Meaning

2 senses
  1. (obsolete, transitive)To bring to an end; put a stop to.

  2. (intransitive, obsolete)To stop; stay; remain.

Origin

From Middle English atstunten, etstunten, ætstunten, from Old English ætstyntan (“to blunt

From 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, atstunted
Base formatstunt · to atstunt
3rd person singularatstunts
Present participleatstunting
Past simpleatstunted
Past participleatstunted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyatstunt
he, she, itatstunts

Past simpleLesson

all personsatstunted

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill atstunt

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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