give against

verb

to attack or assault

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Meanings

verbgive against (third-person singular simple present gives against, present participle giving against, simple past gave against, past participle given against)

present singular third person gives against · participle present giving against · past gave against · participle past given against

  1. transitiveto attack or assault
  2. obsoletetransitiveto impinge against
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APA

give against. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20against

MLA

“give against.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20against. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “give against,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/give%20against.

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