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verb
To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, transitive
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verb
To surpass in standing; stand or remain beyond; outstay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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verb
To stand out to sea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
Topics: nautical, transport
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verb
To remain over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, intransitive
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History
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”).
