outstand

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”).

verb

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