againa‧gain /əˈɡen, əˈɡeɪn $ əˈɡen/ ●●● S1 W1 adverb 
Can you say that again? I didn’t hear. I’ll never go there again. Mr Khan’s busy. Can you try again later?once again/yet again (=used to emphasize that something has happened several or many times before) In 1997, the family moved house yet again. Once again, Drew was under arrest.2back to the same state or situation that you were in before: She stayed and nursed him back to health again. It’s great to have you home again.3all over again if you do something all over again, you repeat it from the beginning: I had to write the essay all over again.4as much/as many/the same again the same amount or number as you have just had, said etc: What a fantastic lunch. I could eat the same again. Nearly as many again died from pneumonia. The amount of crime is about half as much again (=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973. ‘Another drink?’ ‘Yes, same again (=the same drink again), please.’5 spoken used to give a fact or opinion that explains or adds to something you have just said: And again, these workshops will benefit the community widely.6then/there again spoken used to introduce an idea or fact that is different from something you have just said, or makes it seem less likely to be true: She says she’s thirty-five. But then again she might be lying.7again and again/time and (time) again/over and over again very often – used to show disapproval: I’ve told you again and again, don’t do that!8spoken used when you want someone to repeat information that they have already given you: What did you say your name was again? → now and again at now1(5)GRAMMAR: Word orderAgain usually comes at the end of a sentence: · He’s forgotten his keys again. ✗Don’t say: He’s again forgotten his keys. | He’s forgotten again his keys.
WORD ORIGINagain
Origin:
Old English ongean ‘opposite, back’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- And again, while the accident was not your fault, the damage must be paid for somehow.
- Can you say that again? I didn't hear you.
- If Sherri gets some rest, she should feel better again soon.
- If you're late again we'll leave without you.
- If you don't succeed this time, try again.
- It was nice to see you again.
- Julie! It's your sister on the phone again.
- Mr. Rodriguez is in a meeting. Can you call again later?
- Thanks for coming! Please stop by again.
- The floor needs cleaning again.
- The fresh mountain air soon made Jennifer feel strong again.
- When I was safely back in my apartment again, I took out the letter and read it.
- And bless them all, if we're ever to see them again.
- Mistair asked again for a curve down.
- Now, because Janir got so involved, I started again.
- P.S. Let's see you win Wimbledon again Martina.
- Staring rather blindly at Gwen, she ran the whole conversation through her head again.
- The Fed also said it would cut rates again if that were necessary to ward off recession.
- The prospect of eating there again was so tempting to residents that all of the reservations have been taken.
- Trust me, your husband will never wear little daisy cuff links to match your bouquet again.
Longman Language Activatoragain
· If you're late again we'll leave without you.· The floor needs cleaning again.· It was nice to see you again.· Julie! It's your sister on the phone again.· The fresh mountain air soon made Jennifer feel strong again.· When I was safely back in my apartment again, I took out the letter and read it.
formal use this especially about something worrying or serious that has happened before: · Once again, the French army were totally humiliated.· The crops had failed, and once more, famine threatened the region.· Once again, I must remind you of the seriousness of the problems we face.· The cost of living is once more on the increase.· Once again, the City Council has decided to ignore the interests of the taxpayers.
use this when something has happened too many times before in a way that is very annoying: · Yet again, I was forced to ask my parents for money.· The opening of the new museum has been delayed yet again.· Yet again, you're late turning in your assignment.· It was the last day of their vacation and it was raining yet again.
again, and usually for the last time: · Can we practise the last part just once more?· I'm going to ask you just one more time: where did you get this money?· She wanted to see her grandfather once more before he died.
