verb
offstand
Offstand (verb) means to resist or hold out against something.
verb
1
To resist or hold out against something.
""His excellency is wise not to waste breath renewing it. He grows fat, and his breath is short" "What can you expect to gain by resistance, save death?" Gonzales asked. "How can you hope to offstand a score and a half of us?"
— Johnston McCulley, The Mark of Zorro (2003)
"Those who are involved in long enmities sacrifice continually to the hidit in order to offstand such affliction."
— Roy Franklin Barton, Ifugao economics: Volume 15 (1919)
2
To make up for something, or pay it back.
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Etymology
Came into English from Middle English ofstonden, from Old English ofstandan (“to remain, persist, continue; restore, make restitution”), from Proto-Germanic *afstandaną, *afstāną, equivalent to off- + stand. It is cognate with Dutch afstaan (“to cede, yield, relinquish”), German abstehen (“to project, stick out, stand away”), and Swedish avstå (“to refrain, desist, give up, relinquish”).
Frequently asked questions
What is the meaning of offstand?
"offstand" (verb) means to resist or hold out against something.
What are the different meanings of offstand?
"offstand" has 2 main meanings: 1. To resist or hold out against something; 2. To make up for something, or pay it back.
