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adverb.
1. another time; once more.
△Ex. Come again to play. Say that again. Try again.
(SYN) anew, afresh.
2. in return; in reply; back.
△Ex. to answer again. He laughed till the glasses in the sideboard rang again (Dickens).
3. to the same place or person; back.
△Ex. I walked to town and back again.
4. on the other hand; yet.
△Ex. It may rain, and again it may not.
(SYN) further, furthermore.
5. moreover; besides.
△Ex. And then again, what do his fine words amount to?
◇expr. again and again, many times over; repeatedly; often; frequently.
△Ex. Again and again the firemen were driven back as the flames flared up. Our leaders tell us, again and again, that we are the richest and most powerful nation on earth (Martha Gellhorn).
◇expr. as much again,
a. twice as much or as many.
△Ex. I have $10, but I need as much again to buy a $20 camera.
b. as much as has already been spent, accounted for, etc..
△Ex. It will cost you not only all you have spent but also as much again to do the job right.