STAND


Meaning of STAND in English

(~s, ~ing, stood)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

1.

When you are ~ing, your body is upright, your legs are straight, and your weight is supported by your feet.

She was ~ing beside my bed staring down at me...

They told me to ~ still and not to turn round...

Overcrowding is so bad that prisoners have to sleep in shifts, while others have to ~.

VERB: V prep, V adj, V

Stand up means the same as ~ .

We waited, ~ing up, for an hour.

PHRASAL VERB: V P

2.

When someone who is sitting ~s, they change their position so that they are upright and on their feet.

Becker stood and shook hands with Ben.

VERB: V

Stand up means the same as ~ .

When I walked in, they all stood up and started clapping.

PHRASAL VERB: V P

3.

If you ~ aside or ~ back, you move a short distance sideways or backwards, so that you are ~ing in a different place.

I stood aside to let her pass me...

The policemen stood back. Could it be a bomb?

VERB: V adv/prep, V adv/prep

4.

If something such as a building or a piece of furniture ~s somewhere, it is in that position, and is upright. (WRITTEN)

The house ~s alone on top of a small hill...

VERB: V prep/adv

5.

You can say that a building is ~ing when it remains after other buildings around it have fallen down or been destroyed.

There are very few buildings left ~ing.

VERB: V

6.

If you ~ something somewhere, you put it there in an upright position.

Stand the plant in the open in a sunny, sheltered place.

= place

VERB: V n prep/adv

7.

If you leave food or a mixture of something to ~, you leave it without disturbing it for some time.

The salad improves if made in advance and left to ~.

VERB: V

8.

If you take or make a ~, you do something or say something in order to make it clear what your attitude to a particular thing is.

He felt the need to make a ~ against racism in South Africa...

They must take a ~ and cast their votes...

N-COUNT: usu sing, oft N against/on n

9.

If you ask someone where or how they ~ on a particular issue, you are asking them what their attitude or view is.

The amendment will force senators to show where they ~ on the issue of sexual harassment...

So far, the bishop hasn’t said where he ~s.

VERB: where V on n, where V

10.

If you do not know where you ~ with someone, you do not know exactly what their attitude to you is.

No-one knows where they ~ with him; he is utterly unpredictable...

VERB: where V with n

11.

You can use ~ instead of ‘be’ when you are describing the present state or condition of something or someone.

The alliance ~s ready to do what is necessary...

The peace plan as it ~s violates basic human rights.

V-LINK: V adj, V

12.

If a decision, law, or offer ~s, it still exists and has not been changed or cancelled.

Although exceptions could be made, the rule still ~s...

VERB: V

13.

If something that can be measured ~s at a particular level, it is at that level.

The inflation rate now ~s at 3.6 per cent...

VERB: V at amount

14.

You can describe how tall or high someone or something is by saying that they ~ a particular height.

She stood five feet five inches tall and weighed 120 pounds...

She stood tall and aloof.

VERB: V amount adj, V adj

15.

If something can ~ a situation or a test, it is good enough or strong enough to experience it without being damaged, harmed, or shown to be inadequate.

These are the first machines that can ~ the wear and tear of continuously crushing glass...

VERB: V n

16.

If you cannot ~ something, you cannot bear it or tolerate it.

I can’t ~ any more. I’m going to run away...

How does he ~ the pain?

VERB: V n/-ing, V n/-ing

17.

If you cannot ~ someone or something, you dislike them very strongly. (INFORMAL)

He can’t ~ me smoking.

= bear

VERB: V n/-ing

18.

If you ~ to gain something, you are likely to gain it. If you ~ to lose something, you are likely to lose it.

The management group would ~ to gain millions of dollars if the company were sold...

VERB: V to-inf

19.

If you ~ in an election, you are a candidate in it. (BRIT; in AM, use run )

He has not yet announced whether he will ~ in the election...

VERB: V in n

20.

A ~ is a small shop or stall, outdoors or in a large public building.

She bought a hot dog from a ~ on a street corner.

= stall

N-COUNT: oft n N

see also news~

21.

A ~ at a sports ground is a large structure where people sit or ~ to watch what is happening. (BRIT)

N-COUNT

In American English, ~s is used with same meaning.

The people in the ~s at Candlestick Park are ~ing and cheering with all their might.

N-PLURAL

22.

A ~ is an object or piece of furniture that is designed for supporting or holding a particular kind of thing.

The teapot came with a ~ to catch the drips.

N-COUNT

23.

A ~ is an area where taxis or buses can wait to pick up passengers.

Luckily there was a taxi ~ nearby.

N-COUNT: usu n N

24.

In a law court, the ~ is the place where a witness ~s to answer questions.

When the father took the ~ today, he contradicted his son’s testimony...

N-SING: the N

25.

see also ~ing

26.

If you say it ~s to reason that something is true or likely to happen, you mean that it is obvious.

It ~s to reason that if you are considerate and friendly to people you will get a lot more back...

PHRASE: V inflects, usu it PHR that

27.

If you ~ in the way of something or ~ in a person’s way, you prevent that thing from happening or prevent that person from doing something.

The British government would not ~ in the way of such a proposal...

PHRASE: V inflects

28.

to ~ a chance: see chance

to ~ up and be counted: see count

to ~ firm: see firm

to ~ on your own two feet: see foot

to ~ your ground: see ground

to ~ someone in good stead: see stead

to ~ trial: see trial

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