offstand
offstand · offstands · offstood · offstanding
To endure against; stand or ward off; defend against; withstand; resistTo endure against; stand or ward off; defend against; withstand; resist.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To endure against; stand or ward off; defend against; withstand; resist.
(transitive)To offset; compensate for; make restitution for.
Origin
From Middle English ofstonden, from Old English ofstandan (“to remain, persist, continue;From Middle English ofstonden, from Old English ofstandan (“to remain, persist, continue; restore, make restitution”), from Proto-Germanic *afstandaną, *afstāną, equivalent to off- + stand. Cognate with Dutch afstaan (“to cede, yield, relinquish”), German abstehen (“to project, stick out, stand away”), Swedish avstå (“to refrain, desist, give up, relinquish”).
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Forms
offstands, offstanding, offstood, offstoodLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle