forstand (English, verb)
expansion: forstand (third-person singular simple present forstands, present participle forstanding, simple past and past participle forstood)
Senses:
glosses: To stand against; stand in front of so as to bar the way; block; oppose; withstand.
tags: transitive
glosses: To understand; comprehend.
tags: UK
dialectal
transitive
Forms:
form: forstands
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: forstanding
tags: participle
present
form: forstood
tags: participle
past
form: forstood
tags: past
form: forestand
tags: alternative