English Explanatory Dictionary

offstanding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Standing off; standing or situated at a distance; distant; far removed; remote.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of offstand

Word forms

offstanding more offstanding most offstanding

Etymology

From off- + standing. Compare Dutch afstand (“distance”), German Abstand (“distance”), Swedish avstånd (“distance”).

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