Stand

Meaning

Verb

●

To

or be

physically:

To support

on the

in an

position.

To

to one’s

; to

up.

To

motionless.

To be

in an

or

orientation.

To place in an

or

position.

To

or

a place; to be set,

,

,

, or situated.

To

when

on the feet.

To be present, to have

up.

●

To

or be

mentally:

To be

to

or lose.

To

; to be

; not to

or

; to be safe.

To

an

or

; to be

,

, or

; to take a

in

or opposition.

To be in some particular state; to have

or being; to be; to consist.

●

To

or be

mentally:

To tolerate.

●

In Cricket:

To

or be

socially:

To

as an umpire.

●

To

or be

socially:

To

;

;

up.

To

valid.

To

, usually as

, in competition.

To

the

of; to

for.

To have or

a

, order, or

; to be in a particular relation.

To be

; to

; to accord.

To

in court.

●

In British English:

To

or be

socially:

To be a

(in an election).

●

In Nautical:

Of a

or its

, to

,

(in a

, for a

etc.).

●

To

without

or injury.

●

In Card games:

To

more

; to keep

as it has been

so far.

Noun

●

The

of standing.

●

A

or effort.

●

A

,

;

;

for a

opposition.

●

A

of performance in a given

or venue.

●

A

to

something

or aloft.

●

The

on which a

; the

or

box.

●

An area of

for

at the

exchange.

●

A particular

or other group of

or shrubs.

●

In Forestry:

A

group of

in age-class

,

, and structure, and

a

of

quality, to be a

distinguishable

unit.

●

A

, a

state,

someone

, or a

who has found game.

●

A small

,

, or

,

a

or

stand.

●

A

where someone

may

or wait.

●

In American English:

The

of a

,

,

, etc.

●

In American English:

Short for

(“a

inn”).

●

In Sports:

Grandstand. (often in the plural)

●

In Cricket:

A partnership.

●

In Military:

A

set,

arms.

●

Rank;

;

; standing.

●

A state of

or embarrassment.

●

A

, usually

when other

are

; also, a

or

upon its own

, in

from one

from a

a

, either of the same or another

.

●

A

or

where one may stand.

●

In Advertising:

An

an

,

many

of paper.

●

In Fiction:

A type of

ability from the

and

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,

for

they

to 'stand'

their user.

●

In American English & Scottish English:

A

which

, such as a

or cask.

●

A

of from

and

to

, used in

pitch.

Sourced from

Origin

stand

English

standen

Middle English (1100-1500)

standan

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Sourced from

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