go against en · VERB
Meanings
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To violate; to breach; to break.
What he did goes against the rules.
This sentence goes against English grammar.
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To be unfavourable to someone.
What she said in court today went against them.
The court's decision went against them.
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To be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.
This goes against my instincts.
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To oppose; to resist.
He dared not go against the King.
We Fremen have a saying: God created Arrakis to train the faithful. One cannot go against the word of God.
1984, 2:11:25 from the start, in Dune (Science Fiction), spoken by Paul Atreides, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| went against | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| gone against | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| goes against | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| going against | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (26)
grc ἐπέρχομαι (to oppose; resist) · fi vastustaa (to oppose; resist) · fi olla vastaan (to be unfavourable to someone) · th ฝืน (to be contrary to a trend, feeling) · cmn 違反 /违反 (to be contrary to a trend, feeling) · fi rikkoa (to violate; breach) · cmn 破壞 /破坏 (to violate; breach) · cmn 不符合 (to violate; breach) · fi sotia vastaan (to be contrary to a trend, feeling) · cmn 違背 /违背 (to be contrary to a trend, feeling) · cmn 違抗 /违抗 (to oppose; resist) · cmn 危害 (to be unfavourable to someone) · th ขัด (to oppose; resist) · es oponerse (to oppose; resist) · fi olla vastoin (to be contrary to a trend, feeling) · es ir en contra de (to be contrary to a trend, feeling) · cmn 違反 /违反 (to violate; breach) · es ir en contra de (to violate; breach) · cmn 對抗 /对抗 (to oppose; resist) · cmn 抵抗 (to oppose; resist) · es ir en contra de (to oppose; resist) · cmn 違背 /违背 (to violate; breach) · cmn 不利 (to be unfavourable to someone) · es ir en contra de (to be unfavourable to someone) · cmn 反對 /反对 (to oppose; resist) · es contrariar (to oppose; resist)