"Against" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
Adverse to; contrary; op-posed to; without the consent of; in con-tact with. State v. Metzger, 2<» Kan. 395; James v. Bank. 12 R. I. 4G0; Seabright v. Seabright. 28 W. Va, 465; State v. Prather, 54 Ind. 03
By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as
to be ready for the time when.
From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in
contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats against the roof.
Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the
mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.
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.
Kitai blinked slowly. "Why would you use the same word for these things? That is ridiculous.""We have a lot of words like that," Tavi said. "They can mean more than one thing.""That is stupid," Kitai said. "It is difficult enough to communicate without making it more complicated with words that mean more than one thing.
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