Meaning

2 senses

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive)To stand against; resist, oppose; withstand.

  2. (UK, dialectal, intransitive)To make or offer resistance.

Origin

From Middle English gainstanden, corresponding to gain- + stand. Compare againstand.

From Middle English gainstanden, corresponding to gain- + stand. Compare againstand.

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Forms

gainstands, gainstanding, gainstood, gainstood
Base formgainstand · to gainstand
3rd person singulargainstands
Present participlegainstanding
Past simplegainstood
Past participlegainstood

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygainstand
he, she, itgainstands

Past simpleLesson

all personsgainstood

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill gainstand

Word family

2 related words
Derivedgainstandergainstanding

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gainB1gaitgalgala
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