"foregainst" meaning in English

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Preposition

Etymology: From Middle English *foregaynst, foreagenis, foragenis, foreganis, from Old English fōran onġēan (“opposite”), equivalent to fore- + gainst. Compare German vorentgegen. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|*foregaynst}} Middle English *foregaynst, {{m|enm|foreagenis}} foreagenis, {{m|enm|foragenis}} foragenis, {{m|enm|foreganis}} foreganis, {{der|en|ang|fōran onġēan|t=opposite}} Old English fōran onġēan (“opposite”), {{prefix|en|fore|gainst}} fore- + gainst, {{cog|de|vorentgegen}} German vorentgegen Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} foregainst, {{en-prep}} foregainst
  1. (now dialectal) Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to. Tags: dialectal Related terms: foregain
    Sense id: en-foregainst-en-prep-WTFzOTeH Categories (other): English prepositions

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