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againstand

againstand verb: to stand against; to withstand; to oppose.

Verb

againstand (third-person singular simple present againstands, present participle againstanding, simple past and past participle againstood)

  1. (obsolete, rare, transitive) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
    Synonyms:
    gainstand

Synonyms of againstand

Forms of againstand

third-person singular presentagainstands
present participleagainstanding
past participleagainstood
pastagainstood

Origin of againstand

From Middle English aȝeinstanden, aȝenstonden, from Old English āġēnstandan, ongēanstandan (“to stand against, press, urge, insist upon”), equivalent to again- + stand.

Questions about againstand

What does againstand mean?
Againstand means to stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
What part of speech is againstand?
Againstand is a verb.
What is the past tense of againstand?
The past tense of againstand is againstood.

Words near againstand in the dictionary

  1. against the hair
  2. against the law
  3. against the run of play
  4. against the world
  5. against time
  6. againstand
  7. againstands
  8. againster
  9. againsters
  10. againstism
  11. againstisms

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