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sist/sta

sɪst / stɑː

Helping and holding out are the same stance

The picture A body standing firm on two feet. Stand beside someone and you are helping; stand your ground and you are insisting; stand facing them and you are resisting. sta is standing still and holding; flu is flowing on with nothing in the way.

Word roots

Where the picture shows up in sist/sta

  1. Standing beside to help

    Can you assist me with this form?

    kən juː əˈsɪst miː wɪð ðɪs fɔːrm

    Could you help me with this form?

    Standing shoulder to shoulder with the person holding the form, lending a hand.

    as (beside) + sist (stand): standing next to someone is what helping is.

  2. Standing your ground

    He insisted on paying.

    hiː ɪnˈsɪstɪd ɒn ˈpeɪɪŋ

    He insisted on paying.

    Planted at the register, not giving back a single step.

  3. Standing against it

    I couldn't resist the smell.

    aɪ ˈkʊdnt rɪˈzɪst ðə smel

    I couldn't hold out against that smell.

    Standing against a smell rolling in — and finally being pushed back.

  4. Standing without wobbling

    This ladder isn't stable.

    ðɪs ˈlædər ˈɪznt ˈsteɪbl

    This ladder isn't steady.

    A ladder with one short leg, wobbling at every step.

  5. The place where you stand and wait

    Meet me at the station.

    miːt miː æt ðə ˈsteɪʃən

    Meet me at the station.

    The place where people stand on their feet and wait for the train.

All of it in one picture

sist and sta are one stance: standing, and not being moved. Stand beside someone and you assist; stand your ground and you insist; stand facing it and you resist. Stand without wobbling and you are stable; the place where people stand and wait is a station. With sist and sta the only difference is where the standing happens.

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