: fresh attempt/look/start one that is done again from the beginning in a new way, after you have been unsuccessful in the past: · I think we need to take a fresh look at the problem.· The army is planning a fresh attempt to regain control of the capital.
spoken say this when something annoying happens again or happens too many times: · "Sue, Steve's on the phone asking for you." "Oh, not again!"· "Not again!" said Anna, as the word CANCELLED appeared next to her flight number for the third time.
to do something again also do something over American to do something again, for example in order to practise it or because it was not done well enough the first time: · I'd like you to do this exercise again.· She spilt coffee on the application form and had to do it all again.· I'm afraid you'll have to do it over.
to do something again, especially many times, in order to achieve something useful: · Holmes repeated the experiment several times and got the same results.· Repeat this exercise ten times every day, and you'll soon have firmer, more muscular thighs.
to do something such as an examination, test, or piece of work again because it was not done well enough the first time: · I can't read a word of this - you'll have to redo it.· The wallpaper came off and we had to redo the whole thing.
to do a written examination or other kind of test again because you have failed it: · Julie's had to retake her driving test at least three times.· He decided to retake the course and try to get a higher grade.
especially spoken if you do something long and difficult all over again you repeat it from the beginning: · At the police station they asked me the same questions all over again.· The prospect of writing the report all over again made me feel completely depressed.start something all over again: · The computer crashed and deleted all my work - I had to start the essay all over again.
spoken said when you are annoyed because something that has happened or been done too many times before is happening again - use this especially before an argument that you frequently have with someone: · "You've been drinking again, haven't you!" "Oh God, here we go again."
to start doing something again also get back to · After she hung up the phone, she went back to her knitting.· He took a drink, wiped his forehead and returned to his digging.· OK, lunch break's over - time to get back to work.
to start talking about something again also return to especially spoken to start talking about something again, after a period when you stopped talking about it: · I'll go back to your question in a few minutes.· But getting back to what the real estate agent said, do you think we could get more for the house if we had it painted first?· I think we can return to this argument later.
happening or doing something many times · I've told you again and again - don't play ball near the windows.· They hit him again and again until he was unconscious.· This kind of ignorance is something that I see again and again.
: repeated attempts/efforts/requests/warnings etc attempts, efforts, that someone tries to make many times but without getting the result they want: · Motorists used the roads despite repeated warnings of snow.· Repeated attempts to fix the satellite have failed.
recurrent or recurring problems, illnesses, ideas etc happen repeatedly, especially in a way that is difficult to stop or control: · Flooding is a recurrent problem in countries such as Bangladesh.· a recurrent infection· Men trying to escape from the women who love them is a recurrent theme in Greene's novels.recurring dream/nightmare: · I have this recurring dream in which my teeth are black and rotted.
use this to say that something happens a lot of times or when you have to do something a lot of times, especially when this makes you annoyed or impatient: · I've told him over and over again not to call me at work, but he won't listen.· She practised the lines over and over again until they were word perfect.
to continue doing something after stopping if you continue doing something, or it continues, it starts again after stopping: · After a while the rain stopped, allowing the game to continue.· He has decided to go back to Cambridge to continue his medical studies.· The tour continued after a rest day in Bordeaux.continue doing something: · Have a rest before you continue driving.· He's not sure whether he'll be able to continue skiing competitively after the operation.
to start again , continuing the same thing that you were doing before you stopped, or continuing to happen in the same way as before: · He stopped exercising after the injury, but recently he's started again.start something again: · I've had a good vacation and I'm not exactly looking forward to starting work again.start doing something again: · After a two-week rest I was ready to start running again.· Billy was afraid to say anything in case she started crying again.start to do something again: · Marian stared through the window. It was starting to snow again.
also carry on British to continue doing something after stopping for a short time: · Occasionally he would stop writing, read through what he had written, and then go on.· It's one o'clock now. Shall we carry on after lunch?go on/carry on doing something: · After a short break for coffee, they went on working until 3 o'clock.· She decided to carry on working after having the baby.go on with: · Let's stop now. We'll go on with this tomorrow.· As soon as Mr Saunders gets back, we'll carry on with the meeting.
to start doing a particular job again after a period when you were doing something else. Return to is more formal than go back to: · Melanie made herself a cup of tea and then went back to her reading.· Some mothers return to full-time work only a few weeks after their baby is born.go back to/return to doing something: · If he can't get work as an actor, he can always go back to being an electrician.
