Meaning

1 senses

  1. To restrain.

Origin

From Middle English withstreynen, equivalent to with- + strain.

From Middle English withstreynen, equivalent to with- + strain.

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Forms

withstrains, withstraining, withstrained, withstrained
Base formwithstrain · to withstrain
3rd person singularwithstrains
Present participlewithstraining
Past simplewithstrained
Past participlewithstrained

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theywithstrain
he, she, itwithstrains

Past simpleLesson

all personswithstrained

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill withstrain

Synonyms

37 synonyms
suppressB2guardB2governB1bindB2checkA2catchA1containB1buryA2dampenC2limitB1repressB2restrictB1stayA1stopA1

Word family

1 related words
Derivedwithstraint

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
withoutA2withstandwitnessB2wittyB2wive
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