against
1. against \*-gen(t)st, -'gin(t)st\ pp [ME, alter. of againes, fr. again]
1a: directly opposite : FACING obs 1b: exposed to 2a: in opposition or
hostility to 2b: as a defense or protection from 3: compared or
contrasted with 4: in preparation or provision for 5a: in the direction
of and into contact with 5b: in contact with 6: in a direction opposite
to the motion or course of 7a: as a counterbalance to 7b: in exchange for
7c: as a charge on 8: before the background of
2. against cj archaic : in preparation for the time when : BEFORE