formal if you resume something or it resumes , it continues after a pause or interruption: · Collins was so seriously injured that he was unable to resume his career.· The jurors are anxious to resume their normal lives again.resume doing something: · He said no more, and resumed reading his newspaper.
to start doing something such as a sport or activity again after a long period of time when you were not doing it: take something up again: · I stopped playing the guitar when I was fifteen, but now I'd like to take it up again.take up something again: · Now that I don't have to work in the evenings, I'd like to take up sketching again.
to start something again at exactly the same point where you stopped: · After a long absence I went back to college, hoping to pick up where I'd left off.· The team has picked up where they left off last spring.· Negotiators will meet again after the holidays and take up where they left off.
if someone reopens a formal discussion, trial etc, or it reopens , it starts again after stopping, especially because new information has been found: · The two sides are prepared to reopen peace talks.· The action is likely to reopen debates about affirmative action.· Police have decided to reopen the investigation in the light of important new evidence.
to start to do something again - use this especially about activities done by governments and military organizations: · The rebels waited until nightfall to renew their attack on the city.· Iceland has no immediate plans to renew commercial whaling.
to start doing something again to start doing something again, especially something bad that you had decided not to do: · She's quit smoking four or five times, but she always starts again.start doing something again: · He started drinking again when he lost his job.start to do something again: · She attended school regularly for a while, then started to miss classes again.start that again: · "I didn't do it!" "Oh, don't start that again. I saw you."
to start behaving in a particular way again, after you had decided not to or when you are not supposed to; revert is more formal than go back to: · I went to a school where we had to speak French all the time, but outside school hours I reverted to English.· He's been in the hospital a couple of times, but he keeps going back to drinking. (=starts drinking alcohol again)go back to/revert to doing something: · Do you think she'll go back to using drugs?· We go home for Christmas and revert to being children again.
to gradually start doing something bad again after you had stopped, because you are not determined enough to prevent yourself from doing it: · Children will often slip back into babyish ways to get what they want.slip back into doing something: · to slip back into having a few drinks after work
to happen again · She apologized for the incident and promised it wouldn't happen again.· I think I've solved the problem with your computer, but let me know if it happens again.
formal to happen again, once or repeatedly: · Although the treatment for skin cancer is usually successful, the problem can recur later.· Some people find that the same dream keeps recurring over a period of many years.
an event or action that is the same as something that happened before: repetition/repeat of: · Hopefully, the experience will help us to avoid a repetition of our mistakes.· A lot of the lesson was just a repetition of what we'd already done.· Will next Saturday's game be a repeat of Germany's triumph last season?
something that happens in exactly the same way as it happened before, usually with all the same problems: · The journey to work had taken hours that morning, and I wasn't looking forward to a repeat performance on the way home.repeat performance of: · We must try to make this summer camp a success. We don't want a repeat performance of last year's disaster.
use this to say that things happen again in just the same way: · Stricter controls of farming methods are needed, if we want to prevent the disaster from repeating itself.history repeats itself: · The Cambodian people were afraid that history would repeat itself.
when something happens many times · I often see her walking past with the children on the way to school.· Dad wasn't often angry so I knew something terrible must have happened.quite often · "Have you ever been to the China Moon Café?" "Yes -- we go there quite often."not very often · I have a cell phone, but I don't use it very often.it's not often (that) somebody does something · It's not often that you see a grass snake these days -- they've become quite rare.· It's not often I get the chance to go to the movies.
spoken if you do something a lot , you often do it: · It's nice to meet you. Wendy's talked about you a lot.· I used to walk a lot, but I've been very lazy recently.quite a lot British: · She goes abroad on business quite a lot.
often - used especially in writing or more formal speech: · Passengers complain that trains are frequently cancelled.· You have to be willing to change jobs frequently if you want to get to the top in business.· Frequently, she would find herself gazing out of the window lost in thought.
