againstand
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English aȝeinstanden, aȝenstonden, from Old English āġēnstandan, ongēanstandan (“to stand against, press, urge, insist upon”), equivalent to again- + stand.
Verb
[edit]againstand (third-person singular simple present againstands, present participle againstanding, simple past and past participle againstood)
- (transitive, obsolete, rare) To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.
Synonyms
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