AMAIN


Meaning of AMAIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ə-ˈmān ]

adverb

Date: 1540

1. : with all one's might

the soul strives amain to live and work — R. W. Emerson

2. archaic

a. : at full speed

b. : in great haste

3. archaic : to a high degree : exceedingly

they whom I favour thrive in wealth amain — John Milton

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.