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obstáť

Pronunciation: /ɔpstaːc/

“obstáť” is a Slovak word. Its 9 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to stay on one's feet, to stand (to manage to remain in a standing position, often despite difficulty or fatigue)
  2. to stay, to remain, to last (to be able to stay in one place for a period of time)
  3. to succeed, to pass, to hold one's own (to achieve a positive result or prove oneself in a test, competition, or difficult situation)
  4. to hold water, to stand up (of arguments, evidence, or ideas: to prove to be sufficient or valid under scrutiny)
  5. to endure, to bear (to be able to engage in an activity or stay with a person for a long time)
  6. to fare, to come off (to end up in a certain way after an event; used with dobre or zle)
  7. to survive, to persist, to remain (to stay alive or maintain existence after a threat or passage of time)
  8. to do without, to manage without (to be able to exist without something)
  9. to endure (to be able to stay in a place or with someone)

Etymology

From ob- + stáť.

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