stand out
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone).
Intransitive verb
verb
To be clearly distinguishable; to be obvious, to be easily noticeable, in contrast to the surroundings.
Intransitive verb
Example Sentences
- "One morning in the early grey of the dawn we stood out to sea to troll for mackerel."
- "The next day the breeze freshened and the Ibis duly stood out to sea."
- "Indeed he had no notion that Madame de Seidlits, or her daughter, had a serious intention of standing out against a match which he thought so advantageous to both."
- "She stood out that she was not Edward's mistress until Leonora said that she had seen Edwrad coming out of her room at an advanced hour of the night."
- "Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they stand out in a crowd."
- "The path led straight across the clearing into another forest, lying upon the verge of which I saw a bit of white. It appeared to stand out in marked contrast and incongruity to all its surroundings, and when I stopped to examine it, I found that it was a small strip of muslin—part of the hem of a garment."