use this to emphasize that someone did something many times: · Graham's doctor had repeatedly warned him not to work so hard.· Max was punched and kicked repeatedly as he lay on the ground.· Al Gore has stated repeatedly, that the American economy is dependent upon a healthy environment.
use this to emphasize that the same thing has happened many times: · She kept asking the same question again and again.· Again and again I was thrown upwards from my bunk as the ship battled through the storm.
spoken say this when you are emphasizing that someone has done something many times in the past: · It was a sound he'd heard thousands of times before.· My grandmother must have spoken to him hundreds of times but, surprisingly, she didn't know his name.· I've been rejected hundreds of times, but if you don't try you never will get a job, will you?
if someone has done something many times , they have done it often: somebody has/had done something many times (before): · I had walked down this road many times before, but somehow today it seemed different.as somebody has/had done many times (before): · The woman upstairs shouted down at us and threatened to call the police, as she had done many times before.· I looked down at the town, as I had done so many times as a young man, and remembered the people I had known there.
to be strong or happy again after a period of problems or unhappiness · Experts believe that Colombia is now over the worst of its troubles.· Sharon seems to be over her reading difficulties now.· It took Greg a long time to cope with his parents' divorce, but I think he's over it now.
to feel mentally and physically well again after a period when you experienced emotional problems and unhappiness: · It's good to see that Mandy's herself again.· It wasn't until six months after my husband's death that I started to feel myself again.
if a person is back to normal , they are just as they were before their problems or troubles started: · I think Judith was quite badly affected by shock, but she seems to be back to normal now.
to not regret doing something · Even though this year has been a difficult one, I have never regretted my decision.not regret doing something · I still miss him sometimes, but I don't regret breaking up with him.not regret it · It's worth trying to save a little every month -- you won't regret it.
to not feel sorry that you did something, especially when other people think you should: not be sorry (that): · I'm not sorry I never got married -- I'm only sorry I didn't have any children.not be sorry to do something: · She wasn't sorry to leave her job.not be sorry about: · Richards says she still isn't sorry about making jokes about the president.not be sorry for: · I'm not sorry for what I said. Somebody had to tell the truth, even if people don't like it.
to be glad that you did a particular thing or that things happened in a particular way: · I'm glad I left Britain and came to live in the US. I have no regrets.· She had decided to have the baby and had no regrets about her decision.have few regrets: · Even though it's hard work they have few regrets about setting up their own business.
spoken use this when you are not at all sorry that you did something, especially something important in your life: · "Are you sorry you left home so young?" "Oh no, I'd do the same thing again."· He insulted me, so I hit him. And I'd do it again.· Julia doesn't regret having Ben, and if she could turn the clock back she'd do the same again.· I wasn't always happy, but I'd do it again if I had the chance.
spoken say this when you do not regret a situation that happened in the past, even if it involved problems or if it upset you at that time: · Sure, I was devastated when Harry went back to his wife, but even so I wouldn't change a thing.
to do something again to do something again or do something many times: · Holmes repeated the experiment several times and got the same results.· Repeat this exercise ten times every day and you'll soon have a flatter stomach.· After the students have finished, have them exchange roles and repeat the procedure.
also do something over American to do something again, for example in order to practise it or because it was not done well enough the first time: · I'd like you to do this exercise again.· I'm afraid you'll have to do it over in pen.· She spilled coffee on the application form and had to do it all again.do something again and again/do something over and over: · The coach made us do it again and again till we got it right.
to do something again because it was not done well enough the first time: · I can't read a word of this - you'll have to redo it.· They don't have the money to redo the plumbing right now.
to do a written examination or other kind of test again because you have failed it: · Julie's had to retake her driving test at least three times.· He decided to retake the course and try to get a higher grade.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The amount of crime is about half as much again (=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973. ‘Another drink?’ ‘Yes, same again (=the same drink again), please.’ She says she’s thirty-five. But then again she might be lying.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Never again (=never after a particular time) would he return to Naples. He got up and started running again. The meeting has been cancelled yet again (=one more time after many others).COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
(=used to emphasize that something has happened several or many times before) In 1997, the family moved house yet again. Once again, Drew was under arrest.
