עָתַד (b. h.) to endure, stand, be ready.
    Pi. - עִתֵּד to make ready, designate.—Part. pass. מְעוּתָּד, pl. מְעוּתָּדִים, מְעוּתָּדִין. Num. R. s. 18 (ref. to Job XV, 28) ולמי הן מע׳ וכ׳ and for whom were they (the treasures) designated? For those who were to emigrate (from Egypt) &c. Yalk. Ex. 264; Mekh. B’shall., ʿĂmal., s. 1 (ref. to נצב, Ex. XVII, 9) מחר נהא מעו׳ ועומדים וכ׳ (not מעתד׳) to-morrow let us be ready (for battle), and stand on the top of the hill; נגזור תענית ונהא מעו׳ על מעשה אבות let us appoint a fast and be ready (for prayer and meditation) on the merits of the fathers.