go against

go against

English

Verb

go against (third-person singular simple present goes against, present participle going against, simple past went against, past participle gone against)

1. To violate; to breach; to break.

   What he did goes against the rules.

   This sentence goes against English grammar.

2. To be unfavourable to someone.

   What she said in court today went against them.

   The court's decision went against them.

3. To be contrary to a trend, feeling or principle.

   This goes against my instincts.

4. To oppose; to resist

   He dared not go against the King.

   • 1984, Dune‎ (Science Fiction), OCLC 1295459964, spoken by Paul Atreides, 2:11:25 from the start:

     We Fremen have a saying: God created Arrakis to train the faithful. One cannot go against the word of God.

Translations

to violate; breach

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: rikkoa (fi) Spanish: ir en contra de

to be unfavourable to someone

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: olla vastaan Spanish: ir en contra de

to be contrary to a trend, feeling

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: olla vastoin Spanish: ir en contra de

to oppose; resist

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: vastustaa (fi) Greek: Ancient: ἐπέρχομαι (epérkhomai) Spanish: in en contra de