Definition of stand in English:

stand

verbstood standstænd

1no object, usually with adverbial of place Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.
Lionel stood in the doorway
she stood still, heart hammering
Example sentencesExamples
- Ryan and I stood up and I made eye contact with the girl standing beside us.
- I stood up and opened the door to find Leon just standing there.
- I looked and there was Brandon standing on my porch with a single rose.
- A senior police officer and security official stood at the public door of the courtroom.
- A little boy stood alone in the middle of the floor.
- I stood motionless for a few seconds, just looking at the closed door.
- And then, in the pouring rain, a half-dozen supporters stood around waiting for the media to show up.
- Uniformed police officers stood at each end of the cordons speaking to passers-by.
- I stood at the living room window watching the rain fall on the surface of the pond.
- Alexis put the poker back in its cradle and awkwardly stood next to the fireplace.
- A man and a young woman stood alone in the middle of a wide, golden field.
- The man stood silently for a moment before he spoke.
- I stood at my local bus stop for over an hour waiting for a number 8 to come along.
- The woman stood quietly waiting for an answer.
- There's a man standing around looking at computer stuff, he has no clue what he's doing.
- Start by standing erect with your feet wider than your hips and turned out slightly.
- The doctor and Sarah stood silently in the doorway watching the exchange.
- There I was, standing up near the stage waiting for the concert to start, and two girls came and stood next to me.
- She stopped mid-sentence and turned around to see a familiar figure standing next to her chair.
- After a moment or two, Kira noticed Rebecca standing silently in the doorway.
Synonyms
be on one's feet, be upright, be erect, be vertical
1. 1.1 Rise to one's feet.
  the two men stood up and shook hands
  Example sentencesExamples
  Gornyo stood up and sort of shuffled over to stand next to Kya.
  Fred laughed wildly as he stood up.
  I grab the edge of the wall for support as I stand; my leg muscles had cramped.
  He watched him study her for a moment and stood up to stand beside him.
  I shook my head, and reluctantly stood, moving Lauren away from me a little so I could gather up my stuff.
  She slowly stood up straight, stretching her right leg in front of herself as she did.
  Merlin slowly stood up straight, feeling very much at risk.
  Her mother stood up abruptly from the chair she was sitting on and glared at her.
  She stood, and moved to the door, turning the lock with a echoing metallic sound.
  He smiled at her puzzled, then stood up, helping her also to stand.
  He stood up and walked around the desk.
  The Ambassador stood up and gestured to his secretary who also stood.
  He tried to stand but the ship was rolling heavily in the strong gale that was now blowing.
  Trevor sat up and then finally stood up.
  He stood up and tugged at my hand, trying to get me to stand with him.
  As he stood, she moved into his open arms to give him a farewell kiss.
  He just smirked, and slowly stood up straight.
  She then stood up and walked over to the doorway.
  I nodded and she patted my shoulder then stood to leave.
  He stood up, waiting for me to stand too, and when I did he started to walk slowly.
  Synonyms
  rise, rise to one's feet, get to one's feet, get up, straighten up, pick oneself up, find one's feet, be upstanding
  literary arise
2. 1.2no object, with adverbial of direction Move somewhere in an upright position.
  she stood aside to let them enter
  Example sentencesExamples
  He stood back so that I could put my face to the microscope better, and in doing so he knocked over a flask with some ether in it.
  Amy looked at me and I stood back, letting her get the full view of the classroom.
  Lara turned to Ben and stood back so as to get a proper view of him.
  What I'd like to know is, what are the accepted conventions for standing aside or not when other people are walking towards you on the same sidewalk/pavement?
  They lit the fuse before standing back and covering their ears.
  Tough-featured, broken-nosed men in expensive coats loom large, casting dark shadows, courteously standing aside to let ‘the little lady’ pass.
  We stood back and put water on it from a safe distance.
  Please stand aside so I can serve the next guest.
  The guard opened the door and stood back to allow the boy into the study.
  I stood back, allowing him to pass.
  He walked up to the door of the house, opened it, and stood aside for the others to enter first.
  He stood back and allowed her to pass him before closing the door.
  The guy on my left stood back once to let me get a view of the big green grass field and white borders.
  The aisle was narrow, so I stood aside to let her pass.
  He waved and jogged over, hugging his fiancée and then standing back to get a better view of her sister.
  Alison stood aside and let him in.
  He stood aside for my father to pass through the gate.
  His father opened a door, and stood aside to let Bill pass through it.
  This morning I stood back to let a woman through a shop door.
  I stood aside to let the ladies pass.
3. 1.3with object and adverbial of place Place or set in an upright or specified position.
  don't stand the plant in direct sunlight
  Example sentencesExamples
  An easy way to steam asparagus if you don't have a proper steamer is to tie the stalks together with string, stand them upright in a pan and cover with a loose foil dome.
  Moisten it with water and stand pot plants on top.
  Stuff the peppers with the mince mixture and stand them upright in a pot on the stove with a little water at the bottom.
  While her five-year-old brother Ashley ran to get their mother, she managed to twist him around and stand him upright in the bucket so his head was above water.
  Cover the surface with grit, and stand the finished planting in a sunny position.
  Find an oven dish or deep roasting tray in which the hearts will fit snugly; stand them upright.
  The vet said the best way to help him is to use an industrial winch - like the ones used to hoist engines from cars - to stand the eight-stone pig upright.
  Cut about 1 inch from the bottom of the spears and stand them upright in a jar in several inches of water in your refrigerator.
  Then stand it upright and slice off the spiny skin, from top to bottom, in large slices.
  Back at the bar Bobby Joe had split pea and ham soup that you could stand your spoon upright in.
  To warm the milk, stand the bottle in a jug of hot water.
  Carefully pack shanks on top of vegetables; stand the shanks upright to retain the marrow in the bones.
  Put it on your kitchen draining board with one end trailing into a water-filled sink and stand your plants upon it.
  He pulled me out to the front of the ship and stood me on a step that lifted me up so I could see over the ledge.
  Keep them nice and round by standing them upright in a tall drinking glass while they're chilling.
  When starting to use this type of corkscrew, it is best to stand the bottle on the table.
  First stand the wine upright for a day or two, so all the sediment sinks to the bottom of the bottle.
  Synonyms
  put, set, set up, erect, upend, place, position, locate, situate, prop, lean, plant, stick, install, arrange, dispose, deposit
  informal plonk, park
2no object, with adverbial of place (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position.
the town stood on a hill
the hotel stands in three acres of gardens
Example sentencesExamples
- The problem was that the sand dunes feeding the ocean were the same dunes on which buildings now stood.
- A large gathering of concrete structures stood about three miles ahead of me.
- At least 1,061 industrial and residential buildings stand along the river.
- On either side stood two other rather large houses, completely dark on the inside.
- Looking up, a line of broken bottle necks stood side by side along a high shelf that spanned the entire right wall of the space.
- Huge glass structures stand where fields of flowers once thrived.
