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withstayed

withstayed is the simple past and past participle of withstay.

Meaning of withstay

Verb

withstay (third-person singular simple present withstays, present participle withstaying, simple past and past participle withstayed)

  1. (transitive) To hold back; oppose; withstand.
    • Death, careful of my learning, hath withstayed His final presence.1854, S. T. Dobell, Balder iii. 10
    Synonyms:
    gainstay

Questions about withstayed

What is withstayed the simple past and past participle of?
Withstayed is the simple past and past participle of withstay.

Words near withstayed in the dictionary

  1. withstanders
  2. withstanding
  3. withstandingness
  4. withstands
  5. withstay
  6. withstayed
  7. withstaying
  8. withstays
  9. withstood
  10. withstrain
  11. withstrained

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