# outstand

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/outstand