KNOW WHERE WE STAND

Meaning of KNOW WHERE WE STAND in English

know our position, know if we have a chance (See also leave me hanging )

The Department hasn't replied to our application for assistance, so we don't know where we stand.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

KNOW WHERE WE STAND — know our position, know if we have a chance, leave me hanging The Department hasn't replied to our application for …
English Idioms vocab
WHERE — I. (|)hw]e(ə)r, (|)w], ]eə sometimes ]a(a)(ə)r or ]a (a)ə; when completely unstressed often (h)wə(r); more often under secondary than primary …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAND — I. ˈstand, -aa(ə)nd verb ( stood ˈstu̇d ; stood ; standing ; stands ) Etymology: Middle English standen, stonden, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈn(y)ü ; or dialect knowed ˈnōd ; known ˈnōn sometimes -ōən ; also dialect knowed …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHERE — /hwair, wair/ , adv. 1. in or at what place?: Where is he? Where do you live? 2. in what …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WE — /wee/ , pron. pl., possessive our or ours , objective us . 1. nominative pl. of I . 2. (used …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STAND — /stand/ , v. , stood, standing , n. , pl. stands for 43-63, stands, stand for 64. v.i. 1. (of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
KNOW — know 1 — knower , n. /noh/ , v. , knew, known, knowing , n. v.t. 1. to perceive or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHERE — I. ˈhwer, ˈwer, (ˌ)(h)wər adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwǣr; akin to Old High German hwār where, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAND — I. ˈstand verb ( stood ˈstu̇d ; stand·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English standan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
KNOW — I. ˈnō verb ( knew ˈnü also ˈnyü ; known ˈnōn ; know·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHERE — noun place; situation. 2. where (·pron & ·conj) whether. 3. where ·conj whereas. 4. where ·adv at or in what …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
KNOW — noun knee. 2. know ·vi to have sexual commerce with. 3. know ·vi to be assured; to feel confident. 4. …
Webster English vocab
WHERE — [where] adv [ME, fr. OE hwaer; akin to OHG hwar where, OE hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WE — [we] pron, pl in constr [ME, fr. OE we; akin to OHG wir we, Skt vayam] (bef. 12c) 1: I …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
KNOW — [know] vb knew ; known ; know.ing [ME, fr. OE cnawan; akin to OHG bichnaan to recognize, L gnoscere, noscere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHERE — / weə(r); NAmE wer/ adverb , conjunction ■ adverb 1. in or to what place or situation : Where do …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WE — / wi; NAmE ; strong form wiː/ pronoun (used as the subject of a verb) 1. I and another person …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAND — / stænd; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( stood , stood / stʊd; NAmE /) ON FEET / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHERE — where S1 W1 /weə $ wer/ BrE AmE adverb , conjunction , pronoun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: hwær …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WE — we S1 W1 /wi; strong wiː/ BrE AmE pronoun [used as the subject of a verb] [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STAND — I. stand 1 S1 W1 /stænd/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle stood /stʊd/) [ Word Family: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
KNOW — I. know 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense knew /njuː $ nuː/, past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STAND — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. stood) 1 intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. interrog.adv. 1 in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STAND — v. & n. v. (past and past part. stood) 1 intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
KNOW — v. & n. v. (past knew; past part. known) 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHERE — adv., conj., pron., & n. --interrog.adv. 1. in or to what place or position? (where is the milk?; where are …
Oxford English vocab
STAND — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. stood) 1. intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
KNOW — v. & n. --v. (past knew; past part. known) 1. tr. (often foll. by that, how, what, etc.) a have …
Oxford English vocab
WHERE — Usually pronounced /(h)weə(r)/ for meanings 2 and 3. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'We' is the first person plural …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STAND — ( stands, standing, stood) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
KNOW — ( knows, knowing, knew, known) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHERE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to ask questions …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WE — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'We' is the first person plural …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WE — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES As we have seen ▪ As we have seen in chapter four, women’s pay is …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHERE — [adverb] [not gradable], [conjunction] - to, at or in what placeWhere does he live?"I put it on your desk." "Where? …
Cambridge English vocab
WE — (GROUP) [pronoun] - (used as the subject of a verb) the speaker and at least one other person when considered …
Cambridge English vocab
KNOW — (BE FAMILIAR WITH) [verb] [past simple] knew, [past participle] known - to be familiar with or have experience and understanding …
Cambridge English vocab
STAND — Synonyms and related words : Anschauung, abide, abide by, abide with, accept, adhere to, advocate, affirm, affirmance, affirmation, afford, allegation, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNOW — Synonyms and related words : absorb, account, acquaintance, aller sans dire, announcement, appreciate, apprehend, assimilate, associate with, be acquainted with, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHERE — See: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF or TELL ONE WHERE TO HEAD IN.
Slang English vocab
KNOW — verb 1 have information about sth ADVERB ▪ full well , perfectly well , very well ▪ I don't ~ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
KNOW — See ↑ EXPERIENCE 3, ↑ KNOW/NOT KNOW 1,2,11,22, ↑ RECOGNIZE 1, ↑ SPEAK 3, ↑ SURE/NOT SURE 1 ◆◆◆ • …
Longman Activator English vocab
STAND — n. 25B6; verb Lionel stood in the doorway : BE ON ONE'S FEET, be upright, be erect, be vertical. the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNOW — n. 25B6; verb she doesn't know I'm here : BE AWARE, realize, be conscious, be informed; notice, perceive, see, sense, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
KNOW — v. 1 understand, comprehend, be familiar with, grasp, be acquainted with, be versed or skilled in Do you know anything …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHERE — See: TELL ONE WHERE TO GET OFF or TELL ONE WHERE TO HEAD IN.
Словарь английских идиом
WHERE — pronoun 1 BAD : He wanted to get to Paris, where his uncle lived there. GOOD : He wanted to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
KNOW — verb 1 BAD : I ran downstairs to know what was happening. GOOD : I ran downstairs to find out …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WE — мест.; лич.; объект. us 1) мы Anything which emphasises the we and they will drive men towards the extremes of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STAND — 1. сущ. 1) остановка 2) сопротивление firm, resolute, strong stand ≈ решительное сопротивление They took a resolute stand on the …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
KNOW — 1. гл. 1) а) знать (тж. know about/of); иметь представление, располагать определенным набором знаний to know what's what разг. ≈ …
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