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foregainst

English edit

Etymology edit

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

Preposition edit

foregainst

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

Related terms edit

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