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Synonyms for amain

Grammar : Adv
Spell : uh-meyn
Phonetic Transcription : əˈmeɪn

Définition of amain

Origin :
  • 1530s, from main (adj.) by analogy with other words in a- (e.g. afoot).
  • As in hand over fist : adv at a tremendous rate
Example sentences :
  • Amain I did for the horse what I would neither do for earl or baron, doffed my hat; yes!
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • Amain I did for the horse what I would neither do for earl nor baron, doffed my hat; yes!
  • Extract from : « Lavengro » by George Borrow
  • To recover they were fain, But now did Alvar Fañez on their rearward fall amain.
  • Extract from : « The Lay of the Cid » by R. Selden Rose
  • On Astur's throat Horatius right firmly press'd his heel, And thrice and four times tugg'd amain, ere he wrench'd outthe steel.
  • Extract from : « The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 » by Ministry of Education
  • Accordingly, just before the others came back, I felt a strong pull on my line and hauled in amain.
  • Extract from : « Hawthorne and His Circle » by Julian Hawthorne
  • Then would he rush upon him / but that him did restrain Hildebrand his uncle / who seizéd him amain.
  • Extract from : « The Nibelungenlied » by Unknown
  • The Engagement then grew desperate, for they on either Side fired in amain, whilst we withstood their Force.
  • Extract from : « The City Bride (1696) » by Joseph Harris
  • Then a work goes on amain, when the undertakers, whether they be few or many, all speak and think the same thing.
  • Extract from : « The Covenants And The Covenanters » by Various
  • The stormy blast of hell With restless fury drives the spirits on Whirl'd round and dash'd amain with sore annoy.
  • Extract from : « The Vision of Hell, Part 3 » by Dante Alighieri
  • Amid these we cautiously pick our way, winding round the towers or scaling them amain.
  • Extract from : « Hours of Exercise in the Alps » by John Tyndall

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