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astand

verb
/əˈstænd/

Etymology

From Middle English astandan, from Old English āstandan (“to stand up, stand forth, rise up, rise, continue, endure”), from Proto-Germanic *uzstandaną (“to rise, stand up”), equivalent to a- + stand. Cognate with Middle Low German erstân (“rise, get up, secure”), German erstehen (“to purchase, secure”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usstandan, “to rise, set out, be resurrected”). In some senses, prefix a- appears to represent and- (compare Middle English anstanden (“to resist”)), at-, on-.

  1. inherited from *uzstandaną✻
  2. inherited from āstandan
  3. inherited from astandan

Definitions

  1. To arise

    To arise; rise up.

  2. To come to a standstill

    To come to a standstill; stop; arrive.

  3. To remain standing

    To remain standing; continue; abide; persist; onstand.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. To withstand

      To withstand; atstand.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA