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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAgain
/əˈɡɛn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Once more; another time.
"She decided to try again after her first attempt." - 2
In addition; also.
"He is a talented musician and, again, a skilled painter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'agen', from Old English 'ongean', meaning 'against, toward, in return for'. Over centuries, the spatial sense of opposition shifted primarily into a temporal sense indicating repetition or recurrence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Again" is said worldwide
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Encore
Transliteration: ãkɔʁ
"Elle a décidé d'essayer encore après sa première tentative."
Wieder
Transliteration: ˈviːdɐ
"Sie beschloss, es wieder zu versuchen."
Di nuovo
Transliteration: di ˈnuːvo
"Ha deciso di riprovare di nuovo."
Otra vez
Transliteration: ˈotra βes
"Decidió intentarlo otra vez."
Novamente
Transliteration: noˈvɐ̃mẽtʃi
"Ela decidiu tentar novamente."
फिर से
Transliteration: phir se
"उसने फिर से कोशिश करने का फैसला किया।"
再
Transliteration: zài
"她决定再试一次。"
다시
Transliteration: dasi
"그녀는 다시 시도하기로 결정했습니다."
再び
Transliteration: futatabi
"彼女は再び挑戦することに決めました。"
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