go against

English

Verb

go against (third-person singular simple present goes against, present participle going against, simple past went against, past participle gone against)

1. To violate; to breach; to break.

   What he did goes against the rules.

   This sentence goes against English grammar.

2. To be unfavourable to someone.

   What she said in court today went against them.

   The court's decision went against them.

3. To be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.

   This goes against my instincts.

4. To oppose; to resist

   He dared not go against the King.

   • 1984, 2:11:25 from the start, in Dune‎^[1] (Science Fiction), spoken by Paul Atreides, →OCLC:

     We Fremen have a saying: God created Arrakis to train the faithful. One cannot go against the word of God.

Translations

to violate; breach

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: rikkoa (fi)
• Spanish: ir en contra de

to be unfavourable to someone

• Chinese:

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• Finnish: olla vastaan
• Spanish: ir en contra de

to be contrary to a trend, feeling

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: olla vastoin
• Spanish: ir en contra de

to oppose; resist

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: vastustaa (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: ἐπέρχομαι (epérkhomai)

• Spanish: in en contra de