If a person or their behaviour goes against your wishes, beliefs, or expectations, their behaviour is the opposite of what you want, believe in, or expect.
Changes are being made here which go against my principles and I cannot agree withthem. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
2. phrasal verb
If a decision, vote, or result goes against you, you do not get the decision, vote, or result that you wanted.
The prime minister will resign if the vote goes against him. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
Everything began to go against us. [VERBPARTICLE noun]
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go against in British English
verb(intr, preposition)
1.
to be contrary to (principles or beliefs)
2.
to be unfavourable to (a person)
the case went against him
go against in American English
to be or act in opposition to
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Examples of 'go against' in a sentence
go against
Or did it no longer matter once the vote had gone against?
Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993)
For many, such behaviour goes against the code of the sport.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The vote went against him, by some distance.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The match was cancelled within hours of the vote going against England.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Rock Parents love their son unconditionally but hold him accountable for behaviour that goes against the family's values.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When he made his first attempt to rejoin the board, 58% of the votes went against him.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Chinese translation of 'go against'
go against
vt fus
(= be unfavourable to) 不利于(於) (bù lìyú)
(= disregard)[advice, wishes etc]违(違)背 (wéibèi)
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Nearby words of
go against
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go ahead
go ahead!
go along
All related terms of 'go against'
go without
( food, treats ) 没(沒)有 méiyǒu ...
go with
( combine well with : colours, clothes, foods ) 与(與) ... 协(協)调(調) yǔ ... xiétiáo
( person ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi ( to party, club ) 出去消遣 chūqù xiāoqiǎn ▶ to go out of 离(離)开(開) líkāi ▶ are you going out tonight? 你今晚出去吗(嗎)？ nǐ jīnwǎn chūqù ma?
go on at
( nag ) 向 ... 唠(嘮)唠(嘮)叨叨 xiàng ... láolao-dāodao
go on about
对(對) ... 唠(嘮)唠(嘮)叨叨 duì ... láolao-dāodao
go on
( continue ) 继(繼)续(續) jìxù
go off with
( run away with : lover ) 同 ... 私奔 tóng ... sībēn
go off
( esp Brit : begin to dislike : person, place, idea etc ) 不再喜欢(歡) bù zài xǐhuan
go into
( enter : building, room ) 进(進)入 jìnrù
go in for
( competition ) 参(參)加 cānjiā
go in
( enter ) 进(進)去 jìnqù
go for
( fetch ) 去取 qù qǔ
go down
( fall : price, level, amount ) 下降 xiàjiàng
go by
( vehicle, years, time ) 过(過)去 guòqù
go back to
( activity, work, school ) 回到 huídào
go back on
( promise, agreement ) 背弃(棄) bèiqì
go back
( return ) 返回 fǎnhuí
go away
( leave ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi
go around
( circulate : news, rumour ) 传(傳)播 chuánbō
go along with
( agree with : plan, idea, decision ) 赞(贊)同 zàntóng