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astand

/əˈstænd/

astand verb: to arise; rise up.

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To arise; rise up.
  2. (intransitive, obsolete) To come to a standstill; stop; arrive.
  3. (intransitive, obsolete) To remain standing; continue; abide; persist; onstand.
  4. (obsolete, transitive) To withstand; atstand.
    Synonyms:
    resist, survive

Synonyms of astand

Forms of astand

third-person singular presentastands
present participleastanding
past participleastood
pastastood

Origin of astand

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-.

Questions about astand

What does astand mean?
Astand means to arise; rise up.
What part of speech is astand?
Astand is a verb.
How do you pronounce astand?
Astand is pronounced /əˈstænd/.
What is the past tense of astand?
The past tense of astand is astood.

Words near astand in the dictionary

  1. Astakiwi
  2. Astalak
  3. Astana
  4. Astanan
  5. Astanans
  6. astand
  7. astands
  8. astanga
  9. astangas
  10. astar
  11. Astaracian

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