āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
against
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§
in opposition to someone or something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She has been fighting against discrimination for years.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻ§āĻ°ā§ āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŽā§āĻ¯ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻ˛āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ¸āĻā§āĨ¤
02
āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§
used to indicate acting as a defense in the face of a negative force or outcome
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We vaccinated our children against the flu.
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻļāĻŋāĻļā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§
used to indicate the relationship between a sum of money (loan, financing, guarantee) and the corresponding asset or security
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He borrowed $1,000 against his car as collateral.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ $1,000 āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§, āĻĒāĻžāĻļā§
in direct contact with or close proximity to
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He leaned against the tree for support.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻšā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§
in opposition to; in contrast with
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The artist intentionally placed dark shadows against the bright sunlight to create a dramatic effect.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§ āĻāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻā§āĻā§āĻŦāĻ˛ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĸāĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŦ āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§āĨ¤
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āĻŦāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§, āĻŦāĻĻāĻ˛ā§
used to indicate the exchange, substitution, trade, or compensation of one item, service, or benefit for another
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He traded his bicycle against a skateboard.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ˛ āĻŦāĻĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻā§āĻāĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
