Meaning

12 senses
  1. (not comparable)Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.

    I enjoyed it so much I went again the next day.

    wieder, noch einmal

    опя́тьopjátʹ, сно́ваsnóva, ещё разješčó raz

    зно́вуznóvu, зновznov, ще разšče raz

  2. (not comparable)Back (to a former place or state).

    We need to bring the old customs to life again.

    The South will rise again.

    wieder, zurück

    наза́дnazád, обра́тноobrátno

  3. (not comparable)Over and above a factor of one.

    This stick is quite long, but that other one is half as long again.

  4. (not comparable)Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.

    Great, thanks again!

  5. Used metalinguistically, with the repetition being in the discussion, or in the linguistic or pragmatic context of the discussion, rather than in the subject of discussion.

    (not comparable)Tell me again, say again; used in asking a question to which one may have already received an answer that one cannot remember.

    What's that called again?

    nochmal, gleich, doch

    говори́теgovoríte

  6. (not comparable)I ask again, I say again; used in repeating a question or statement.

    Again, I'm not criticizing, I just want to understand.

  7. (not comparable)Here too, here also, in this case as well; used in applying a previously made point to a new instance; sometimes preceded by "here".

    Approach B is better than approach A in many respects, but again, there are difficulties in implementing it.

  8. (not comparable)Moreover; besides; further.

  9. (not comparable, obsolete)Back in the reverse direction, or to an original starting point.

    Bring us word again.

  10. (not comparable, obsolete)In return, as a reciprocal action; back.

  11. (not comparable, obsolete)In any other place.

  12. (not comparable, obsolete)On the other hand.

More definitions
  • anew

Examples

13111 sentences
  1. Could you call again later, please?

    Ти не міг біг передзвонити пізніше, будь ласка? — deniko

    ruНе могли бы вы перезвонить позже? — paul_lingvo

    deKönntest du bitte später zurückrufen? — MUIRIEL

  2. I want to see you again.

    Я хочу побачити тебе знову. — deniko

    ruХочу вновь увидеть тебя. — Biga

    deIch will dich wiedersehen. — MUIRIEL

  3. We hope to see you again.

    Сподіваємося знову вас побачити. — deniko

    ruНадеемся снова вас увидеть. — odexed

    deWir hoffen, dich wiederzusehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I want to see them again.

    Я хочу знову їх побачити. — deniko

    ruЯ хочу увидеть их снова. — Balamax

    deIch möchte sie wiedersehen. — Ole

  5. I hope you will call again.

    Сподіваюся, ти ще зателефонуєш. — deniko

    ruНадеюсь, что вы ещё позвоните. — mrtaistoi

    deIch hoffe, du rufst wieder an. — Waldelfe

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
another time:
Русский
By meaning 3
another time:
back to a former place or state:
used in a question to ask something one has forgotten:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
another time:
back to a former place or state:
used in a question to ask something one has forgotten:

Origin

From Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan (“against, again”), from Proto-West Ger

From Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan (“against, again”), from Proto-West Germanic *in gagin, from Proto-Germanic *in gagin. Cognate with German entgegen (“contrary to”), North Frisian ijen (“against”), Danish igen (“again”), Swedish igen (“again”), and Norwegian Bokmål igjen (“again”), and Icelandic í gegnum (“through”). By surface analysis, on- + gain (“against”).

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Synonyms

6 synonyms
once more:once morede novore-ana-
Close in meaning

Word family

17 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • do that again
  • happen again
  • doing that again
  • each other again
  • do this again
  • be late again
  • back here again
  • again tomorrow
  • never happen again
  • won't happen again
  • late again
  • to walk again

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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