outstand
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To remain over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.
Archaic; Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "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, […]"
- "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; […]"
- "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."
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”).
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outstanding term