"stand out" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stands out [present, singular, third-person], standing out [participle, present], stood out [participle, past], stood out [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> out}} stand out (third-person singular simple present stands out, present participle standing out, simple past and past participle stood out)
  1. (intransitive) To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone). Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-stand_out-en-verb-zcqxN1Xl
  2. (intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: stand out Translations (to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings): 引人注目 (yǐnrénzhùmù) (Chinese Mandarin), vynikat (Czech), elstari (Esperanto), pistää silmään (Finnish), erottua joukosta (Finnish), nousta esiin (Finnish), se détacher (French), ressortir (French), se démarquer (French), sobresaír (Galician), herausragen (German), herausstechen (German), kilátszik (Hungarian), szembeötlik (Hungarian), szembetűnik (Hungarian), feltűnik (Hungarian), esser conspicue (Interlingua), esser saliente (Interlingua), distinguersi (Italian), mettersi in evidenza (Italian), saltare agli occhi (Italian), 目立つ (medatsu) (alt: めだつ) (Japanese), ēmineō (Latin), wyróżniać się (Polish), destacar-se (Portuguese), sobressair (Portuguese), ieși în evidență (Romanian), выделя́ться (vydeljátʹsja) [imperfective] (Russian), вы́делиться (výdelitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), destacarse (Spanish), sobresalir (Spanish), fark edilmek (Turkish), göze çarpmak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-stand_out-en-verb-1x9fhlEL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English links with manual fragments, English phrasal verbs with particle (out), English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 50 25 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 43 27 16 Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 16 39 23 22 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 15 45 23 17 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 9 46 25 20 Disambiguation of "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings": 6 80 6 7
  3. (intransitive) To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special. Tags: intransitive Translations (to be extraordinary and different): herausragen (German), herausstechen (German), kitűnik (Hungarian), kimagaslik (Hungarian), kiemelkedik (Hungarian), ēmineō (Latin), descollar (Spanish), destacar (Spanish), sobresalir (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-stand_out-en-verb-C8t1nU9r Disambiguation of 'to be extraordinary and different': 2 2 95 1
  4. (intransitive, nautical) To sail in a direction away from shore. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Nautical, Sailing
    Sense id: en-stand_out-en-verb-SrB1tXxV Disambiguation of Sailing: 6 19 11 64 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: obtrude, outstand, stand out, stick out [idiomatic], stick out like a sore thumb Hypernyms: differ Derived forms: stand out a mile, stand out like a sore thumb, stand out like dog's balls, standout [noun], stand-out [noun] Related terms: outstanding, stick out, specify

Inflected forms

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          "text": "Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they stand out in a crowd.",
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          "ref": "1950 January, Arthur F. Beckenham, “With British Railways to the Far North”, in Railway Magazine, page 5",
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          "word": "distinguersi"
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          "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
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          "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
          "word": "destacar-se"
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          "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
          "word": "sobressair"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
          "word": "ieși în evidență"
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          "_dis1": "6 80 6 7",
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          "roman": "vydeljátʹsja",
          "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
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          "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
          "word": "destacarse"
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          "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
          "word": "fark edilmek"
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          "text": "She stood out from the other candidates and was offered the job.",
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          "ref": "2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 – 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "The Scottish midfielder had an impressive game for Villa and his passing and vision stood out throughout.",
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        {
          "ref": "2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19",
          "text": "It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.",
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          "word": "herausragen"
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          "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
          "word": "kitűnik"
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          "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
          "word": "kimagaslik"
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          "word": "kiemelkedik"
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          "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
          "word": "ēmineō"
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          "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
          "word": "descollar"
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          "word": "destacar"
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          "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
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        ],
        [
          "against",
          "against#English"
        ],
        [
          "comply",
          "comply"
        ],
        [
          "with",
          "with#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they stand out in a crowd.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1950 January, Arthur F. Beckenham, “With British Railways to the Far North”, in Railway Magazine, page 5",
          "text": "At Stirling, we obtained a wonderful silhouette view of the Wallace Monument, and the dark line of the Ochil Hills, and the castle stood out clearly against the afterglow of the sunset.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2020 August 26, Nigel Harris, “Comment Special: Catastrophe at Carmont”, in Rail, page 4",
          "text": "A ray of light amid all this nonsense was Gwyn Topham's piece in the Guardian, which was timely, measured, accurate and of appropriate tone. That this single report stood out so clearly as an exemplar is a scathing comment in itself on the volumes of drivel surrounding it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obvious",
          "obvious"
        ],
        [
          "conspicuous",
          "conspicuous"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "stand out"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "She stood out from the other candidates and was offered the job.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2011 October 1, John Sinnott, “Aston Villa 2 – 0 Wigan”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "The Scottish midfielder had an impressive game for Villa and his passing and vision stood out throughout.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2013 June 7, Joseph Stiglitz, “Globalisation is about taxes too”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 19",
          "text": "It is time the international community faced the reality: we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today – with America standing out in the forefront and the UK not far behind.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Nautical"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin, published 2015, page 23",
          "text": "The next day the breeze freshened and the Ibis duly stood out to sea.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To sail in a direction away from shore."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "sail",
          "sail"
        ],
        [
          "shore",
          "shore"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive, nautical) To sail in a direction away from shore."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:stand out",
      "word": "obtrude"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:stand out",
      "word": "outstand"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:stand out",
      "word": "stand out"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:stand out",
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ],
      "word": "stick out"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:stand out",
      "word": "stick out like a sore thumb"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yǐnrénzhùmù",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "引人注目"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "vynikat"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "elstari"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "pistää silmään"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "erottua joukosta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "nousta esiin"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "se détacher"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "ressortir"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "se démarquer"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "sobresaír"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "herausragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "herausstechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "kilátszik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "szembeötlik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "szembetűnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "feltűnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "esser conspicue"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "esser saliente"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "distinguersi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "mettersi in evidenza"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "saltare agli occhi"
    },
    {
      "alt": "めだつ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "medatsu",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "目立つ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "ēmineō"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "wyróżniać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "destacar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "sobressair"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "ieși în evidență"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vydeljátʹsja",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "выделя́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "výdelitʹsja",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "вы́делиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "destacarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "sobresalir"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "fark edilmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings",
      "word": "göze çarpmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
      "word": "herausragen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
      "word": "herausstechen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
      "word": "kitűnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
      "word": "kimagaslik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
      "word": "kiemelkedik"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
      "word": "ēmineō"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
      "word": "descollar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
      "word": "destacar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to be extraordinary and different",
      "word": "sobresalir"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stand out"
}

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