Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete, rare)To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.

Origin

From Middle English aȝeinstanden, aȝenstonden, from Old English āġēnstandan, ongēanstandan

From Middle English aȝeinstanden, aȝenstonden, from Old English āġēnstandan, ongēanstandan (“to stand against, press, urge, insist upon”), equivalent to again- + stand.

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Forms

againstands, againstanding, againstood, againstood
Base formagainstand · to againstand
3rd person singularagainstands
Present participleagainstanding
Past simpleagainstood
Past participleagainstood

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyagainstand
he, she, itagainstands

Past simpleLesson

all personsagainstood

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave againstood
he, she, ithas againstood

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill againstand

Synonyms

1 synonyms
gainstand

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
againA1againstA2agapeagar
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