against in opposition or hostility to. The first known use: in the 13th century |
Word Structure |
7 Letters, 2 Syllable |
against |
|
|
6 Phonemes |
ə g e n s t ə g A n s t |
|
|
onset, rime |
- - |
|
|
Morpheme |
against |
ə = schwa |
Sentence Examples We must continue the struggle for justice and against injustice. She voted against the proposal. He spoke against appeasing the enemy. Some people were for the proposal but others were against it. There's a law against doing that. Touching the ball with your hands is against the rules. |
Neighborhoods |
Onset Friends |
||
Deeper Dive Learn more about against. |
Download the QR code
language statistics |
morphemes |
phonemes |
ignite by amuz