Meaning

1 senses

  1. (archaic, dialectal, rare)To set over against; oppose.

Origin

From Middle English gaynsetten, yensetten (also aȝeynesetten (“to oppose”)), equivalent to

From Middle English gaynsetten, yensetten (also aȝeynesetten (“to oppose”)), equivalent to gain- + set. Cognate with archaic German gegensetzen (“to oppose”) (whence entgegensetzen), German Gegensatz (“opposition”).

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Forms

gainsets, gainsetting, gainset, gainset
Base formgainset · to gainset
3rd person singulargainsets
Present participlegainsetting
Past simplegainset
Past participlegainset

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygainset
he, she, itgainsets

Past simpleLesson

all personsgainset

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill gainset

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gainB1gaitgalgala
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