# outstand

Pronunciation: say "owt-STAND" /aʊtˈstænd/

## Verb

1. To project outward from the main body and stand out prominently from its surroundings.
   - Simple: To stick out from the main shape so that it is easy to see.
   - _The bay window outstands from the otherwise flat facade._
   - _Several buttresses outstand from the cathedral walls._
2. To remain or stand beyond another, or beyond a set time or limit; to outlast or outstay it.
   - Simple: To stay or last longer than another person or thing.
   - _Few structures outstand the centuries the way the pyramids do._
   - _Having outstood his leave by a full week, the sailor expected a reprimand when he reached the ship._

## Verb

3. To resist effectively; to withstand and endure a hostile force without yielding to it. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To hold firm against an attack or force without giving in.
   - _The fortress outstood the enemy's bombardment for forty days._
   - _Few garrisons could outstand so prolonged a blockade._
4. To remain over and unsettled: unpaid, uncollected, or otherwise not yet resolved. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To stay unpaid, unsettled, or not yet dealt with.
   - _Two debts still outstand from the previous owner's tenure._
   - _The question of payment outstood through the whole dispute._
5. To steer or sail outward from the coast toward the open sea. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: To sail away from land toward the open sea.
   - _The fleet outstood with the morning tide, bound for distant waters._
   - _Captains preferred to outstand well clear of the rocky cape._

## Origin

From Middle English outstanden (also utstanden), equivalent to out- plus stand. It is related to Dutch uitstaan ("to abide, suffer"), German ausstehen ("to stand, endure"), and Swedish utstå ("to suffer, endure").

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