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In some senses, agen is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.
agen
adv 1prep 1name 1
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3ADJ.
long, poor
VERB + AGEN
took
PREP.
on
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adv
1
Obsolete spelling of again.
1832-1837, John Clare, Approaching Night O, how I long to be agen That poor and independent man, With labour's lot from morn to night And books to read at candle light;
prep
1
Alternative spelling of again: against.
Mrs Dibble was resentful and peevish at having been trounced into employing old Peter. "You ought to pay that yourself, having took him on agen my wishes."
name
1
A commune, the capital of Lot-et-Garonne department, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.
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1832-1837, John Clare, Approaching Night O, how I long to be agen That poor and independent man, With labour's lot from morn to night And books to read at candle light;
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Mrs Dibble was resentful and peevish at having been trounced into employing old Peter. "You ought to pay that yourself, having took him on agen my wishes."
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