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withsit

withsit verb: to resist, oppose, be set against or in opposition to.

Verb

withsit (third-person singular simple present withsits, present participle withsitting, simple past withsat, past participle withsat or withsitten)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To resist, oppose, be set against or in opposition to.
  2. (archaic, transitive) To withstand.

Forms of withsit

third-person singular presentwithsits
present participlewithsitting
pastwithsat
past participlewithsat
past participlewithsitten

Origin of withsit

From Middle English withsitten (“to resist”), from with- (“against”) + sitten (“to be positioned, sit”). More at with-, sit.

Questions about withsit

What does withsit mean?
Withsit means to resist, oppose, be set against or in opposition to.
What part of speech is withsit?
Withsit is a verb.
What is the past tense of withsit?
The past tense of withsit is withsat.

Words near withsit in the dictionary

  1. withsaying
  2. withsays
  3. withset
  4. withsets
  5. withsetting
  6. withsit
  7. withsits
  8. withsitten
  9. withsitting
  10. withsook
  11. withspeak

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