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