Meaning

2 senses

  1. (transitive)To stand against or in opposition to; resist; oppose.

  2. (transitive)To deny (the right to); deprive (of).

Origin

From gain- + stay (“to stand”). Compare gainstand.

From gain- + stay (“to stand”). Compare gainstand.

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Forms

gainstays, gainstaying, gainstayed, gainstayed
Base formgainstay · to gainstay
3rd person singulargainstays
Present participlegainstaying
Past simplegainstayed
Past participlegainstayed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theygainstay
he, she, itgainstays

Past simpleLesson

all personsgainstayed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill gainstay

Synonyms

3 synonyms
gainstandwithsetwithsit

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gainB1gaitgalgala
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