- To the left there was a wheel of fortune and some pool tables and in the far corner stood an upright piano.
- A 19th century inn which stands next to the ruins of one of England's most important abbeys will now help preserve Yorkshire's most historic monuments.
- A small upright hut stood beside the worn gravel path that snaked through the trees.
- Shabby buildings stand next to stylish apartments and craft centres giving the game a gritty image and inner-city feel to appeal to a trendy audience.
- On a little table stood a half full bottle of mineral water with a glass next to it, and beside it lay a single red and white sock.
- A solitary, occupied house standing among the ruins is a common sight in reconstruction zones.
- Multi-storey buildings are standing where houses used to be.
- Nothing but ashes and rubble remained where his father's building had once stood.
- Two additional courtrooms were built where these buildings once stood.
- The new building stands behind the Grade II listed original hospital that will be used for administration.
- The new building stands between the college's two older ones, which are set to be sold off and the land used for housing.
- On the table, next to the bed stood the bottle of champagne and a single glass.
- Barely visible through the brush stands an old bell tower.
- I gazed at the wine red brick buildings standing upon the hills, towering overhead.
Synonyms
be, be situated, be located, be positioned, be set, be found, be sited, be established, be perched, sit, perch, nestle
1. 2.1 (of a building or other vertical structure) remain upright and entire rather than fall into ruin or be destroyed.
  after the storms only one house was left standing
  Example sentencesExamples
  The church is one of only a few buildings left standing.
  The figure darted like a mouse into one of the few buildings that remained standing and rushed up some cracked stairs to a second floor.
  Jimmy walked us down to the edge of the beach, where two support beams still stood.
  Even today you can see that many of the towns had been bombed along the railway lines - in most of them few of the original buildings are still standing.
  Most of the buildings were still standing and there were no fires to be seen.
  A few concrete structures are still standing and the main street of the village is strewn with trees and rubble.
  Often a reader is not told if a given structure is still standing or who a particular person or family was.
  They told us that the building wasn't standing any more and we were in the centre of rubble.
  Even where buildings are still standing, they are too dangerous to live in, because of repeated aftershocks, Julie says.
  I am shocked by the way 50% of the land has gone and none of the buildings are standing.
  Slowly, we crept out of the pit and made our way to the only building still standing - the camp kitchen.
  The mansions still stand, but the mines have closed and the town has declined.
  When he got back, he noticed his building was still standing, though most of the roof and upper building was smoldering.
  In some towns not even one building is still standing.
  The walls of the structure were still standing, but not very stable.
  There are few colonial buildings still standing, and there have been no laws passed to preserve any of them.
  Workers are moving ahead with repairs on the only remaining building still standing there.
  Only a few buildings still stood, one of which was the great museum.
  Not a recognizable building remained standing, although one could quite easily be buried.
2. 2.2 Remain valid or unaltered.
  my decision stands
  he won 31 caps–a record which stood for 42 years
  Example sentencesExamples
  That decision, if it stands, will form a precedent for the Commercial Court and other civil courts usurping the functions of the criminal courts.
  But there was no going back for Smith or any of the players, and his decision stood.
  It was his first of numerous trips and, in 1967, he set a speed record that stands today.
  Even today, White Christmas stands as the best-selling record of all time.
  The Giants turned in two winning streaks that still stand as major league records yet failed to come even close to winning a pennant.
  Until we hear from him my orders stand and you are to consider yourself in charge of the boy!
  Her brother was five years older than her so when he made a decision it usually stood.
  If every country does not agree to this, the Nice arrangement would stand.
  Barring a rule change, the record will technically stand forever.
  He lowered the track record, which had stood since 1983, on that occasion.
  Just decisions have to stand even if the law is unevenly applied.
  Four of her UK records still stand more than 20 years since she retired.
  This record stood until 1994, when it was beaten by Brian Lara.
  Wilson is concerned about the precedent that would be set if the judge's order stands.
  Sir Donald Bradman's records still stand, especially his unsurpassed total of 5,028 runs in Ashes contests.
  If it stands, the decision may have a strong impact on the way choreographers will need to plan for ownership of their works after they die.
  The Minister's decision would stand, until and unless it is reversed.
  The conviction would stand, of course, unless there was a free pardon.
  He finally makes it to Bonneville and sets a world speed record that stands even today.
  She said if the decision were to stand, it would have a chilling effect on consumers and Internet service providers.
  Synonyms
  remain in force, remain valid, remain effective, remain operative, remain in operation, hold, hold good, obtain, apply, prevail, reign, rule, hold sway, be the case, exist, be in use
3. 2.3 (especially of a vehicle) remain stationary.
  the train now standing at platform 3
  Example sentencesExamples
  The City petrol vehicle stands parked in one corner.
  Tonight he opened again, while workers were still repairing the outside and a police car stood next his restaurant.
  Someone had noticed his car standing outside the village when we arrived, so we knew that he must be somewhere about the place.
  We found a bus standing behind the Vatican in the shade that we hoped would take us to the central station.
  Television footage showed buses standing near the plane, and later taking the people away.
  This is a man with millions and four fancy cars standing outside his palatial home!
4. 2.4 (of a liquid) collect and remain motionless.
  soil where water stands in winter
  Example sentencesExamples
  Thankfully, the rain had stopped but puddles of water were still standing stagnantly before the cafe's door.
  It doesn't have any water standing there now, because most of the time it's dry at the surface.
  But first consider what is happening, and why the water is standing where it is.
  Bottomland forest grows where the elevation is slightly higher and water stands only some of the time.
  If water stands in the area, try to improve drainage with sand and compost.
5. 2.5 (especially of food) rest without disturbance, typically so as to infuse or marinate.
  pour boiling water over the fruit and leave it to stand for 5 minutes
  Example sentencesExamples
  Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
  Add clean water, mix, allow to stand for several minutes and then remix.
  Allow to stand for a few minutes before carefully inverting on to a serving plate.
  The liquid is allowed to stand for two days, at the end of which all solids it contains have sunk to the bottom.
  Allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting into squares to serve.
  Mix thoroughly and allow to stand for a quarter of an hour before use.
  Allow to stand for five minutes, then turn out onto a warm plate.
  Turn down the heat and simmer gently for five minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to stand and infuse for at least 30 minutes.
  Allow this to stand for about 15 minutes for the flavours to meld, then season to taste.
  Let the cake stand a few hours, preferably overnight to cool before unmoulding.
  When cooked, transfer to a warm plate, cover loosely and leave to stand in a warm place for ten minutes.
