Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to outstand
Participle: outstood
Gerund: outstanding
Indicative
Present
| I | outstand |
| you | outstand |
| he;she;it | outstands |
| we | outstand |
| you | outstand |
| they | outstand |
Perfect
| I | have outstood |
| you | have outstood |
| he;she;it | has outstood |
| we | have outstood |
| you | have outstood |
| they | have outstood |
Past
| I | outstood |
| you | outstood |
| he;she;it | outstood |
| we | outstood |
| you | outstood |
| they | outstood |
Pluperfect
| I | had outstood |
| you | had outstood |
| he;she;it | had outstood |
| we | had outstood |
| you | had outstood |
| they | had outstood |
Future
| I | will outstand |
| you | will outstand |
| he;she;it | will outstand |
| we | will outstand |
| you | will outstand |
| they | will outstand |
Future Perfect
| I | will have outstood |
| you | will have outstood |
| he;she;it | will have outstood |
| we | will have outstood |
| you | will have outstood |
| they | will have outstood |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | outstand |
| you | outstand |
| he;she;it | outstand |
| we | outstand |
| you | outstand |
| they | outstand |
Perfect
| I | have outstood |
| you | have outstood |
| he;she;it | have outstood |
| we | have outstood |
| you | have outstood |
| they | have outstood |
Imperfect
| I | outstood |
| you | outstood |
| he;she;it | outstood |
| we | outstood |
| you | outstood |
| they | outstood |
Pluperfect
| I | had outstood |
| you | had outstood |
| he;she;it | had outstood |
| we | had outstood |
| you | had outstood |
| they | had outstood |
Conditional
Present
| I | would outstand |
| you | would outstand |
| he;she;it | would outstand |
| we | would outstand |
| you | would outstand |
| they | would outstand |
Perfect
| I | would have outstood |
| you | would have outstood |
| he;she;it | would have outstood |
| we | would have outstood |
| you | would have outstood |
| they | would have outstood |
Imperative
| you | outstand |
| we | Let's outstand |
| you | outstand |
Verbs conjugated like 'outstand'
misunderstand,
outstand,
stand,
understand,
withstand,
astand,
atstand,
bestand,
forestand,
forstand,
offstand,
reunderstand,
unnerstand,
Verbs similar to 'outstand'
atstand,
offstand,
outland,
outsend,
outsound,
outspan,
outspend,
outstare,
outstart,
outstay,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to be prominent
- stand out
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
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”). See: Frisian, Saterlandic 'uutstounde', Dutch '
uitstaan', German, old spelling '
ausstehen', Swedish '
utstå'.
Sample Sentences
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Like Solomon's fool, he outstands all reproof. [1658, John Spencer, Thomas Fuller, “CCCXXVI.—A sinful man is a senseless man.”, in ΚΑΙΝΑ ΚΑΙ ΠΑΛΑΙΑ[:] Things New and Old; or A Storehouse of Similes, Sentences, Allegories, Apophthegms, Apologues, Adages, Divine, Moral, Political, &c., […] , page 84:]
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[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, […] [1861 January 26, Samuel Joseph Mackie, “The Evidences of the Geological Age and Human Manufacture of the Fossil Flint Implements”, in Samuel Joseph Mackie, editor, The Geologist:]
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I have outstood my time, which is material / To the tender of our present. [1611 April (first recorded performance), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Cymbeline”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene vi]:]
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This difficulty […] does not arise from, nor is it peculiar to, revealed religion. It is a difficulty which outstands all systems; […] [1841 December 26, J. M. H., “Doctrinal Views Often Determined by Moral Condition”, in The Christian Observer, London: J. Hatchard and Son:]
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A lever connected to the cam outstands from the throat block, […] [1971 August 17, Charles L. Welton, “Releasable Mooring Rope”, in Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office, volume 889, number 3:]
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The frog simply outstands from its surroundings due to its dark purplish vibrant color. [2015, Adrian Sanqui, “Purple Fluorescent Frog”, in Drawing Frogs[:] How to Draw Frogs for the Beginner (Learn to Draw), volume 2, →ISBN, page 20:]
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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. [1883, Thomas J. Knight, “Testimony of Thomas J. Knight”, in Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the Twenty-Fifth Session of the Legislature of the State of California, volume III, page 77:]