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atstand

atstand verb: to stand still; remain; stay.

Verb

atstand (third-person singular simple present atstands, present participle atstanding, simple past and past participle atstood)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To stand still; remain; stay.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To come to a standstill; stop.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To make a hostile stand; resist; withstand.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To stand to; withstand; resist; stand close to; press.

Forms of atstand

third-person singular presentatstands
present participleatstanding
past participleatstood
pastatstood

Origin of atstand

From Middle English atstonden, etstonden, ætstanden, from Old English ætstandan (“to stand still, stand at, stand near, stand in, stand by, stop, rest, stay, remain, stand up, check, resist, cease, blight (crops)”), equivalent to at- + stand. Conflated in some senses with Middle English anstanden (“to resist”). See astand.

Questions about atstand

What does atstand mean?
Atstand means to stand still; remain; stay.
What part of speech is atstand?
Atstand is a verb.
What is the past tense of atstand?
The past tense of atstand is atstood.

Words near atstand in the dictionary

  1. atslips
  2. ATSP
  3. atspring
  4. atspringing
  5. atsprings
  6. atstand
  7. atstanding
  8. atstands
  9. atstood
  10. atstunt
  11. atstunted

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