prep.

1. In a direction or course opposite to: row against the current.
2. So as to come into forcible contact with: waves dashing against the shore.
3. In contact with so as to rest or press on: leaned against the tree.
4. In hostile opposition or resistance to: struggle against fate.
5. Contrary to; opposed to: against my better judgment.
6. In competition with: race against the record holder.
7. In contrast or comparison with the setting or background of: dark colors against a fair skin.
8. In preparation for; in anticipation of: food stored against winter.
9. As a defense or safeguard from: protection against the cold.
10. To the account or debt of: drew a check against my bank balance.
11. Directly opposite to; facing.

[Middle English, alteration of againes, from Old English ongeagn.]

Idioms beginning with against:
against all odds
against one's will
against the clock

See also beat one's head against the wall; cards are stacked against; come up against; count against; dead set against; guard against; have something against; hold something against; lift a hand against; over against; pit someone against; run against; set against; swim against; turn against; two strikes against; up against.

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[MANIFEST] [WEIGHT OF THE] EVIDENCE an evidentiary standard permitting the trial court after verdict to order a new trial where the verdict, though based on legally sufficient evidence, appears in the view of the trial court judge to be unsupported by the substantial credible evidence. "On such a motion it is the duty of the [trial judge] to set aside the verdict and grant a new trial, if he is of the opinion that the verdict is against the clear weight of the evidence, or is based upon evidence which is false, or will result in a miscarriage of justice, even though there may be substantial evidence which would prevent the direction of a verdict," (see directed verdict), 122 F. 2d 350, 352-53. It is not proper for the trial judge to substitute his judgment for that of the jury on matters of credibility or weight of the evidence, even if the judge disagrees with the jury, "unless the verdict is clearly against the undoubted general current of the evidence, so that the court can clearly see that they have acted under some mistake, or from some improper motive, bias, or feeling." 6 F. 128, 129-30. See also judgment [judgment n.o.v.].

IN BRIEF: In opposition to.

We must be stronger than the things which are against us. — Unknown from www.zaadz.com.

Dansk (Danish)
prep. - imod, mod

idioms:

• against the clock    kapløb med tiden
• against the grain    mod årerne
• against time    om kap med uret
• as against    over for, i sammenligning med
• be against something    være imod noget, have noget imod noget

Nederlands (Dutch)
tegen(over), uit voorzorg, in ruil voor

Français (French)
prep. - contre, en opposition à, à l'encontre de

idioms:

• against the clock    (être/faire) la course contre la montre, (travailler) contre la montre
• against the grain    dans le sens contraire de la fibre, à l'encontre de la nature
• against time    (faire) la course contre la montre, (travailler) contre la montre
• as against    contre, en comparaison de, contrairement à
• be against something    être contre qch

Deutsch (German)
prep. - gegen, wider, an, entgegen

idioms:

• against the clock    gegen die Uhr
• against the grain    gegen den Strich
• against time    gegen die Uhr
• as against    gegenüber
• be against something    gegen etwas sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
prep. - εναντίον, κατά, πάνω/ ακουμπώντας εις, αντίθετα, κόντρα σε, σε αντίθεση με, σε σύγκριση με, με φόντο, έναντι (λογαριασμού), για το ενδεχόμενο

idioms:

• against the clock    ενάντια στο χρόνο, με αντίπαλο το ρολόι
• against the grain    παρά τη θέληση, κόντρα στα γούστα, ενάντια στη φυσική προδιάθεση
• against time    με αντίπαλο το ρολόι, με πιεστικές προθεσμίες
• as against    σε σύγκριση με, ως προς
• be against something    εναντιώνομαι σε
• come up against    έρχομαι αντιμέτωπος με, πέφτω πάνω σε

Italiano (Italian)
contro, a contatto con, in contrasto con, a paragone di, per

idioms:

• against the grain    malvolentieri
• against time    contro il tempo
• as against    di fronte a, rispetto a
• be against it    essere contrario
• be up against it    essere al verde, essere in difficoltà

Português (Portuguese)
prep. - contrário, defronte, diante, contra

idioms:

• against the clock    contra o relógio
• against the grain    contra a própria convicção, com aversão
• against time    contra o tempo
• as against    em oposição a
• be against it    ser contra
• be up against it    em dificuldades financeiras, em apuros
• go against    ir contra
• set against    predispor(-se) contra
• take against    ir contra
• up against    face a face com

Русский (Russian)
против, около, на фоне, напротив, в противоположную сторону

idioms:

• against the clock    спешить быть вовремя
• against the grain    против натуры, естества
• against time    стремление завершить работу в рамках отведенных сроков
• as against    по сравнению
• be against it    быть против чего-либо
• be up against it    в трудном положении
• go against    противоречить (принципам и пр.), давать нежелательные результаты
• set against    быть категорически против, противопоставлять
• take against    невзлюбить (часто беспричинно)
• up against    (находиться, примыкать) вплотную к чему-л., лицом к лицу с чем-л.

Español (Spanish)
prep. - contra, en contra de, a cambio de

idioms:

• against the clock    contrarreloj
• against the grain    a contrapelo
• against time    apremiado por el tiempo, contrarreloj
• as against    frente a, en contraste con
• be against something    estar en contra de algo

Svenska (Swedish)
prep. - mot, i avvaktan på

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
相反, 逆着, 反对

idioms:

• against the clock    与时间赛跑
• against the grain    格格不入
• against time    争分夺秒地, 尽快地
• as against    比...
• be against something    反对某事

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
prep. - 相反, 逆著, 反對

idioms:

• against the clock    與時間賽跑
• against the grain    格格不入
• against time    分秒必爭地, 儘快地
• as against    比...
• be against something    反對某事

한국어 (Korean)
prep. - ~에 반대하여, ~과 교환하여, ~을 배경으로, ~에 대비하여, ~과 충돌하여

idioms:

• as against    ~에 비교하여
• be against something    어떤 것에 반대하다

日本語 (Japanese)
prep. - 反対して, 対抗して, 逆らって, …にぶつかって, 背景として, 寄りかかって, 寄せて, 備えて

idioms:

• against all the odds    困難に立ち向かって
• against nature    不自然な, 奇跡的な
• against one's better judgement    うっかりと
• against the clock    大急ぎで, 記録更新をめざして, 時間をかせいで
• against the grain    性分に反して
• against the run of    ～の流れにさからって
• against time    時間と競争で
• as against    比べて
• be against it    反対する
• be up against it    困窮して
• come up against    …にぶつかる
• go against    反抗する, 反する, 不利になる
• go against the grain    性分に反して, 不本意で
• over against    真向こうに, 対照して
• run up against    …にぶつかる, 偶然出くわす, 遭遇する, 出くわす
• set against    比べる, 対抗させる
• take against    反抗する
• up against    近接して, …にぶつかって

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(حرف جر) ضد, مقابل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
prep. - ‮נגד, מול, לקראת, מפני, על-, נשען על-, ליד-, כלפי-‬

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