outstand

Meaning

1. To resist effectually; withstand; sustain without yielding.
2. To surpass in standing; stand or remain beyond; outstay.
3. To project outward from the main body; stand out prominently; be prominent.
4. To stand out to sea.
5. To remain over; remain untouched, unimpaired, unsettled, uncollected, unpaid, or otherwise undetermined.

Synonyms

show up

stand out

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: outstanden

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: uutstounde

Cognate with Dutch: uitstaan

Cognate with German: ausstehen

Cognate with Swedish: utstå

In summary

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”).