Go-against Definition

verb

To violate; to breach; to break.

What he did goes against the rules.
This sentence goes against English grammar.
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To be unfavourable to someone.

What she said in court today went against them.
The court's decision went against them.
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To be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.

This goes against my instincts.
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To oppose; to resist.

He dared not go against the King.
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Go-against Sentence Examples

  • As to how to apply concealer makeup to mask eye bags, you want to go against instinct and pat the makeup into the shadow underneath the bag.

  • You go against three others in an all-out race for speed.

  • These natural curiosities may go against school policy and land them in trouble with little effort.

  • Some of them may fall into a legal gray area, but most simply go against some of the terms and conditions that are laid out for the App Store.

  • Preschoolers will go out of their way to think and act like their friends, even though they know it may go against what they have been taught by their parents.

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