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Astand

//əˈstænd// verb

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

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-.

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