What does gainstay mean?
Gainstay means (transitive) To stand against or in opposition to; resist; oppose..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(transitive) To stand against or in opposition to; resist; oppose..
Among the diversity of opinions that are entertained in regard to physical resistance, there are but a few found to gainstay that stern delcaration.
But this stance informs the way I regard the student essays I surveyed earlier, my belief that however challenging I may be in provoking interpretations of Thoreau, I ought not to gainstay my students' own Thoreauvian productions, […]
" [...] Then I dare not gainstay you, Devin. I just wish to bring out the best in such a noble son of Zenn-Ra."
… it was intended to be, a living fire of force in the world that cannot be gainstayed and which no storms can shake.
An illiterate woman, Mai-ch'en's wife is not gainstayed the benefit of the doubt.
Use gainstay when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Gainstay means (transitive) To stand against or in opposition to; resist; oppose..
Common synonyms include gainstand, withset, withsit.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Among the diversity of opinions that are entertained in regard to physical resistance, there are but a few found to gainstay that stern delcaration.
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