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again

again

1.0
One more time
  • adverb
  • /əˈɡɛn/
translation icon : otra vez
  • Four months later, the patient presented again with pain and swelling in the same area.
  • once again
  • try again
  • never again

And then I'll say it again two days from now.

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Examples

  • It's nice to see again all the old familiar faces.

  • It's so bloody lovely to see you again.

  • And yeah, we will see you guys again next week.

  • Please join us again, then goodbye for now.

  • I must start again, far from here.

  • In another access statement, we are again pleased that libraries are recognized as essential for access.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Don't worry, just try again.

  • Don't ever let me do that again.

  • Would you rather never vlog again or never tweet again?

  • We met for coffee again after several years apart.

Synonyms

once again
vsagain
974 1.0

One more time

is the general adverb used for simple repetition
one more time
vsagain
348 1.0

Again on another occasion

is the common adverb for repetition across contexts
once more
vsagain
139 1.0

Another time after something has already happened

is broader and used in many registers for repetition
anew
vsagain
  • Formal
58 4.6

Again in a new way

is the neutral term for repetition without stressing change

Idioms

974 1.0

One more time

Happens many times

255 1.0

Many times on different occasions

73 1.8

Very often on many occasions

65 2.1

It does not happen at any time in the future

now and again
  • Informal
54 2.3

Happens sometimes but not very often

A polite phrase to say you are happy to meet someone again

time and again
  • Informal
47 1.8

Happens again and again

then again
  • Informal
46 3.2

To show a different idea or possibility

here we go again
  • Informal
1 7.8

Said to show annoyance when the same thing happens again

one more again
  • Informal
9.9

To ask someone to say or do something again

Compounds

A person who becomes very religious again after a strong personal change in their faith

How Often

constantly
740 1.0
continually
139 2.9
repeatedly
382 1.0
again
1.0
once
1.0

Surface Forms

again positive

Etymology

Again comes from an old English word agān, made of a- meaning 'back' and gān meaning 'go', and the gān part is the same as the verb 'go'. So again is like 'go back' and now means 'once more'.