"againstand" meaning in English

See againstand in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: againstands [present, singular, third-person], againstanding [participle, present], againstood [participle, past], againstood [past]
Etymology: From Middle English aȝeinstanden, aȝenstonden, from Old English āġēnstandan, ongēanstandan (“to stand against, press, urge, insist upon”), equivalent to again- + stand. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|aȝeinstanden}} Middle English aȝeinstanden, {{inh|en|ang|āġēnstandan}} Old English āġēnstandan, {{prefix|en|again|stand}} again- + stand Head templates: {{en-verb|againstands|againstanding|againstood}} againstand (third-person singular simple present againstands, present participle againstanding, simple past and past participle againstood)
  1. (transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose. Tags: obsolete, rare, transitive Synonyms: gainstand

Inflected forms

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