Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go against

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.52 in modern English

Syllables: go a-gainst
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To violate; to breach; to break.

verb

To be unfavourable to someone.

verb

To be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.

verb

To oppose; to resist.

Example Sentences

"What he did goes against the rules."
"This sentence goes against English grammar."
"What she said in court today went against them."
"The court's decision went against them."
"This goes against my instincts."
"He dared not go against the King."

Inflected Forms

goes against (present, singular) going against (participle, present) went against (past) gone against (participle, past)

Synonyms

buck transgress offend infract violate breach break

Questions

What does go against mean?: To violate; to breach; to break.

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