Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to withstrain
Participle: withstrained
Gerund: withstraining
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | withstrain |
| you | withstrain |
| he;she;it | withstrains |
| we | withstrain |
| you | withstrain |
| they | withstrain |
Perfect
| I | have withstrained |
| you | have withstrained |
| he;she;it | has withstrained |
| we | have withstrained |
| you | have withstrained |
| they | have withstrained |
Past
| I | withstrained |
| you | withstrained |
| he;she;it | withstrained |
| we | withstrained |
| you | withstrained |
| they | withstrained |
Pluperfect
| I | had withstrained |
| you | had withstrained |
| he;she;it | had withstrained |
| we | had withstrained |
| you | had withstrained |
| they | had withstrained |
Future
| I | will withstrain |
| you | will withstrain |
| he;she;it | will withstrain |
| we | will withstrain |
| you | will withstrain |
| they | will withstrain |
Future Perfect
| I | will have withstrained |
| you | will have withstrained |
| he;she;it | will have withstrained |
| we | will have withstrained |
| you | will have withstrained |
| they | will have withstrained |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | withstrain |
| you | withstrain |
| he;she;it | withstrain |
| we | withstrain |
| you | withstrain |
| they | withstrain |
Perfect
| I | have withstrained |
| you | have withstrained |
| he;she;it | have withstrained |
| we | have withstrained |
| you | have withstrained |
| they | have withstrained |
Imperfect
| I | withstrained |
| you | withstrained |
| he;she;it | withstrained |
| we | withstrained |
| you | withstrained |
| they | withstrained |
Pluperfect
| I | had withstrained |
| you | had withstrained |
| he;she;it | had withstrained |
| we | had withstrained |
| you | had withstrained |
| they | had withstrained |
Conditional
Present
| I | would withstrain |
| you | would withstrain |
| he;she;it | would withstrain |
| we | would withstrain |
| you | would withstrain |
| they | would withstrain |
Perfect
| I | would have withstrained |
| you | would have withstrained |
| he;she;it | would have withstrained |
| we | would have withstrained |
| you | would have withstrained |
| they | would have withstrained |
Imperative
| you | withstrain |
| we | Let's withstrain |
| you | withstrain |
Verbs conjugated like 'withstrain'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'withstrain'
distrain,
mistrain,
outstrain,
withstand,
withstay,
constrain,
disentrain,
distain,
outtrain,
overstrain,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to keep under control
- behedge, bind, chasten, check, contain, cork, curb, curtail, dampen, hamshackle, limit, repress, restrain, restrict, shackle, stay, stifle, stop, straiten, suppress, throttle, withhold
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English withstreynen, equivalent to with- + strain.
Sample Sentences
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Even when this is known, [only] with difficulty is the multitude withstrained from doing sacrifice to a Paul and a Barnabas. [1889–1892, in Cambridge Sermons: Preached Before the University in St. Mary's Church 1889-1892, page 215]
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The sailors surrounded him, laying hands on him, withstraining him, the while they guffawed and cheered. [1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore, page 22:]
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Her ambition became boundless and her patriotism an obsession. Her pride was in her power and she held weakness in contempt. Withstrained by no scruples she placed her reliance in the sword, […] [1919 August, in The Pacific Unitarian, volumes 27, number 7, page 2 (170)]
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Warren withstrained her, placing a hand gently on her shoulder, allowing it to drift over her back caressingly. [1963, Robert Colby, The Faster She Runs, page 102:]
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He was barely able to withstrain himself from killing them right there and now, Darien knows a lifetime and more of torment will bring them much more pain. [2005, Jeremy Bechen, The Lost Lands of Reljae:]