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restems

restems is the third-person singular simple present indicative of restem.

Meaning of restem

Verb

restem (third-person singular simple present restems, present participle restemming, simple past and past participle restemmed)

  1. To force back against the current.
    • to restem their backward coursec. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. To stem, or move against.
    • to restem a current

Questions about restems

What is restems the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Restems is the third-person singular simple present indicative of restem.

Words near restems in the dictionary

  1. resteering
  2. resteers
  3. restem
  4. restemmed
  5. restemming
  6. restems
  7. restenoses
  8. restenosis
  9. restenostic
  10. restenotic
  11. restep

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