againstand

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verb

To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.

Similar
gainstand
OriginMiddle English aȝeinstanden ← Old English āġēnstandan →
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Meanings

verbagainstand (third-person singular simple present againstands, present participle againstanding, simple past and past participle againstood)

present singular third person againstands · participle present againstanding · participle past againstood · past againstood

  1. obsoleteraretransitiveTo stand against; to withstand; to oppose.

    Synonyms: gainstand

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo stand against; to withstand; to oppose.

Similar
gainstand

Origin

  1. Old Englishāġēnstandan
  2. Middle Englishaȝeinstanden
  3. Englishagainstand

From Middle English aȝeinstanden, aȝenstonden, from Old English āġēnstandan, ongēanstandan (“to stand against, press, urge, insist upon”), equivalent to again- + stand.

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APA

againstand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/againstand

MLA

“againstand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/againstand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “againstand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/againstand.

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