atstunt
atstunt · atstunts · atstunted · atstunting
To bring to an end; put a stop toTo bring to an end; put a stop to.
Meaning
2 senses(obsolete, transitive)To bring to an end; put a stop to.
(intransitive, obsolete)To stop; stay; remain.
Origin
From Middle English atstunten, etstunten, ætstunten, from Old English ætstyntan (“to bluntFrom Middle English atstunten, etstunten, ætstunten, from Old English ætstyntan (“to blunt, dull, weaken”), equivalent to at- + stunt. See astint.
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Forms
atstunts, atstunting, atstunted, atstuntedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.