  Remove from the oven and allow them to stand for 5 minutes.
  Place two cups of grated soap scraps in a saucepan, cover with cold water and allow to stand for 24 hours.
  When cooked, leave to stand for 15 minutes to cool a little.
  Test the meat is done to your liking, then remove and allow to stand for at least 10 minutes before carving.
  Leave the meat to stand in a warm place covered with foil.
  Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes, then cut diagonally into 5mm slices.
  Place in an oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel and allow to stand in a warm place for an hour or until doubled in size.
  Allow to stand for 5 minutes then remove from the water and shred finely.
  Allow the loaf to stand for 10 minutes before turning out and serving.
6. 2.6no object, with adverbial of direction (of a ship) remain on a specified course.
  the ship was standing north
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ship was standing out to sea from Southampton.
  The wind had been westerly since the preceding noon, and at the time we saw the land, the ship was standing to the NW.
  We rounded them at about three cables length and stood due south.
  The large ship had stood away as its smaller companions charged in to attack.
3no object, with complement Be in a specified state or condition.
since mother's death the house had stood empty
sorry, darling—I stand corrected
Example sentencesExamples
- Originally it was proposed that up to 600 homes would be demolished - many of which were already standing empty.
- Pontins closed as a holiday camp 10 years ago and has stood empty and deteriorating ever since.
- Whole sections of the city are ‘ghost towns’ with newly completed buildings standing empty.
- Previously thriving tea rooms and the farm shops were empty and tills stood idle.
- In the three weeks before she fulfilled her pledge the building stood unguarded - and untouched by a single vandal.
- Thousands of hotel rooms and commercial buildings now stand vacant.
- It had stood empty for half a year, an almost new place, with parking, owned by a diplomat posted overseas.
- It has now stood empty for more than five years and has been damaged by vandals who have started fires.
- Yet he occupies an important position in the history of 18th-century art and his reputation deserves to stand higher than it does.
- Since then the centre has stood idle and fallen victim to vandals.
- Before her, a stone fountain stood silent and empty in the bright spring sunshine, all gleaming white against a sea of bluebells.
- His reputation stands high, but he is not without his detractors.
- Some rooms in the main building were standing idle because they are too small for mainstream classes.
- Nearly 3,000 trucks were standing idle without locomotives, two-thirds of them loaded with evacuated equipment.
- Why shut it down so long ago if it was just going to stand empty?
- The buildings stood forlorn and abused, with crackled paint chipped along the corners.
- Whole villages stand practically empty, in various stages of collapse.
- Across the road from The Mills another building stands vacant, with silos reaching into the sky, offering very creative challenges to the developer.
- A former Rossendale town centre bank that has stood empty for nine years is on the verge of reopening as an aquatic centre.
- After many years in the making, his reputation stands high.
1. 3.1 Adopt a particular attitude towards a matter or issue.
  students should consider where they stand on this issue
  Example sentencesExamples
  In terms of adoption rates, where do private and community hospitals stand?
  Where do you stand on this issue?
  I think it's done nothing to clarify where they stand specifically on the issues.
  How one defines a clone seems to depend on to which side of the issue one stands.
  Angry delegates raised questions of where they would stand if they support those not wanting to be inspected.
  There are areas of it that need to be looked at so that players are quite certain where they stand with regard to decisions.
  We stand firmly in support of integration and the unity of all working people.
2. 3.2 Be of a specified height.
  Sampson was a small man, standing 5 ft 4 in tall
  Example sentencesExamples
  The Cassini spacecraft stands more than 6.7 metres high and is more than 4 metres wide.
  The average sporting balloon stands about seven stories tall and, depending on its design, is made from about 1000 square meters of nylon.
  The Great Blue Heron is a majestic sight standing up to 44 to 52 inches.
  Dolly was a black Shire mare standing almost 17 hands high.
  He stood a bit over six feet and had shoulder-length oily black hair, which was worn in a mess about his features.
  In Spain, the largest fire in Madrid's history has destroyed a skyscraper that stands more than 30 stories high.
  The Memorial stands 11 metres high.
  Beautiful works of art on roadside display, created out of stone, wood and metal some standing up to two meters high, were smashed.
  The stones, standing up to four feet tall, would be placed throughout the upscale suburban Chicago community.
  The cart stood about five feet tall and was about two feet square, lined on two sides by deep shelves.
  The seabed is at 40m, but the upright wreck stands a good 12m proud.
  The Omonia Hotel in Athens is the most impressive of the three hotels featured, as the modern structure stands eight storeys.
  He stood about the same height as Ben, maybe an inch shorter, and was dressed in black track shorts and a black tee.
  If given the go-ahead, the building would stand just 60 ft short of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf.
  The mountain stands the height of 118 Nelson's columns.
  He stood a hair over 5-7 and weighed 150, and he played high above his inches.
  Australia's largest bird, standing up to 2 meters tall, the emu is flightless.
  He stands around the average height for a boy his age and a little above the average weight.
  It's the largest wading bird in North America, standing up to five feet tall with a wingspan of almost eight feet.
  The biggest stone in the cove stood twice the height of a man and must have weighed several tens of tons.
3. 3.3stand at Be at (a particular level or value)
  the budget stood at £2,000 million per annum
  Example sentencesExamples
  The appeal total now stands at £3,001,648 and a special celebration party is being planned.
  The death toll of people trapped by racing incoming tides on the night of February 5 now stands at 20.
  In the York and Selby area the average price for a litre of unleaded and diesel currently stands at 85p.
  Coll is small, and so is its population, which still stands at less than 200.
  It now stands at 5.07 million and is forecast to fall below five million by the end of the decade.
  State benefit will not go very far as it currently stands at £67.50 a week for someone who has been off work for a year.
  The lotto will be held in Flukies at the weekend and the jackpot stands at 9,450.
  The index currently stands at 85.2, almost exactly the same closing level as last week.
  The figure currently stands at 200 scooter thefts and 100 of those have been recovered.
  The number of the infected in the region was reported to stand at between one and two million.
  Although crime stands at a low level in the district, pockets of unacceptable behaviour are springing up.
  It makes no sense that the age for payment of the state pension stands at 65, it should really be set at 70.
  The total number of confirmed dead stands at 252, 183 of whom have been identified.
  Two years on, the figure now stands at 62 per cent across the entire age range.
  It also stood at less than half of the 2,650 robberies committed in Leeds over the same period.
  Around the Indian Ocean the death toll from the disaster stands at more than 158,000.
  The lotto jackpot currently stands at E5,200 and the draw takes place on the night.
4. 3.4no object, with infinitive Be in a situation where one is likely to do something.
  investors stood to lose heavily
  Example sentencesExamples
  All members of the community stand to benefit by creating a thriving rural environment.
