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| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | have/have got against |
| he/she/it | has/has got against |
| present participle | having/having got against |
| past tense | had/had got against |
| past participle | had/had got against |
- 1have something against someone to dislike someone or not approve of them for a particular reason
I don’t know what he’s got against me, but he’s always criticizing my work.
have nothing against someone/not have anything against someone (=have no reason to dislike someone):We don’t have anything against him personally: it’s just that we don’t trust politicians.
- 2have something against something to be opposed to a plan or suggestion for a particular reason
I think it’s a great idea. What do you have against it?
have nothing against something/not have anything against something (=not have any reason to be opposed to something):I’ve got nothing against intelligence tests, as long as they’re done properly.
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