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outstand

verb

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”).

  1. inherited from outstanden

Definitions

  1. To resist effectually

    To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.

    • Like Solomon's fool, he outstands all reproof.
    • [T]he Elephas primigenius [woolly mammoth] and some of its associates which were able to outstand the inclemency of that severe period, wandered back over their ancient territory, […]

  2. To surpass in standing

    To surpass in standing; stand or remain beyond; outstay.

    • I have outstood my time, which is material / To the tender of our present.
    • This difficulty […] does not arise from, nor is it peculiar to, revealed religion. It is a difficulty which outstands all systems; […]

  3. To project outward from the main body

    To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent.

    • A lever connected to the cam outstands from the throat block, […]
    • The frog simply outstands from its surroundings due to its dark purplish vibrant color.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To stand out to sea.

    2. To remain over

      To remain over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.

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