STAND


Meaning of STAND in English

I.

noun

1 effort to resist opposition

ADJECTIVE

▪ brave , defiant , determined , firm , strong , tough

▪ moral , principled

▪ last , last-ditch

▪ public

VERB + STAND

▪ make , take

PREPOSITION

▪ ~ against

to make a ~ against industries that contribute to river pollution

▪ ~ on

He has taken a public ~ on the issue of misuse of hospital funds.

2 ( esp. AmE ) small shop ⇨ See also ↑ stall

ADJECTIVE

▪ concession , farm , market (all AmE )

▪ roadside ( AmE )

▪ news (usually news-stand ) , newspaper

▪ fruit ( AmE ), hamburger , hot-dog , lemonade ( AmE ), etc.

VERB + STAND

▪ set up

PREPOSITION

▪ at a/the ~

We can get a magazine at the newspaper ~.

PHRASES

▪ hit the ~s

The magazine will hit the ~s in April.

3 ( esp. BrE ) table at an exhibition

ADJECTIVE

▪ display , exhibition , trade ( BrE )

▪ information

VERB + STAND

▪ have

Our company has a display ~ at this year's fair.

▪ set up

▪ man

We took it in turns to man the exhibition ~.

PREPOSITION

▪ at a/the ~ , on the ~

I'll be on the ~ for two hours.

You'll find brochures of our new products on the ~.

4 furniture/equipment for putting sth on

ADJECTIVE

▪ coat , hat (usually hatstand ) , umbrella

▪ mic ( informal ), microphone , mike ( informal )

▪ music

▪ night (usually nightstand ) ( AmE )

▪ wooden

PREPOSITION

▪ in a/the ~ , on a/the ~

There was some music open on the music ~.

II.

verb

1 be on your feet/be upright

ADVERB

▪ erect , tall , upright

▪ motionless , still

Stand still while I take your photo.

▪ barefoot , naked

▪ on tiptoe

She stood on tiptoe to reach the shelf.

▪ awkwardly , meekly , uncertainly

He stood awkwardly in the doorway, not sure what to say.

▪ rigidly , stiffly

▪ quietly , silently

▪ proudly

Her parents stood proudly at her side.

▪ around , there

Don't just ~ there—do something.

I stood there staring at him.

VERB + STAND

▪ be able to , can

▪ be unable to , cannot

The roof was so low I couldn't ~ upright.

▪ can barely , can hardly

He felt so weak he could hardly ~.

PHRASES

▪ be left ~ing

After the earthquake only a few houses were left ~ing.

▪ ~ rooted to the spot

She stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move or speak.

2 tolerate sth

VERB + STAND

▪ can

I don't know how you can ~ the heat.

▪ cannot

I can't ~ that man!

▪ can hardly

3 ( esp. BrE ) be a candidate in an election ⇨ See also ↑ run

ADVERB

▪ successfully , unsuccessfully

VERB + STAND

▪ decide to

▪ be allowed to

PREPOSITION

▪ against

Two candidates will be ~ing against her.

▪ as

She stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the local elections.

▪ for

He is ~ing for Oxford East in the election.

PHRASES

▪ sb's decision to ~

▪ ~ for election

PHRASAL VERBS

stand by

ADVERB

▪ idly , passively

Surely the world cannot ~ idly by and let this country go through the agony of war yet again?

VERB + STAND BY

▪ can

stand up

ADVERB

▪ straight

You'll look taller if you ~ up straight.

▪ abruptly , quickly , suddenly

▪ slowly

▪ immediately

VERB + STAND UP

▪ try to

I tried to ~ up and found myself in agony.

Stand is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ arrangement , ↑ building , ↑ castle , ↑ chair , ↑ horse , ↑ house , ↑ mansion , ↑ memorial , ↑ monument , ↑ palace , ↑ pillar , ↑ record , ↑ statue , ↑ tear , ↑ thing , ↑ tower , ↑ train , ↑ tree , ↑ vase , ↑ wall

Stand is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ bail , ↑ chance , ↑ comparison , ↑ pace , ↑ pain , ↑ pint , ↑ strain , ↑ stress , ↑ suspense , ↑ trial , ↑ vigil , ↑ watch , ↑ weight

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