  Look how much we stand to win!
  The country stood to lose its most valuable asset and resource - its people.
  He stood to gain millions through his law firm.
5. 3.5 Act in a specified capacity.
  he stood security for the government's borrowings
  Example sentencesExamples
  The third, who had stood watch, rested on the outer edge of the camp; he had just nodded off.
  Police were standing guard outside shopping centres and supermarkets.
  In modern warfare a small tank unit may be positioned to protect and stand post for other tank units while the crews sleep or prepare for renewed fighting.
  Plainclothes security men stand guard in the dust-caked street outside.
  The next day, all the men are roused to stand watch.
6. 3.6no object (of a stallion) be available for breeding.
  Example sentencesExamples
  We sent her to Thornthwaite Hall when she came into season to an Arab stallion that was standing there.
  No announcement has been made where the five relocated stallions will stand next year.
  The last major stakes winner to stand at stud then return to the racetrack for competition was champion Bertrando.
  I think it's more likely that he'll stand at stud next year.
  She and her father stand their Quarter Horse Stallion, Tradition Copy, on their family farm.
4with object and often modal Withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged.
small, stable boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas
will your cooker stand the strain of the festive season?
Example sentencesExamples
- It's probably the only convertible, this side of a Porsche, which could really stand the punishment of everyday country road driving.
- The unit can stand 900G of non-operating shock or 250G of operating shock.
- The joints had to be as strong and flexible as the pipes themselves, and able to stand the stress of being coiled with the pipes onto large drums.
- It has a great deal to teach about vengeance and violence, and the way that friendships can stand the tests of both.
- I needed to know that our relationship could work and that the love was strong enough to stand the daily grind.
- Religion, if it is true, should be able to stand scientific scrutiny.
Synonyms
withstand, stand up to, put up with, take, cope with, handle, resist, sustain, absorb, accept
1. 4.1informal with modal and usually negative Be able to endure or tolerate.
  I can't stand the way Mum talks to him
  I can't stand brandy
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was too much for her to stand and she stood up and walked up the next flight of stairs and to her room.
  I wouldn't be able to stand looking at her face everyday after what she did to you… and me.
  Not being able to stand it a moment longer, she sprang out of the reeds and dashed toward her sibling, enveloping him in a very wet embrace.
  One night, I just broke down, and told him I wouldn't be able to stand it if he died.
  I wouldn't be able to stand seeing you get hurt, either, but hopefully I can prevent that.
  I wouldn't be able to stand the thirst during the hot day when I have to drag my cart around.
  He was a sweetheart, but apparently my grandmother hadn't been able to stand him from day one.
  The business people can't stand, of course, to have something go wrong that gets into the newspapers.
  I've never been able to stand seeing girls cry.
  Michael tried to ignore the ache he felt at the thought of Jessica not being able to stand the sight of him anymore.
  I wondered if I would ever be able to stand the sight of blood again.
  Three buckets of water, hot as my hands could stand, the Fairy Liquid all bubbling and foaming, but still the wall would not come clean.
  She doesn't live in her old house anymore - she can't stand how suddenly empty it is.
  No longer able to stand the silence I ran from the room, quickly finding my way up the stairs and to my own little sanctuary.
  I am starting to warm to her, even though in real life I wouldn't be able to stand her.
  No longer able to stand the pain, he abruptly released Emily and shoved her at Tommy who placed his hands on her waist to steady her.
  Trent, not being able to stand any crying at that moment, stopped her.
  She wouldn't be able to stand that wailing.
  And as sappy and clichéd as it sounds, I don't think I will be able to stand seeing Abby cry.
  You can love someone from the depths of your heart and still not be able to stand living in the same house as them when they were behaving so irrationally.
  Synonyms
  withstand, endure, bear, put up with, take, cope with, handle, sustain, resist, stand up to
  endure, tolerate, bear, put up with, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance, face
  informal stick, swallow, stomach, hack, wear
5British no object Be a candidate in an election.
he stood for parliament in 1968
Example sentencesExamples
- Several left wing Labour councillors refused to stand again for election.
- His decision to stand as an Independent split the vote.
- In the 2001 general election Brian stood as the Socialist Alliance candidate for Brightside.
- This site explains the roles of different institutions, how to stand as a candidate and how to vote.
- He works as a civil servant in a local job centre, and stood as a candidate in the 10 June elections for the London Assembly.
- After the First World War he became a member of the Labour Party and stood as its candidate in two elections.
- The leader of Spelthorne Borough Council has announced his decision not to stand again, after eight years of guiding the local authority.
- He stood as a candidate in four parliamentary elections, but without success.
- Are they going to let him stand as a candidate in the next election?
- Women were denied the right to vote or to stand as candidates.
- If he is sentenced to six or more months he will not be allowed to stand as a candidate during next year's presidential elections.
- He was defeated at last June's council elections when he stood as a Lib Dem.
- Since then, he has stood as a candidate in local elections, but this is his first time as a candidate in a General Election.
- He is standing as an independent candidate in the election.
- He stood again for election in 1839, won his seat, and remained in the Chamber until the Revolution of 1848.
- The winner, who will be revealed on Friday, will stand as an independent candidate in the next General Election, with all their costs covered.
- She stood as Respect's candidate in Tottenham during the general election, winning 6.8 percent of the vote.
- He may be forgiven for wondering whether his decision to stand as mayor was a wise one.
- At present you have to be at least 18 to vote and 21 to stand as a candidate.
- By standing as a mayoral candidate I wanted to act as a voice of dissent against the corporatisation of the city I love.
6no object Act as umpire in a cricket match.
Example sentencesExamples
- His advice and support during the two games I stood as umpire was very detailed, earnest and helpful.
- Currently two neutral umpires officiate in Test matches while one umpire from the home country stands with a neutral umpire in one-day internationals.
- He has stood as an on-field umpire in 16 matches.
- Between 1887 and 1902 he stood as umpire in 12 Test matches in Australia.
- He bowled in the nets on Monday, with Ponting standing as umpire to glean a closer look.
Synonyms
referee, adjudicate, arbitrate, judge, moderate, oversee, supervise
7usually with two objects Provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's own expense.
somebody in the bar would stand him a coffee
Example sentencesExamples
- If I happen to see you around, I'll stand you a drink
- This curiosity lead me wait around, in the hopes I could stand him a drink and ask him a few questions.
- He was a man from the old school, opening car doors for ladies, standing everyone drinks when he was flush.
- I had the misfortune of having to stand the drinks.
- If a certain drunk fisherman stands him a beer, we'll have our answer.
- Reckoning she'd already been well-recompensed for her contribution she stood everyone a drink.
- I'm not sure that I can run to bribery, but I'll stand anyone a drink.

