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atstand

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
at-stand
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To stand still; remain; stay.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To come to a standstill; stop.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

To make a hostile stand; resist; withstand.

Intransitive verb; Obsolete

verb

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

Obsolete; Transitive 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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: at
  • Root: atstonden, ætstandan, anstanden

Usage

Inflected Forms

atstands (present, singular) atstanding (participle, present) atstood (participle, past) atstood (past)

Questions

What does atstand mean?
To stand still; remain; stay.
Where does atstand come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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