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withstays

withstays is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 withstays

What is withstays the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Withstays is the third-person singular simple present indicative of withstay.

Words near withstays in the dictionary

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

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