noun standstænd

1usually in singular An attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.
the party's tough stand on immigration
his traditionalist stand
Example sentencesExamples
- But where he gets in trouble, again, is his unwillingness to make a firm stand on any issue.
- He added that it has always been the stand of his party that elections can never lead to a solution to the issue.
- She explained to the audience about the need for anyone writing about art to take an ideological stand with a historical perspective in mind.
- Tim's principled stands on these issues propelled him to victory against his two better-known rivals.
- When push comes to shove, even those who recognize the political roots of drug testing are not inclined to take a stand.
- The leader of the British Columbia Green Party also took a stand, siding with the con team members.
- The crux of the matter lies in what attitude and stand we take and what method we use to handle contradictions.
- The trouble is that no one is taking a principled stand on either side.
- This signifies the shifting stand taken by the victim or her family towards the crime and the criminal in view of the existing social environment.
- His main concern is not to do or say anything which may offend the party bosses or which goes against the professed stand of the party.
- They have been unwilling to take forthright stands either on issues of peace or of economic justice.
- He spoke of the principled stand Mick took on the issue of the transfer of elective orthopaedics from Kilkenny to Waterford.
- In my opinion the stand of the parties, one of whom seeks expedition and the other of whom does not oppose it, is soundly based.
- We're dedicated to a principled stand, it's in the national interest and we'll be standing by that.
- No President in history has ever taken a principled stand on every issue.
- In fact, the newspaper clearly distorted the stand of the Republican party in both cases.
- This movie is wildly successful because it not only takes a stand, it has real people talking about real issues in a simple way.
- The stand we take will reflect the prevalent social attitude towards crimes against women.
- I take a more critical stand towards the Prime Minister.
- It had also been adopting a different stand from the left parties on various public issues.
Synonyms
attitude, stance, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, standpoint, posture, position, angle, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, line, thoughts, ideas, sentiments, feelings
1. 1.1 A determined effort to resist or fight for something.
  this was not the moment to make a stand for independence
  we have to take a stand against racism
  Example sentencesExamples
  He has decided to take a stand against rising fuel costs.
  Bearing these staggering figures in mind, it's not surprising one shopping centre in the borough has decided to take a stand and address its own waste issues.
  Consumers can take a stand against paper waste in a number of ways.
  If your salary and benefits keep getting whittled away, eventually you have to take a stand against that.
  She decided to take a stand against the yobs who were making life a misery for people in the town.
  We need to take a stand against these forces of darkness and unreason.
  For me, to honor my heritage as I was raised to understand it, I am obligated to take a stand against what I know to be wrong.
  I was there to take a stand against a global system that increasingly places more value on economic progress than on human and ecological welfare.
  It is time to take a stand against these youngsters and start by naming and shaming them.
  Davies announced that Privacy International would take a stand against the introduction of ID cards in the UK.
  This kind of behavior is unacceptable, and not enough people take a stand against it.
  After his brother's murder, for which he is more than partially responsible, he decides he must take a stand and fight the corruption.
  But new powers mean neighbourhoods can take a stand against premises used for drugs.
  The British Printing Industries Federation is the first to take a stand against the practice.
  The medical community is also beginning to take a stand against genetically modified foods.
  It is time to take a stand against the erosion of rights.
  The official pointed to last month's unusually emotive call to the nation to take a stand against racism.
  Trail bikers are planning a peaceful protest on the Ridgeway to take a stand against the banning of motor vehicles on the path in winter.
  Residents across the country are being urged to take a stand against vandals, thugs and yobs that plague their communities.
  The whole world needs to take a stand against such abuses.
  Synonyms
  opposition to, resistance to, objection to, defensive position against, hostility to, animosity towards, disapproval of
2. 1.2 An act of holding one's ground against or halting to resist an opposing force.
  Custer's legendary last stand
  Example sentencesExamples
  On 20 September, at Valmy, just east of Châlons, the French forces at last made a stand.
  Were the troops to make such a last stand, they could tie down American forces scheduled for transfer to the Pacific war.
  Rather he saw Brittany as the last stand of the Allied armies.
  At his headquarters he unwisely made a stand, and after a two-week battle was forced to retreat.
  A few guerrillas will probably fight it out in the mountains, and foreign fighters may be even more determined to make a stand.
  He may feel well equipped to make one last stand against coalition forces in the town.
  In late 1911 about 800 Moros fled to the old battleground of Bud Dajo to make a stand.
  They make a brief stand and fight bravely.
  He had lost both legs in a final stand against a combined force of Cuban and Angolan troops.
  There, at the river, Walker assembled his units for a final stand.
  Synonyms
  opposition to, resistance to, objection to, defensive position against, hostility to, animosity towards, disapproval of
3. 1.3Cricket
  they shared a second-wicket stand of 135
  another term for partnership
  Example sentencesExamples
  But by that time, Smith and Joyce had posted a stand of 100 and the result was a foregone conclusion.
  The new pair at the crease were Darren Stevens and Michael Walker and they did well, sharing an unbeaten stand of 116 by the close.
  The match-winning stand, however, came between John Sadler and Paul Nixon, as they added 84 for the sixth wicket.
  England's captain and vice-captain shared a stand of 124 in what could yet turn out to be the decisive passage of play.
  His 74 included 11 fours, and involved a half-century stand with Ryan McLaren.
2A rack, base, or piece of furniture for holding, supporting, or displaying something.
a microphone stand
Example sentencesExamples
- You could also arrange treats on tiered cake stands.
- These are accompanied by all manner of sandwiches, scones and cakes piled onto tiered stands.
- The school is also installing new cycle stands and bike sheds.
- Emily put the piece back on the stand and sight-read the music with the rest of the band.
- The aerosol had been kept with other toiletries on a bathroom stand under a wall-mounted electric heater.
- The proposal also includes 40 car parking spaces, six covered cycle stands and two motorbike spaces.
- The compère strides forward and plucks the microphone from the stand.
- It had a cylindrical shape and was supported by a stand with five legs.
- Layton was so excited his errant arm knocked the microphone from its stand.
- A metal stand supports his B-flat bass instrument so he can play while in his wheelchair.
- The first step is removing the doors, which are placed on stands resembling garment racks, then wheeled down a perpendicular subassembly line.
- New litter bins, cycle stands, additional on-street car parking bays and new, less obtrusive signs are also planned.
- A stage hand shone another torch at his microphone stand, and the show continued by torchlight.