In 1997, the family moved house yet again. Once again, Drew was under arrest. The amount of crime is about half as much again (=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973. ‘Another drink?’ ‘Yes, same again (=the same drink again), please.’ She says she’s thirty-five. But then again she might be lying.· We won’t make the same mistake again.
Never again (=never after a particular time) would he return to Naples. He got up and started running again. The meeting has been cancelled yet again (=one more time after many others).· How do you prevent it from happening again?· This happened again, and yet a third time.· And that would never happen again.· Right, sure: if it happens again, we sure will.· Once you've done them, people expect them to happen again and that takes away from a stable environment.· As Tom folded his ladder, I had a suspicion that all this would happen again next week.· He says its one of those things, but it won't happen again.· Would the same thing happen again this time?
· The pair will meet again today.· Nevertheless, Mr Clinton said he was hoping to meet again with Sen.· The executive, which met again for the first time last week, was unable to resolve when flags should be flown.· Monetary authorities of those nations are expected to meet again around Jan. 20.· His face had been hidden in the darkness, yet she thought she would recognise him if they met again.· We arrange to meet again after the concert to share another taxi back to the hotel.· The two sides will also be meeting again at the same venue tomorrow in the first round of the Augustus Barnet Cup.· The neighborhood group agreed to meet again with Baer and his advisors Jan. 24.
· The plane again runs roughly from top left to bottom right.· Less than one-fourth of those petition signers said they would vote for Perot if he runs again this year.· Why had the train run again?· Of that group, less than a third say they would vote for him if he runs again this year.· Now he is off and running again and even turned supplier for the fourth on 25 minutes.· More important than either of these, it was due to be run again on the Saturday afternoon in front of Bobby Anscombe.· Last week I decided to start running again, figuring maybe I could tack on a few hours to my life expectancy.
· What if some one expects me to speak again?· It was some moments before he spoke again.· But when he spoke again it was only to express some anxiety about the conduct of the services while he was away.· Now, Harper Lee speaks again, but again only briefly.· This went on for quite a while before it spoke again.· He spoke again, low and fierce.
· If that is starting again, it is as bad as what is going on in Mogadishu.· We could decide to stop killing each other for a few days and then start again.· And if it ends up in the scrap bin, we simply write it off to experience, and start again.· Hideo Nomo, who was hit hard in his last start, is scheduled to start again Monday against the Florida Marlins.· So top up when you can, rather than stripping off old varnish and starting again.· Now, because Janir got so involved, I started again.· It wasn't up to her usual standard - she would have to start again.· She Could start again and not lose much.
· Some of those who fail may enrol in a cram school for a year and try again.· But that did not stop them from trying again.· After the great disaster of his failed health reforms, he rarely tried again to do anything bold.· Then Thornton went back home to Arkansas, but eventually came back to try again.· Forty-two pounds lighter, they tried again.· They must try again and again for a compromise that is fair and honourable.· In the huddle, Jess and Sally again try to rally the team.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► again and again/time and (time) again/over and over again► as much/as many/the same againPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► born-again Christian► born-again non-smoker/vegetarian etc► never darken my door again► here/there somebody goes again► somebody will not be doing something (again) in a hurry► (every) now and then/now and again► once more/once again► run that by me again► you can say that again!► there you go/she goes etc (again)► time after time/time and time again
1one more time – used when something has happened or been done before: - At the police station they asked me the same questions all over again.
- The computer crashed and deleted all my work - I had to start the essay all over again.
- The prospect of writing the report all over again made me feel completely depressed.
- There's no tape in the machine. We'll have to start the interview all over again.
- A toy would have run down eventually, but Anna would undoubtedly start up all over again in the morning.
- And then they started it all over again.
- At first, it was jobs all over again.
- It was Lillie Langtry all over again, the old ones said wisely.
- Men thus instructed often found it easier to get on with it than to try and explain the danger all over again.
