Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go up against

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.47 in modern English

Syllables
go up a-gainst
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To challenge someone.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

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

Questions

What does go up against mean?
To challenge someone.

How to pronounce go up against

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