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten
Welsh:
eto
— used in a question to ask something one has forgotten