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Meaning of 'gainst | Babel Free

Preposition CEFR C2

Definitions

Contraction of against.

abbreviation, alt-of, contraction, poetic

Examples

“[…]I have spoke thus much To mitigate the justice of thy plea; Which if thou follow, this strict court of Venice Must needs give sentence ’gainst the merchant there.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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