against

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for against

against 🔊 /ʌgɛˈnst or ʌgejˈnst/

against : විරුද්ධ වූ

against : ඉදිරිපිට

against : හේත්තු වී

against : හේත්තුව

against : විපක්ෂ

against : පරි

against : උ

against : එදිරිව

against : පරා

against : විරුද්ධව

against : ළඟ

against definition

prep.

  1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.
  2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.
  3. In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason; against law; to run a race against time.
  4. By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when.