Meaning

6 senses
  1. To jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.).

  2. (intransitive)To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone).

  3. (intransitive)To sail in a direction away from shore.

    steer away from shore, of ships

  4. (intransitive)To be clearly distinguishable; to be obvious, to be easily noticeable, in contrast to the surroundings.

    Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they stand out in a crowd.

    herausragen, herausstechen, herausragen

    выделя́тьсяvydeljátʹsja, вы́делитьсяvýdelitʹsja

  5. (intransitive)To be prominent or conspicuous; to have special significance.

    She stood out from the other candidates and was offered the job.

  6. (obsolete)To maintain, to persist in claiming (that).

Examples

124 sentences
  1. Tom wants to stand out.

    Том хоче виділятися.

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  2. You do stand out a bit.

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  3. She stood looking out toward the sea.

    ruОна стояла, глядя в сторону моря.

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  4. Her red dress made her stand out.

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  5. The red dress made her stand out.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to be obvious in contrast to one's surroundings:

Forms

stands out, standing out, stood out, stood out
Base formstand out · to stand out
3rd person singularstands out
Present participlestanding out
Past simplestood out
Past participlestood out

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystand out
he, she, itstands out

Past simpleLesson

all personsstood out

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stood out
he, she, ithas stood out

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stand out

Phrasal verbs

15 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

10 synonyms

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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