单词 | instand |
释义 | † instandv. Obsolete. intransitive. Thesaurus » a. To be at hand. b. To press closely. (Only in present participle rendering Latin instans.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] > be oppressed > oppress or put stress on instand1382 peisea1450 to sit on (upon or in) one's skirts1546 smart1601 pinch1685 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Gen. xxxviii. 27 Instondyng the beryng, gemels apereden in the wombe. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Judges xi. 5 In thoo days fouȝten the sones of Amon aȝens Yrael: the whiche sharpli instoondynge [L. quibus acriter instantibus], the more thurȝ birth wenten fro Galaad. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 1 Esdras v. 47 In stondende..the seuenthe moneth..thei camen togidere. c. To be urgent or pressing, to be importunate. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > request > make a request [verb (intransitive)] > urgently or persistently pressa1425 instandc1450 to put at ——1534 importune1548 push1595 to put upon ——a1617 drum1833 what-the-hell1924 opportune1941 c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 345 That Adam shuld of the fruyte ete with hir instode Eue. c1450 Mirour Saluacioun 241 And yt pilat instode [L. institisse] for cristis delyvring. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1382 |
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