Part 242

<hw>Aft"er-wit`</hw> (#), <tt>n.</tt> <def>Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use.</def> "<i>After</i>-<i>wit</i> comes too late when the mischief is done."

<i>L'Estrange.</i>

<h1>After-witted</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Aft"er-wit`ted</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Characterized by afterwit; slow-witted.</def>

<i>Tyndale.</i>

<h1>Aftmost</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Aft"most</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Nearest the stern.</def>

<h1>Aftward</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>Aft"ward</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Toward the stern.</def>

<mhw><h1>Aga or Agha</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>A*ga"</hw> <tt>or</tt> <hw>A*gha"</hw> (#)</mhw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Turk. <ets>adh\'be</ets> a great lord, chief master.]</ety> <def>In Turkey, a commander or chief officer. It is used also as a title of respect.</def>

<h1>Again</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw>A*gain"</hw> <tt>(?; 277)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>agein</ets>, <ets>agayn</ets>, AS. <ets>ongegn</ets>, <ets>onge\'a0n</ets>, against, again; <ets>on + ge\'a0n</ets>, akin to Ger. <ets>gegewn</ets> against, Icel. <ets>gegn</ets>. Cf. <er>Gainsay</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>In return, back; <as>as, bring us word <ex>again</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Another time; once more; anew.</def>

<blockquote>If a man die, shall he live <b>again</b>? <i>Job xiv. 14.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Once repeated; -- of quantity; <as>as, as large <ex>again</ex>, half as much <ex>again</ex></as>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>In any other place.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>On the other hand.</def> "The one is my sovereign . . . the other <i>again</i> is my kinsman."

<i>Shak.</i>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>Moreover; besides; further.</def>

<blockquote><b>Again</b>, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc. <i>Hersche<?/.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Again and again</col>, <cd>more than once; often; repeatedly.</cd> -- <col>Now and again</col>, <cd>now and then; occasionally.</cd> -- <col>To and again</col>, <cd>to and fro.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>De Foe.</i></cs>

<note>&hand; Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations, as, <i>again</i>-witness, to witness against; <i>again</i>-ride, to ride against; <i>again</i>-come, to come against, to encounter; <i>again</i>-bring, to bring back, etc.</note>

<h1>Again, Agains</h1> <Xpage=30>

<hw><hw>A*gain"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <hw>A*gains"</hw> <tt>(#)</tt>,<hw> <tt>prep.</tt> <def>Against; also, towards (in order to meet).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Albeit that it is <b>again</b> his kind. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Againbuy</h1> <Xpage=30>