- Although frustrated, the man meekly returned the offending piece back to its stand.
- In the corners of the chamber there were several wooden stands, which supported majestic candles.
- A few things toppled from the night stand on her side.
- The night stand had a pad of paper and a pen in the small drawer.
- Concert stands also are fully adjustable in height.
- Leaning over towards the bed stand, she turned on the lights as the door to her bedroom burst open.
- There was even a music stand in the corner and a shelf for my violin right next to it.
Synonyms
base, support, mounting, platform, rest, plinth, bottom
tripod, rack, trivet, bracket, frame, case, shelf, gripper
1. 2.1 A small stall or booth in a street, market, or public building from which goods are sold.
  a hot-dog stand
  Example sentencesExamples
  There were long lines throughout the day at concession stands and many exhibits.
  When we came back to the cotton candy stand I saw Brant standing there.
  He said his ice-cream stand will have sold more than 5,000 cones by the end of the three-day festival.
  Eventually she came to the market, where she found many food stands.
  Local ladies will have a cake stand and all support would be appreciated.
  The markets are becoming very popular: there can be about 40 different stands selling fresh agricultural produce at any one time.
  Above it will be an upper-deck patio with concession stands and permanent restrooms.
  We circled the terminal looking at the food stands before we made our choice, a small restaurant in the corner of the terminal.
  Dara pretended not to hear and walked off towards the refreshment stand.
  He looked at the roadside stalls, and stopped to purchase from one of the many fruit stands.
  On the weekends, you can grab lunch at one of the food stands that set up camp just outside the gate.
  The event will kick off at 9.30 am and at 4pm roads in the town centre will be closed to allow market stands and crowds to overflow into the streets.
  As is usually the case in French food markets, most of the stands sell fruits and vegetables.
  At one end of the market, a few stands sold a variety of local spices, sauces, tea and jams.
  It also had more concession stands and more comfortable seating than the older parks.
  He makes 10 to 15,000 gallons of unpasteurized cider a season, most of which he sells at his farm stand.
  Food stands and other entertainment facilities are also available for both adults and children.
  On the way out of the beer fest we passed a stand selling olives.
  You want to hit the concession stand before the game starts!
  Wandering the streets for a while we come across an alley full of food stands.
  Synonyms
  stall, booth, kiosk
2. 2.2British An upright structure on which an organization displays promotional material at an exhibition.
  stands exhibiting new wines
  Example sentencesExamples
  A further 20 student exhibition stands will be added to the event.
  Information on the work of the Lions Club and the causes they support was on display on their stand.
  Upfront Exhibitions was set up to fill a need for the design and construction of trade stands, exhibition, stage sets and props.
  The sports complex took on the air of an exhibition centre with 25 stands.
  The exhibition had 60 stands featuring mission agencies and societies.
  Cheered to the rafters as he briefly appeared on the conference stage and glowingly welcomed as he toured the exhibition stands, the former leader took all before him.
  The police were informed and, while the picture was still on the screen, they arrived and made an arrest in full view of visitors to the exhibition stand.
  Their stand will promote physical activity, mental health, healthy eating and smoking cessation.
  Visitors can also take a look at the career information stand, an exhibition of projects and historic memorabilia on the night.
  His stand is just one of many in the Discovery Days exhibition at the Guildhall.
  As duty officer he was manning an exhibition stand and casting an eye over some display boards when a familiar name caught his eye.
  About 200 exhibit stands will show tourist attractions from around China and those from other countries, such as Australia, Egypt and Britain.
  More than 500 trade exhibitors took part in the exhibition, and 32 stands were nominated for the award.
  Staff from a variety of specialist organisations will be setting up stands and displays at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, from July 5 to July 9.
  This evening, I was setting up our exhibition stand ready for the morning.
  Activities on offer include exhibition stands and presentations/workshops on a range of media industry related topics.
  Various companies will exhibit on the 22 stands.
  Arrived at Earls Court and signed up for a whole bunch of seminars before taking a wander round the stands and exhibitions.
  Cold Steel has several marketing aids, including videos, catalogs, specialty clothing and display stands.
  The festival is being extensively promoted in advance with stands booked for the Holiday World extravaganzas in Dublin, Cork and Belfast.
3. 2.3 A raised platform for a band, orchestra, or speaker.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Dancers could be sure of a pleasant tuneful evening when his orchestra was on the stand.
  A jazz band was on the stand.
  We had reached the stands where the band always sits and plays pep band songs.
  While the third speaker was on the stand, a man in the crowd shouted out.
3The place where someone typically stands or sits.
she took her stand in front of the desks
Example sentencesExamples
- Taking her stand in the centre of the room, she waited.
- One after another they all tried, each man rising in his turn and taking his stand before the threshold.
- She took her stand at the podium in the center of the room.
1. 3.1 A place where vehicles, typically taxis, wait for passengers.
  a taxi stand
  the terminal's facilities include additional aircraft parking stands
  Example sentencesExamples
  I stood under the bus stand, waiting for the quarter past six bus to the student flats.
  This has resulted in people sleeping in bus stands and railway stations.
  Making their way through the fruit skins and the heaps of garbage they start out towards the bus stand.
  The witness added that the incident flared again before the aircraft left its stand prior to take-off.
  The very stationing of a commercial vehicle at the stand means that it is for hire.
  Bus drivers had been told on Friday they could no longer wait at stands between picking up and dropping off passengers.
  The Sunday Business Post has learned that a temporary pier with eight aircraft stands will not be completed until the autumn, instead of April as anticipated.
  A pedestrian subway near the main bus stand should be constructed to prevent accidents due to increased traffic.
  Thanks to the new-age look being modelled for six of the city's busiest bus stands, waiting for a bus could well become the most exciting part of the journey.
  An increase in hackney carriage numbers can lead to additional pressure on hackney carriage stands.
  Hi-tech solar panels have appeared on the top of city bus stands, catching the sun's rays and converting them into electricity.
  The plight of passengers at bus stands is much worse.
  His main areas of distribution of the pamphlets, which contain day-to-day legal issues, are the bus stands and the railway stations.
  Synonyms
  rank, station, park, parking place, place, bay
2. 3.2 A witness box.
  Sergeant Harris took the stand
  Example sentencesExamples
  I asked him so many times to put me on the stand.
  Tonight, the boy is home after facing some tough questions on the stand today.
  As he left the stand, he handed his business card to the judge.
  And let me also remind you that when some of the defense witnesses were on the stand, the jury laughed at them.
  The trial is underway right now, and on the stand is a rebuttal witness for the prosecution.