- The bank nurse all over again.
- The threatening phone calls started all over again.
- There are still times, even after Jasper, when I have to catch on all over again.
- And then again, it may not.
- But then again, it might not.
- He almost pranced along the passage with his pet and I hoped fervently that I would not see them in there again.
- I do not think that I shall go back there again.
- I read to her every night at six-and then again before she goes to bed.
- Scamp had an airtight alibi, naturally, but then again young Leakey never said who exactly had done it.
- They drove by again and then again, each time slower and more menacingly.
- It is a matter of great importance, on which the Government are at it again.
- Lydia's imagination was at it again.
- Now they are at it again.
- That Arkansas poultry producer was at it again.
- The guys are at it again, discussing my private parts in public.
- The parakeets were at it again, their squawks rising like shifting clouds.
- They were at it again within two minutes of the restart, as Shaun Bartlett fired over from close range.
- He doesn't have a strong French accent, but then he's lived here for twenty years.
- I don't think she liked my present, but then again it could just be my imagination.
- You feel really sorry for him, but then again it's hard to like him.
- Death still seemed impossible but then I suppose it always does.
- He began it, but then he stopped because he decided that it wasn't an interesting enough story.
- He couldn't help feeling sorry for the chap, but then he also felt sorry for Liza.
- Innes McInnes was taller than I'd expected, but then how tall should a millionaire be?
- Powell achieved a similar feat, but then resigned.
- She told me, but then quickly looked away.
- The Kite A brother and sister argue but then Ben loses his kite and Sally rescues it.
- The Library of Congress Classification Scheme is very evidently enumerative, but then all the major classification schemes are.
- Hard Times, come again no more Sarah and Ward continued to look around as Charles sang.
- It had come again this night, glazing over the hills in the twilight.
- It has survived well in my cold garden, coming again from the base, even when cut down by severe weather.
- It may take many years, even a generation, for such an opportunity to come again.
- Omdurman and Mafeking had come again.
- She would not listen when he begged her not to let them come again.
- Sure enough, in a moment the rushes whispered, and the tiny drift of air came again.
- Then the three guys came again.
- A volcano erupts because a terrible creature is imprisoned in the mountain and every now and then struggles to get free.
- Although it would be nice to see some one apart from Strach get annoyed on the pitch every now and then.
- But every now and then some patient managed to break through the mental barrier erected by training, habit, and self-defence.
- Eventually she could play in the next room with you calling out to her or checking on her every now and then.
- He sort of slips the surly bonds of fact every now and then.
- I get right sick, every now and then, at the bad news.
- The answer is to drop back to conscious competence every now and again to check things out and eradicate the bad habits.
- The dailies would clock him every now and then, leaving his flat and cowering under a flash of camera light.
- But cars are about half as much again as in Britain.
- But Catherine, 31, and 56-year-old Fatal Attraction star Michael spent more than half as much again.
- In school we are spending nearly half as much again, in real terms per pupil, as in 1979.
- Social Progress Health spending is half as much again as it was in 1979, after taking account of inflation.
- The Government is spending over half as much again more than Labour did when they were last in power.
- The line shot out, half as much again.
- They looked like equine stock, but they were half as big again as any horse that Rostov had ever encountered.
- This is half as much again as last year.
- "You've been drinking again, haven't you!" "Oh God, here we go again."
- And now, here we go again with the Gulf crisis.
- Most of us were peaceful and decent, but here we go again, in our fifth war of this century.
- Ronald Reagan fixed that, but here we go again.
- You see, here we go again.
- But Catherine, 31, and 56-year-old Fatal Attraction star Michael spent more than half as much again.
- But they want to raise at least as much again for work on related disorders.
- In school we are spending nearly half as much again, in real terms per pupil, as in 1979.
- Social Progress Health spending is half as much again as it was in 1979, after taking account of inflation.
- That could be nearly as much again.
- The Government is spending over half as much again more than Labour did when they were last in power.
- The line shot out, half as much again.
- This is half as much again as last year.
