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againstands

againstands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of againstand.

Meaning of againstand

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

Questions about againstands

What is againstands the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Againstands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of againstand.

Words near againstands in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: againstands (page history and authors); againstand (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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