  Prosecutors don't want to put her on the stand without corroboration, because her bias is so evident.
  Edwards called his witness to the stand.
  The opportunity to be humiliated on the stand is unlimited, either for not knowing a fact or for not being able to defend an opinion.
  Memory fades with time, and as a result the evidence people can provide on the stand becomes progressively more unreliable.
  The mother is still on the stand and emotionally unable to continue on.
  She was the only witness to the killing, and to make the case for self-defense, her lawyers had to put her on the stand.
  The witness came to the stand and the bailiff once again came around with the Bible.
  He was given to walking around the courtroom before stopping abruptly to bellow questions at the witness in the stand.
  She walked over to the stand and raised her right hand over the Bible.
4A large raised tiered structure for spectators, typically at a sporting venue.
United's manager watched from the stands
Example sentencesExamples
- Have you ever been in the stands at a race meeting when ‘your’ horse is neck and neck on that last half furlong?
- Instead, the report recommends extending the covered terraced stand opposite the main stand with new seating installed and a new cantilevered roof.
- By the time the game started there were only a few parents and spectators in the stands.
- Few spectators in the stands remained for the last inning, disgusted with such a one-sided score.
- Watching the stands, I could see the wind tearing through the spectators at a 90-degree angle.
- The turnstiles will be resited closer to the playing area and opposite the main stand we hope to cover some of the standing area adjacent to the cricket field.
- As we talked the club was preparing to install three hundred new seats in the spectator stand that it built last year.
- The 30,000 spectators will be seated in two tiered stands that reflect each other across the pitch.
- We sat high up in the covered stand, towards the City End.
- They will also replace the temporary north stand with a permanent structure.
- The spectator stands have been declared dangerous and need urgent renovation.
- Increasingly, sport was watched not from the stands or terraces but from the armchair.
- We were sat in the very highest echelons of the main stand, with fans of both sides around us, and the camaraderie and mutual respect in evidence was fantastic.
- The lottery money will go towards the completion of the new stand and the conversion of the pitch into an all weather surface.
- There are a few interested spectators in the stands, and some reporters and TV cameras.
- The stand is less than quarter-full.
- Sturdy steel fences surrounding the arena have been constructed, preventing close contact with the spectators sitting in the stands.
- At half-time, they inflated the ball and ran towards an entrance in the south stand which leads on to the pitch.
- He was more often a spectator in the main stand than a striker selected to play.
- The stands are half-full, spectators jostling to reach their seats.
5usually in singular A cessation from motion or progress.
the train drew to a stand by the signal box
Example sentencesExamples
- A hill which a motor car would hardly notice would bring a heavy train to a stand in next to no time.
- The train emerges from the foliage and comes to a stand for the crossing gates to be opened.
- For years the trains had to be brought to a stand by a dubious hand-brake, but later two were fitted with air pumps for braking.
- The driver had failed to set a driver's reminder appliance when he was at a stand in a station, so he didn't have the reminder.
Synonyms
stop, halt, standstill, dead stop
1. 5.1 The mean sea level at a particular period in the past.
  Example sentencesExamples
  At the sequence boundary, sediment accumulated only in the most distal locations, and hence it is inferred that sea level was falling or at a low stand.
  where there is a tendency for a double tide the stand may last for several hours even with a large range of tide.
  The deposited material was a mixture of old reworked sediment from previous beach face deposits and what fluvial sediment that had accumulated after the last high stand.
  Much water was sequestered in glaciers and sea level was about 100 m below its present stand.
2. 5.2 The state of the tide at high or low water when there is little change in water level.
  Example sentencesExamples
  This suggests that the lower areas were flooded prior to 1760 and, thus, that the high stand at 631m occurred some time between 1650 and 1750 AD.
  Geologically, this was a deep valley eroded by the Mississippi during the Pleistocene Era when the sea level was 200 feet below its present stand.
  Where there is a tendency for a double tide the stand may last for several hours even with a large range of tide.
3. 5.3 Each halt made on a touring theatrical production to give one or more performances.
  Example sentencesExamples
  More successful was our concluding stand of the tour outside a reconstructed village inn.
  The show's last stand will be at the Dallas Museum of Art.
  After the Saturday opening date, the show moved to Elkton, Maryland, for its first stand of the tour.
6A group of growing plants of a specified kind, especially trees.
a stand of poplars
Example sentencesExamples
- It winds up through rolling hills with stands of poplar trees, distant views of lakes and snowy mountain peaks strung along the horizon.
- Direct planting seeds can be cheaper than planting seedlings and usually results in a denser stand of trees and shrubs.
- Beyond the stand of trees, well away from the road, the hiking trail became dark.
- Approaching the house you can see it is covered from the east by a stand of beech trees.
- Handsome stands of mature trees were complemented by new flower beds.
- Eventually we came to a stand of birch trees growing in a circle.
- There's a stand of pine just off the side.
- Seek shelter in low-lying areas, such as dense stands of small trees.
- Leave the track here to the right and follow a wire fence which encloses a stand of conifers.
- They thin out dense stands of low trees and shrubs.
- The college is nestled into a hillside and is surrounded by a magnificent stand of fir trees.
- Since the American elm generally was regarded as the optimal urban tree, extensive stands were planted, something no city would do today.
- A healthy and vigorous alfalfa stand minimizes many production problems.
- Great stands of trees march beside the roads in a panoply of greens that rival New England's Fall.
- The path takes me up through some dense stands of pine trees and across a couple of meadows.
- In the forest were black gum trees and thick stands of white cedar.
- Fire, which clears out flammable underbrush and thins stands of young trees, is a natural part of the ecology in most Western forests.
- We've turned the forestland around, and in addition to improving the existing stands, we've planted many more.
- He planted a number of stands of spruce, larch and fir trees many of which still exist.
- Aspen groves dot the trail as you go, with larger stands waiting for you on the far side of the lake.
Synonyms
copse, spinney, thicket, grove, coppice, wood
rare boscage
7South African A plot of land.
Example sentencesExamples
- He works with growers all over the world to help them understand how to manage their wild stands of land.
- The first stand of land was rightfully presented to Tom Lambert in 1898.
Synonyms
piece of ground, patch, area, location, parcel, tract, allotment, acreage
8rare A flock of game birds.
the stand of pheasants has been better this year than for many years
Example sentencesExamples
- The following winter census showed an excellent stand of partridges.
- The area supported a very thin stand of quail.
- He was aware of a stand of fowl which he failed to recognise.
- The Game Warden suggests close seasons for a few years would be most helpful in increasing the stand of grouse.
- The stand of pheasants will have increased sufficiently in numbers to warrant an excellent hunting season.

