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