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Stand out meaning

Stand out is a phrasal verb with 2 meanings. One of them is to attract attention because you are easy to notice.

Past simple
stood out
Past participle
stood out
-ing form
standing out

What stand out means

be noticeableB2

To attract attention because you are easy to notice

Her yellow coat made her stand out in the crowd.

1 more meaning of stand out is in the Retite app, with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.

Common questions

What does stand out mean?

It has 2 meanings. One of them is to attract attention because you are easy to notice. The other one, with an example and a translation into your language, is in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of stand out?

Stood out, which is also its past participle.

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