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atstand

verb

Etymology

From Middle English atstonden, etstonden, ætstanden, from Old English ætstandan (“to stand still, stand at, stand near, stand in, stand by, stop, rest, stay, remain, stand up, check, resist, cease, blight (crops)”), equivalent to at- + stand. Conflated in some senses with Middle English anstanden (“to resist”). See astand.

  1. inherited from anstanden
  2. inherited from ætstandan
  3. inherited from atstonden

Definitions

  1. To stand still

    To stand still; remain; stay.

  2. To come to a standstill

    To come to a standstill; stop.

  3. To make a hostile stand

    To make a hostile stand; resist; withstand.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To stand to

      To stand to; withstand; resist; stand close to; press.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA