again
/əˈgɛn/
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Type
Adverb
Meaning
One more time; another time.
Could you say that again, please?
Back to the place or condition that someone or something was in before.
It's good to be home again after a long trip.
Used with 'then' or 'but' to add a point that is different from what you just said.
The tickets are expensive. Then again, it's a once-in-a-lifetime show.
How it's used
When this means “usually comes at the end of the clause”
- verb + again
Please check your answers again.
When this means “used to say that something will not happen another time”
- never again
I'm never eating that much again!
When this means “introduces a contrasting thought”
- then again / but then again
I could take the bus. But then again, it's a nice day for a walk.
Collocations
- once again
- try again
- see you again
- all over again
- well again
- home again
Synonyms
- once more
- one more time
- on the other hand
Idioms
again and again
many times
He played the song again and again.