Meaning
Another time: indicating a repeat of an action.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Germanic *in Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *ganganąder.? Proto-Germanic *gagin Proto-Germanic *in gagin Proto-West Germanic *in gagin Old English onġēan Middle English agayn English again From Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan (“against, again”), from Proto-West Germanic *in gagin, from Proto-Germanic *in gagin. Cognate with German entgegen (“contrary to”), North Frisian ijen (“against”), Danish igen (“again”), Swedish igen (“again”), and Norwegian Bokmål igjen (“again”), and Icelandic í gegnum (“through”). By surface analysis, on- + gain (“against”).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 16 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-05-28AGIJMNU
- 2026-03-27ADFGINU
- 2026-03-22ADLHGNI
- 2026-01-27IAGHLNU
- 2026-01-05AGONYKI
- 2025-12-15IWAUGFN
- 2025-12-12AZGOLIN
- 2025-08-30AENIGMZ
- 2025-07-13ADTIGNU
- 2025-03-02ADNIGJU
- 2025-02-16GWAVIEN
- 2024-06-09AENIGKW
+4 earlier appearances in the archive.