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ENGLISH VERB

stand out

to stand out; to stick in the memory

  • Irregular verb
  • Gerund: standing out
  • Past participle: stood out

Conjugation

Tap any form to hear it. The part that changes is in colour.

Present

Simple present · now, habits and facts

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Past

Simple past · finished actions

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Future

Future · “will”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present continuous

Present continuous · happening right now

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Present perfect

Present perfect · “have done”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Conditional

Conditional · “would”

  1. I
  2. you
  3. he, she, it
  4. we
  5. they

Imperative

Imperative · requests and orders

How to use stand out

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Her red hair stands out in any crowd.

    Her red hair stands out in any crowd.

  2. Past

    One moment stood out from the whole trip.

    One moment stuck with me for the whole trip.

  3. Future

    Your resume will stand out with that experience.

    Your resume will stand out with that experience.

  4. Present continuous

    Two candidates are standing out from the rest.

    Two candidates are standing out from the rest.

  5. Present perfect

    That meal has stood out in my memory for years.

    That meal stayed in my memory for years.

  6. Conditional

    A blue door would stand out on this street.

    A blue door would stand out on this street.

  7. Imperative

    Stand out, wear something nobody else is wearing.

    Stand out — wear something no one else is wearing.

Good to know

  • "Stand out" is drawing attention among others; "stand out from the crowd" is standing out from the crowd.

Where you hear stand out

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

English for Brazilians · Intermediate Level 2

  • Carol's voice really stands out in the episode. Carol's voice really stands out in the episode.
  • Walter's question stood out for me. Walter's question stood out for me.
  • A short clip will stand out more. A short clip will stand out more.

English for Brazilians · Advanced Level 1

  • One thing stands out. The smell of onions. One thing stands out. The smell of onions.
  • The hand on the pot stood out right away. The hand on the pot stood out right away.
  • In the episode, Carol's voice will stand out. In the episode, Carol's voice will stand out.
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A story to start with

Intermediate Level 2 · stood out · the moment that stood out

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The detail that brought it back

Advanced Level 1 · stands out

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Introduce without taking over the story

Fluency Level 1 · What stood out to me was that she never found out who left it until a month later.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: irregular verb.