English Explanatory Dictionary

againstand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stand against; to withstand; to oppose.

Word forms

againstand againstands againstanding againstood

Etymology

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

Synonyms

gainstand
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