astand

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/əˈstænd/

verb

To arise; rise up.

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resistsurvivepersevere
OriginMiddle English astandan ← Old English āstandan ← Proto-Germanic *uzstandaną →
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Meanings

verbastand (third-person singular simple present astands, present participle astanding, simple past and past participle astood)

present singular third person astands · participle present astanding · participle past astood · past astood

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo arise; rise up.
  2. intransitiveobsoleteTo come to a standstill; stop; arrive.
  3. intransitiveobsoleteTo remain standing; continue; abide; persist; onstand.
  4. obsoletetransitiveTo withstand; atstand.

    Synonyms: resist, survive

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo withstand; atstand.

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resistsurvive
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persevere
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Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*uzstandaną“to rise, stand up”
  2. Old Englishāstandan“to stand up, stand forth, rise up, rise, continue, endure”
  3. Middle Englishastandan
  4. Englishastand

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-.

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APA

astand. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astand

MLA

“astand.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astand. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astand,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astand.

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