foregainst

English

Etymology

From Middle English *foregaynst, foreagenis, foragenis, foreganis, from Old English fōran onġēan (“opposite”), equivalent to fore- +‎ gainst. Compare German vorentgegen.

Preposition

foregainst

1. (obsolete) Directly opposite to; in the opposite scale to.

Related terms

• foregain

Anagrams

• Fort Gaines, aforesting