"gainstrive" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: gainstrives [present, singular, third-person], gainstriving [participle, present], gainstrived [past], gainstrove [past], gainstrived [participle, past], gainstriven [participle, past]
Etymology: From gain- + strive. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|gain|strive}} gain- + strive Head templates: {{en-verb|past2=gainstrove|past_ptc2=gainstriven}} gainstrive (third-person singular simple present gainstrives, present participle gainstriving, simple past gainstrived or gainstrove, past participle gainstrived or gainstriven)
  1. (obsolete, transitive) To strive against; to resist, oppose. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-gainstrive-en-verb-Zf16WgFK
  2. (obsolete, intransitive) To resist; to fight back. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-gainstrive-en-verb-7OtmCqeB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with gain- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with gain-: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gainstriving Related terms: gainstrife

Inflected forms

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