"astand" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈstænd/ Forms: astands [present, singular, third-person], astanding [participle, present], astood [participle, past], astood [past]
Etymology: From Middle English astandan, from Old English āstandan (“to stand up, stand forth, rise up, rise, continue, endure”), from Proto-Germanic *uzstandaną (“to rise, stand up”), equivalent to a- + stand. Cognate with Middle Low German erstân (“rise, get up, secure”), German erstehen (“to purchase, secure”), Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usstandan, “to rise, set out, be resurrected”). In some senses, prefix a- appears to represent and- (compare Middle English anstanden (“to resist”)), at-, on-. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|astandan}} Middle English astandan, {{inh|en|ang|āstandan||to stand up, stand forth, rise up, rise, continue, endure}} Old English āstandan (“to stand up, stand forth, rise up, rise, continue, endure”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*uzstandaną||to rise, stand up}} Proto-Germanic *uzstandaną (“to rise, stand up”), {{af|en|a-|stand}} a- + stand, {{cog|gml|erstân|t=rise, get up, secure}} Middle Low German erstân (“rise, get up, secure”), {{cog|de|erstehen|t=to purchase, secure}} German erstehen (“to purchase, secure”), {{cog|got|𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽|t=to rise, set out, be resurrected}} Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (usstandan, “to rise, set out, be resurrected”), {{m|en|a-}} a-, {{m|en|and-}} and-, {{noncog|enm|anstanden|t=to resist}} Middle English anstanden (“to resist”), {{m|en|at-}} at-, {{m|en|on-}} on- Head templates: {{en-verb|astands|astanding|astood}} astand (third-person singular simple present astands, present participle astanding, simple past and past participle astood)
  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To arise; rise up. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-astand-en-verb-mwru0IQ6 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 26 33 27 14
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To come to a standstill; stop; arrive. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-astand-en-verb-HqqRpFDT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 68 21 5 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 26 33 27 14
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To remain standing; continue; abide; persist; onstand. Tags: intransitive, obsolete
    Sense id: en-astand-en-verb-zKbL7ZYq Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 26 33 27 14
  4. (transitive, obsolete) To withstand; atstand. Tags: obsolete, transitive Synonyms (withstand): resist, survive
    Sense id: en-astand-en-verb-qMU9mm2Y Categories (other): English terms prefixed with a- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with a-: 26 33 27 14 Disambiguation of 'withstand': 7 5 10 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: persevere

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for astand meaning in English (4.7kB)

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