Meaning of outstand | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“Like Solomon's fool, he outstands all reproof.”

“[T]he Elephas primigenius [woolly mammoth] and some of its associates which were able to outstand the inclemency of that severe period, wandered back over their ancient territory, […]”

“I have outstood my time, which is material / To the tender of our present.”

“This difficulty […] does not arise from, nor is it peculiar to, revealed religion. It is a difficulty which outstands all systems; […]”

“A lever connected to the cam outstands from the throat block, […]”

“The frog simply outstands from its surroundings due to its dark purplish vibrant color.”

“The Judge gave a judgment against the whole boat's crew, I being one of the men, for $30,000. Of course, we did not feel like paying it. I did not; it was none of my fault, but I happened to belong to the same boat, and it outstands there now.”

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