gainst
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'gainst — [genst, gānst] prep. [Old Poet.] short for AGAINST * * * gainst also gainst (gĕnst, gānst) Contraction of against. * * * … Universalium
'gainst — gainst, prep. A contraction of {Against}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gainst — aphetic form of AGAINST (Cf. against) … Etymology dictionary
'gainst — [genst, gānst] prep. [Old Poet.] short for AGAINST … English World dictionary
gainst — for·gainst; gainst; … English syllables
'gainst — prep. poet. = AGAINST. Etymology: abbr. * * * gainst or gainst «gehnst; British also gaynst», preposition, conjunction. Archaic. against … Useful english dictionary
‘gainst — Jamaican Slang Glossary Against. She fight ‘gainst mi. (She fought against me.) … English dialects glossary
'gainst — /gɛnst / (say genst), /geɪnst / (say gaynst) preposition, conjunction → against. Also, gainst …
'gainst — preposition against … Wiktionary
gainst — geɪnst prep. against … English contemporary dictionary
