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withstrains

withstrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of withstrain.

Meaning of withstrain

Verb

withstrain (third-person singular simple present withstrains, present participle withstraining, simple past and past participle withstrained)

  1. (transitive) To restrain.
    • Even when this is known, [only] with difficulty is the multitude withstrained from doing sacrifice to a Paul and a Barnabas.1889–1892, in Cambridge Sermons: Preached Before the University in St. Mary's Church 1889-1892, page 215

Questions about withstrains

What is withstrains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Withstrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of withstrain.

Words near withstrains in the dictionary

  1. withstays
  2. withstood
  3. withstrain
  4. withstrained
  5. withstraining
  6. withstrains
  7. withstraint
  8. withtake
  9. withtaken
  10. withtakes
  11. withtaking

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