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outstood

out·stand
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out-stand]
    • /ˌaʊtˈstænd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [out-stand]
    • /ˌaʊtˈstænd/

Definitions of outstood word

  • verb without object outstood to be prominent. 1
  • verb with object outstood to stay or remain beyond: to outstand the hour. 1
  • noun outstood Simple past tense and past participle of outstand. 1

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Origin of outstood

First appearance:

before 1565
One of the 32% oldest English words
First recorded in 1565-75; out- + stand

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Parts of speech for Outstood

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

outstood popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

outstood usage trend in Literature

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