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stand

UK/ˈstænd/ US/ˈstænd/ very common uk us
verb (12) noun (12)

verb

1.

be standing; be upright

  • “We had to stand for the entire performance!”
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2.

be in some specified state or condition

  • “I stand corrected”
3.

occupy a place or location, also metaphorically

  • “We stand on common ground”
4.

hold one''s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright

  • “I am standing my ground and won”
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5.

have or maintain a position or stand on an issue

  • “Where do you stand on the War?”
6.

put up with something or somebody unpleasant

  • “I cannot bear his constant criticism”
  • “The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks”
  • “he learned to tolerate the heat”
  • “She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage”
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7.

remain inactive or immobile

  • “standing water”
8.

be in effect; be or remain in force

  • “The law stands!”
9.

be tall; have a height of; copula

  • “She stands 6 feet tall”
10.

put into an upright position

  • “Can you stand the bookshelf up?”
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11.

withstand the force of something

  • “The trees resisted her”
  • “stand the test of time”
  • “The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow”
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12.

be available for stud services

  • “male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females”

noun

1.

a support or foundation

  • “the base of the lamp”
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2.

the position where a thing or person stands

3.

a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area

  • “they cut down a stand of trees”
4.

a small table for holding articles of various kinds

  • “a bedside stand”
5.

a support for displaying various articles

  • “the newspapers were arranged on a rack”
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6.
7.

a mental position from which things are viewed

  • “we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians”
  • “teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events”
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8.

a booth where articles are displayed for sale

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9.

a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance

  • “a one-night stand”
10.

tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)

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11.

a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air

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12.

a defensive effort

  • “the army made a final stand at the Rhone”

Origin

From Middle English stonden, standen (verb) and stand, stond (noun, from the verb), from Old English standan (“to stand, occupy a place”), from Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), from Pre-Germanic *sth₂-n-t-´, an innovative extended n-infixed form of Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. Cognates Cognate with Scots staund (“to stand”), Yola sthoan, sthoane, sthone, stoane (“to stand”), North Frisian staan, stoune, stuine, stun, stönje, stööne (“to stand”), Saterland Frisian stounde (“to stand”), Danish stande (“to stand”), Faroese and Icelandic standa (“to stand”), Norwegian Nynorsk standa, stå (“to stand”), Swedish stånda (“to stand”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (standan, “to stand”). From the related Proto-Germanic *stāną (“to stand”): West Frisian stean (“to stand”), Alemannic German staa (“to stand”), Central Franconian stiehn, stohn, stonn (“to stand”), Cimbrian stean (“to stand”), Dutch staan (“to stand”), German stehen (“to stand”), Low German stahn, staon (“to stand”), Luxembourgish stoen (“to stand”), Vilamovian śtejn (“to stand”), Yiddish שטיין (shteyn, “to stand”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish stå (“to stand”), Faroese stá...

Phrases

  • a house divided against itself cannot stand
  • a leg to stand on
  • all standing
  • behind every successful man there stands a woman
  • can't stand
  • dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants
  • I stand corrected
  • make someone's hair stand on end

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