stand out
Verb
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Verb
stand out
- (intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings.
- Tourist guides often carry umbrellas so that they stand out in a crowd.
- 1918, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Land That Time Forgot (novel) Chapter VIII
- The path led straight across the clearing into another forest, lying upon the verge of which I saw a bit of white. It appeared to stand out in marked contrast and incongruity to all its surroundings, and when I stopped to examine it, I found that it was a small strip of muslin--part of the hem of a garment.
- (intransitive) To be extraordinary and different or to have features and qualities which make someone or something special.
- She stood out from the other candidates and was offered the job.
- (nautical) To sail in a direction away from shore.
- 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin 2015, p. 23:
- The next day the breeze freshened and the Ibis duly stood out to sea.
- 2008, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies, Penguin 2015, p. 23:
- (to be obvious or conspicuous) See also Thesaurus:stand out
- French: se détacher, ressortir, se démarquer
- German: herausragen
- Italian: distinguersi, mettersi in evidenza, saltare agli occhi
- Portuguese: destacar-se, sobressair
- Russian: выделя́ться
- Spanish: destacar, sobresalir
- Spanish: descollar, destacar, sobresalir
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