to stand
- verb
- /stænd/
- Every time you choose to stand in that moment, that's terrifying.
- stand in front
- stand alone
- stand still
I hope this year someone stands next to me this year.
- I hope this year someone stands next to me this year.
- You have these people come up, they stand at like a podium.
- No, she would rather stand all the way to Union Station.
- Bring out the British flag and stand there for what?
- Those are the technological universities that stand atop the heap.
- Because you don't stand outside and look at your ride.
- I was at the Golf Club in May, stood up and left it.
- I think what distinguished you was did you stand or did you run?
- So how long can I stand without breaking posture?
- I like hit the hit the play and then I stand right.
- You know, we all get to stand equal together.
Examples
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The statue stands tall in the center of the park, attracting many visitors.
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There we were, just the two of us, standing at her front door.
Academic text (2017) -
If I can stand, I can take a step.
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No, she would rather stand all the way to Union Station.
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How long have you been standing there?
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Take courage, join hands, stand beside us, fight with us.
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Arthur stands in mortal peril.
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Just stand back.
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With Martin Luther's famous and exemplary words: "Here I stand, I can do no other."
Academic text (2017) -
As we slipped out the kitchen's glass door, she was standing at the sink, washing the dishes.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
To stand up from sitting or lying down
To get up from sitting or lying and be on your feet
To stand up after sitting or lying down and to recover after a problem
To put something so it stands up instead of lying down
Antonyms
Idioms
- Formal
Make progress by using the ideas and work of earlier people
Make new progress by using important ideas or work from people who came before
- Informal
To leave a place quickly because you do not want to be there
To keep trying after many failures no matter how often you fail
Imagine yourself in another person's situation to understand how they feel
Phrasal Verbs
- Formal
Hold the body straight with feet together and arms at the sides like a soldier
To state an opinion strongly and refuse to change it when others disagree
Compounds
- NSFW
A sexual encounter that happens for only one night and does not continue
- NSFW
A law allowing someone to use force, even deadly force, without first trying to leave when threatened
- Jargon
A temporary pause in military activity to let troops rest and stop being on alert
An 1876 battle at Little Bighorn where Sioux and Cheyenne killed General Custer and his soldiers
- Specialized
A thick slow-drying oil artists mix into paint to make it smoother and shinier
- NSFW
A short romantic or sexual meeting that lasts part of one night without starting a relationship
- Archaic
A small table that holds a basin and pitcher for washing hands before indoor plumbing
How Upright
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stand comes from the old English word standan, which simply meant 'to stand' or be upright. So to stand today still means to be in an upright position or to take a place.