- They just keep playing the same songs over and over.
- Almost as if, having proclaimed himself paralytic in court, he was setting about proving it over and over again.
- Black teeth and black tongue moving, black lips quite near, saying over and over, My name is Kip.
- He saw that the boy had written his name many times on the cover, over and over.
- Joy was now standing, reading the two signs over and over.
- She'd have to say it to herself over and over again.
- She went over to the sink and splashed her face with cold water over and over again.
- So how do brokers manage to do it over and over for countless strangers?
- The boy appeared skeptical, but then began to chant the aleph-bet, over and over again.
- A toy would have run down eventually, but Anna would undoubtedly start up all over again in the morning.
- And then they started it all over again.
- At first, it was jobs all over again.
- It was Lillie Langtry all over again, the old ones said wisely.
- Men thus instructed often found it easier to get on with it than to try and explain the danger all over again.
- The bank nurse all over again.
- The threatening phone calls started all over again.
- There are still times, even after Jasper, when I have to catch on all over again.
- For something is about to happen, and once it happens, nothing will ever be the same again.
- If they are right, technicians' overtime sheets will never be the same again.
- It was the same again on the Monday.
- Life would never be the same again.
- Roast beef may never taste the same again.
- She leaves him, returns, and while their relationship is never quite the same again, they get engaged.
- When I arrived back in Glasgow on 10 June I wondered if anything was going to be the same again.
- You breed, willy-nilly, and lo and behold! you find life isn't ever going to be the same again.
- Death still seemed impossible but then I suppose it always does.
- He began it, but then he stopped because he decided that it wasn't an interesting enough story.
- He couldn't help feeling sorry for the chap, but then he also felt sorry for Liza.
- Innes McInnes was taller than I'd expected, but then how tall should a millionaire be?
- Powell achieved a similar feat, but then resigned.
- She told me, but then quickly looked away.
- The Kite A brother and sister argue but then Ben loses his kite and Sally rescues it.
- The Library of Congress Classification Scheme is very evidently enumerative, but then all the major classification schemes are.
- If you thought running a restaurant was easy, think again.
- All those who scoff at Ian Fleming's spy fantasies should think again.
- Deutsche once thought about bidding, thought not, and now has a last chance to think again.
- He told himself not to think about it, and then he was thinking again.
- If you thought advertising already was everywhere, permeating each pore of human existence, think again.
- Lois thought again about the poetry course over at the university she had hoped to enjoy in her latter years.
- Others received a tough lecture on the dangers and might just have learnt to think again.
- She thought again of the Leicester murders.
- Some practices were therefore thinking again about employing additional professionals out of budget surpluses.
Can you say that again? I didn’t hear. I’ll never go there again. Mr Khan’s busy. Can you try again later?once again/yet again (=used to emphasize that something has happened several or many times before) In 1997, the family moved house yet again. Once again, Drew was under arrest.2back to the same state or situation that you were in before: She stayed and nursed him back to health again. It’s great to have you home again.3all over again if you do something all over again, you repeat it from the beginning: I had to write the essay all over again.4as much/as many/the same again the same amount or number as you have just had, said etc: What a fantastic lunch. I could eat the same again. Nearly as many again died from pneumonia. The amount of crime is about half as much again (=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973. ‘Another drink?’ ‘Yes, same again (=the same drink again), please.’5 spoken used to give a fact or opinion that explains or adds to something you have just said: And again, these workshops will benefit the community widely.6then/there again spoken used to introduce an idea or fact that is different from something you have just said, or makes it seem less likely to be true: She says she’s thirty-five. But then again she might be lying.7again and again/time and (time) again/over and over again very often – used to show disapproval: I’ve told you again and again, don’t do that!8spoken used when you want someone to repeat information that they have already given you: What did you say your name was again? → now and again at now1(5)GRAMMAR: Word orderAgain usually comes at the end of a sentence: · He’s forgotten his keys again. ✗Don’t say: He’s again forgotten his keys. | He’s forgotten again his keys.