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upstands

upstands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of upstand.

upstands is the plural of upstand.

Meaning of upstand

Verb

upstand (third-person singular simple present upstands, present participle upstanding, simple past and past participle upstood)

  1. (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.
    • At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood / The wise Ulysses.1820, Homer, William Cowper, translated by into English blank verse, The Iliad of Homer: with notes

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Questions about upstands

What is upstands the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Upstands is the third-person singular simple present indicative of upstand.

Words near upstands in the dictionary

  1. upstander
  2. upstanders
  3. upstanding
  4. upstandingly
  5. upstandingness
  6. upstands
  7. upstare
  8. upstared
  9. upstares
  10. upstaring
  11. upstart

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