OUTSTAND

Etymology

Verb

outstand (third-person singular simple present outstands, present participle outstanding, simple past and past participle outstood)

(transitive) To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.

(transitive) To surpass in standing; stand or remain beyond; outstay.

(intransitive) To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent.

(intransitive) To stand out to sea.

(intransitive) To remain over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.

Synonyms

• (to be prominent): See also stand out

Anagrams

• stand out, stand-out, standout

Source: Wiktionary


Out*stand", v. i.

Definition: To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out.

Out*stand", v. t.

1. To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding. [R.] Woodward.

2. To stay beyond. "I have outstood my time." Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.

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