once more; another time; anew; in addition:Will you spell your name again, please?
in an additional case or instance; moreover; besides; furthermore.
on the other hand:It might happen, and again it might not.
back; in return; in reply:to answer again.
to the same place or person:to return again.
Idiomsagain and again, with frequent repetition; often:They went over the same arguments again and again.
Idiomsas much again, twice as much:She earns as much again as I do.
bef. 900; Middle English agayn, ageyn, Old English ongegn opposite (to) = onon, in (see a-1) + gegn straight; cognate with Old High German ingagan, Old Norse igegn
By far the most common pronunciation of again, in all parts of the United States, is
(ə gen′),USA pronunciation with the same vowel heard in yet and pep. The pronunciation
(ə gān′),USA pronunciation rhyming with pain, occurs chiefly in the Atlantic states. Again said as
(ə gin′),USA pronunciation with the vowel of pit or sip, or with a vowel somewhere between
(e)USA pronunciation and
(i),USA pronunciation is the common pronunciation in much of the South, where
(e)USA pronunciation and
(i)USA pronunciation tend to become neutralized, or more like one another, before
(m)USA pronunciation and
(n),USA pronunciation leading to a lack of noticeable distinction between such pairs as pen and pin, ten and tin.