once more; another time; anew; in addition: Will you spell your name again, please?
in an additional case or instance; moreover; besides; furthermore.
on the other hand: It might happen, and again it might not.
back; in return; in reply: to answer again.
to the same place or person: to return again.
Idioms for again
again and again, with frequent repetition; often: They went over the same arguments again and again.
as much again, twice as much: She earns as much again as I do.
Origin of again
before 900; Middle English agayn, ageyn, Old English ongegn opposite (to), equivalent to on on, in (see a-1) + gegn straight; cognate with Old High German ingagan, Old Norse igegn
pronunciation note for again
By far the most common pronunciation of again, in all parts of the United States, is [uh-gen], /əˈgɛn/, with the same vowel heard in yet and pep. The pronunciation [uh-geyn], /əˈgeɪn/, rhyming with pain, occurs chiefly in the Atlantic states. Again said as [uh-gin], /əˈgɪn/, with the vowel of pit or sip, or with a vowel somewhere between [e] /ɛ/ and [i], /ɪ/, is the common pronunciation in much of the South, where [e] /ɛ/ and [i] /ɪ/ tend to become neutralized, or more like one another, before [m] /m/ and [n], /n/, leading to a lack of noticeable distinction between such pairs as pen and pin, ten and tin.
Words nearby again
ag, aga, Agabus, Agadir, Agag, again, again and again, against, against all odds, against one's better judgment, against one's will
over, repeatedly, anew, further, also, then, afresh, anon, encore, newly, bis, by and by, come again, freshly, over and over, recurrently, additionally, besides, furthermore, moreover