obstać

== Polish == === Etymology === From ob- + stać. Compare Latin obsto (whence English oust). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔp.stat͡ɕ/ Rhymes: -ɔpstat͡ɕ Syllabification: ob‧stać === Verb === obstać pf (intransitive, archaic) to suffice, to be enough Synonyms: starczyć, wystarczyć (intransitive, archaic) to stay, to remain, to persist Synonym: utrzymać się === Verb === obstać pf (imperfective obstawać) (intransitive, archaic) to persist, to stick, to abide [with przy (+ locative) ‘with something’] (intransitive, archaic) to support, to back, to stick up for [with za (+ instrumental) ‘for someone/something’] ==== Usage notes ==== The perfective form obstać is considered archaic; the imperfective equivalent obstawać remains in regular usage. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “obstać”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “obstać”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish)