English Explanatory Dictionary

outstand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.
  2. To surpass in standing; stand or remain beyond; outstay.
  3. To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent.
  4. To stand out to sea.
  5. To remain over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.

Word forms

outstand outstands outstanding outstood

Etymology

From Middle English outstanden, utstanden, equivalent to out- + stand. Cognate with Saterland Frisian uutstounde (“to bear, tolerate”), Dutch uitstaan (“to abide, suffer, dree”), German ausstehen (“to stand, endure, abide”), Swedish utstå (“to suffer, endure, pass through”).

Derived words

outstander outstanding outstanding term
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