What does outstanding mean?

Definitions for outstanding
ˌaʊtˈstæn dɪŋout·stand·ing

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word outstanding.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. outstandingadjective

    distinguished from others in excellence

    "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"

  2. outstanding, prominent, salient, spectacular, strikingadjective

    having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

    "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient traits"; "a spectacular rise in prices"; "a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center"; "a striking resemblance between parent and child"

  3. outstanding, owing(p), undischargedadjective

    owed as a debt

    "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"

  4. great, outstandingadjective

    of major significance or importance

    "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th centurey"

GCIDE

  1. Outstandingadjective

    Conspicuously excellent; markedly superior; distinguished.

  2. Outstandingadjective

    So prominent so as to attract notice; conspicuous; usually but not always in a good sense.

Wiktionary

  1. outstandingadjective

    prominent or noticeable; standing out from others

  2. outstandingadjective

    distinguished from others by its superiority

  3. outstandingadjective

    projecting outwards

  4. outstandingadjective

    unresolved; not settled or finished

  5. outstandingadjective

    owed as a debt

  6. Etymology: From outstand, equivalent to.

Wikipedia

  1. Outstanding

    Outstanding is a song originally performed by The Gap Band and written by member Raymond Calhoun. The song originally appeared on the group's platinum-selling 1982 album Gap Band IV. It is one of their signature songs and biggest hits, reaching the number one spot on the U. S. R&B Singles Chart in February 1983. "Outstanding" peaked at number fifty-one on the Billboard Hot 100.

ChatGPT

  1. outstanding

    Outstanding refers to something that is exceptionally good, prominent, or distinguished in comparison to others. It can also mean something that is not yet resolved, paid, or settled.

Wikidata

  1. Outstanding

    "Outstanding" is a song originally performed by The Gap Band and written by member Raymond Calhoun. The song originally appeared on the group's platinum-selling 1982 album Gap Band IV. It is one of their signature songs and biggest hits, reaching the number one spot on the U.S. R&B Singles Chart in February 1983. "Outstanding" peaked at number fifty-one on the Hot 100.

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  1. outstanding

    Song lyrics by outstanding -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by outstanding on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'outstanding' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3282

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'outstanding' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3885

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'outstanding' in Adjectives Frequency: #443

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of outstanding in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of outstanding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of outstanding in a Sentence

  1. Michael Fuchs:

    What United States needs to be looking for right now are genuine steps from North Korea that indicate a willingness to move the process forward. If North Korea is genuinely willing to close down Yongbyon and to allow in inspectors... those are just partial steps, but those are genuine steps forward, the biggest outstanding question still remains -- what price North Korea want to extract from the United States.

  2. Yukiya Amano:

    The purpose of the visit was to advance work towards the resolution of all outstanding issues regarding Iran's nuclear program, including clarification of possible military dimensions, i believe that both sides have a better understanding on some ways forward, though more work will be needed.

  3. Darrell Kyle:

    The members did an outstanding job of standing strong with the leadership.

  4. Edzard Overbeek as chief executive:

    I am very excited to have been chosen to lead this outstanding company at a very special point in time, the HERE location cloud is poised to be at the heart of new kinds of services that will genuinely change people's lives - everything from autonomous cars and smart cities to digitising enterprises.

  5. Donald Trump:

    I find Herman to be an outstanding person, a truly outstanding individual. I would think he would do very well there.

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Translations for outstanding

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  • uitstaandeAfrikaans
  • معلقةArabic
  • pendent, excepcional, destacat, sobresortintCatalan, Valencian
  • fremragendeDanish
  • hervorstechend, ausstehend, hervorragend, herausragend, überstehend, hervorstehendGerman
  • εξαιρετικήGreek
  • elstaraEsperanto
  • excepcional, sobresaliente, pendiente, prominente, distinguido, destacado, extraordinarioSpanish
  • merkittävä, silmäänpistävä, maksamaton, esiinpistävä, erinomainen, huomattavaFinnish
  • débiteur, exceptionnel, saillant, hors pair, en suspensFrench
  • air lethScottish Gaelic
  • ard-yindyssaghManx
  • kiváló, megoldatlan, kiálló, kiemelkedőHungarian
  • luar biasaIndonesian
  • irrisolta, irrisolto, notevole, saliente, in pendenza, in sospesso, eccezionaleItalian
  • 傑出したJapanese
  • outstandingLatin
  • izcilsLatvian
  • kātuareheMāori
  • prominent, voortreffelijk, vooraanstaand, uitstaand, bijzonder, onopgelost, overhellendDutch
  • utstående, fremragende, uteståendeNorwegian
  • wybitny, doskonały, zaległy, znakomityPolish
  • saliente, destacado, excepcional, extraordinário, pendentePortuguese
  • extraordinareRomanian
  • знамени́тый, незауря́дный, выступа́ющий, неупла́ченный, выпира́ющийся, неопла́ченный, незако́нченный, невы́полненный, выдаю́щийся, торча́щийRussian
  • โดดเด่นThai
  • וואונדערבארYiddish

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