different between astand vs ustand

English

Etymology

From Middle English astandan, from Old English ?standan (“to stand up, stand forth, rise up, rise, continue, endure”), from Proto-Germanic *uzstandan? (“to rise, stand up”), equivalent to a- +? stand. Cognate with Middle Low German erstân (“rise, get up, secure”), German erstehen (“to purchase, secure”), Gothic ???????????????????????????????????? (usstandan, “to rise, set out, be resurrected”). In some senses, prefix a- appears to represent and- (compare Middle English anstanden (“to resist”)), at-, on-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??stænd/

Verb

astand (third-person singular simple present astands, present participle astanding, simple past and past participle astood)

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

Synonyms

• (arise):
• (come to a standstill): See also Thesaurus:stop
• (remain standing): See also Thesaurus:persist or Thesaurus:persevere
• (withstand): resist, survive

Anagrams

• Nadsat, dastan, nadsat, satDNA, tandas

English

Noun

ustand (plural ustands)

1. A kind of andisol associated with semiarid and subhumid climates.

Anagrams

• Dutans, daunts, stunad