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foregainst

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English *foregaynst, foreagenis, foragenis, foreganis, from Old English fōran onġēan (“opposite”), equivalent to fore- +‎ gainst. Compare German vorentgegen.

Preposition

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foregainst

  1. (obsolete) Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.
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Anagrams

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