Usage

The use of the past participle stood with the verb ‘to be’, as in we were stood in a line for hours, is not acceptable in standard English, where the present participle standing should be used instead. See also sit

Phrases

as it stands

1In its present condition.
there are no merits in the Bill as it stands
Example sentencesExamples
- The scheme as it stands is a well considered response that pays enormous respect to the building.
- But the law as it stands also proposes to outlaw all smoking in theatres - including on the stage.
- The text as it stands unquestionably lacks many of the qualities that make its predecessors so great.
- As it stands the movie is a waste of time.
- The law as it stands puts the home-owner defending his property and the burglar violating it on exactly the same footing.
1. 1.1In the present circumstances.
  the country would struggle, as it stands, to host the next World Cup
  Example sentencesExamples
  He speculates that, as things stand, the victims and the media are left to speculate on the precise motives of the perpetrators.
  However, as things stand, works remain in copyright in the U.K. for 70 years after the death of their author.
  And it is certain that, as things stand, thousands of trade unionists - believing that Europe has nothing to offer them - will just not bother to vote at all.
  Yet as things stand, a child removed from home and made a ward of the state often languishes, until the age of eighteen, in a foster care system based on temporary care.
  But as things stand, it appears that we are still far from accepting to work together as political parties.
  But, as things stand, I am having to rely on my parents for financial assistance.
  The problem is that, as things stand, it is often not until someone has had an accident that a potential problem with his or her driving is picked up.
  He insists that, as things stand, he has no intention of leaving, but should Middlesbrough fail to come up with a better offer, he will have to.
  I am awaiting an assessment of the injuries, but, as things stand, we are very depleted.
  Whichever way one looks at it, there is no denying that as things stand now, the state of the liquor trading sector leaves much to be desired.

be at a stand

archaic Be perplexed and unable to take action.
Example sentencesExamples
- The Country Parson being to administer the Sacraments, is at a stand with himself, how or what behavior to assume for so holy things.
- Here I am a little at a stand; for credit, properly speaking, they have none.

stand and deliver!

historical A highwayman's order to hand over money and valuables.
Example sentencesExamples
- ‘Hand over your goods,’ she ordered, but seeing Lord Harold continuing to play the audacious gentleman, she added in a colder tone of voice, ‘stand and deliver!’
- The last time a ‘gentleman of the road’ cried ‘Stand and deliver!’ on an English highway is thought to have been in 1831.
- Stand and deliver, your money or your life!
- As they turned onto the Wybourne Drive the all too familiar shout of ‘Stand and deliver!’ was heard and a shot was fired.

stand on me

dated, informal Rely on me; believe me.
Example sentencesExamples
- Never mind about passports, eh? Just stand on me.
- You'll be all right, stand on me.

stand on one's own (two) feet

Be or become self-reliant or independent.
he'll have to stand on his own two feet
Example sentencesExamples
- When there is no one else around, you have to stand on your own two feet.
- I am a 30 year-old woman and I am fairly independent, believing in standing on my own two feet most of the time and having strong relationships based on intellect and feeling.
- She taught us how to stand on our own feet.
- Farmers have been told to stand on their own two feet.
- Fortunately, the children knew they had to be capable of standing on their own feet and supporting her through old age.
- It teaches them responsibility, to stand on their own two feet and to get a job afterwards.
- You've got to stand on your own two feet eventually.
- Such nations are rightly proud that they have progressed on their own terms, standing on their own feet.
- The skills and qualities all these young people have developed will help them stand on their own two feet and prepare them to be good citizens of the future.
- The state will help you with education and training but ultimately you have to stand on your own feet.
Synonyms
manage, survive, subsist, look after oneself, fend for oneself, shift for oneself, stand on one's own two feet, carry on, get through, get on, get along, get by, muddle through, muddle along, scrape by, bear up, make the grade, come through, hold one's own, keep one's end up, keep one's head above water, keep the wolf from the door, weather the storm

stand treat

dated Bear the expense of treating someone to something.
Example sentencesExamples
- I've been standing treat for a whole week and more, and letting you have all the delicacies of the season.
- I made a move to depart, when one of the head showmen exclaimed, ‘Come, Mister, don't be shabby; can you think of going without standing treat all round?’
- As a rule, when men and women drink together, the man stands treat, but women treat each other as much, and even more than, is the case with men.
- He added that his own reason for making the trip was because of Mr. Clemens's offer to stand treat.
- The English officer stood treat to the whole village.

stand trial

Be tried in a court of law.
he was due to stand trial for spreading propaganda
Example sentencesExamples
- The judge concluded that the applicant was fit to stand trial and listed the trial for 1st March.
- There can be no trial at all unless the accused is fit both to plead and to stand trial.
- In December last year he was due to stand trial and some of his victims had attended court to give evidence, one becoming ill because of the stress.
- He was later charged by officers and had been due to stand trial at Southampton Crown Court.
- The teenager was charged with murder and stood trial at Manchester Crown Court in March this year but the jury failed to reach a verdict and a re-trial was ordered.
- A North Yorkshire woman is to stand trial at Hull Crown Court after denying a charge of manslaughter.
- They were later extradited to Britain and had been due to stand trial at Woolwich Crown Court in London.
- A year later 15 men stood trial at Sheffield Crown Court charged with riot, but the case against them collapsed.
- They stood trial at Hull Crown Court in spring last year, and when that trial collapsed they faced a retrial six months later.
- Should he be extradited to Spain to stand trial for the grave crimes of which he is accused?

stand up and be counted

State publicly one's support for someone or something.
those who admire her should stand up and be counted
Example sentencesExamples
- Time has come for this nation to stand up and be counted.
- However, when no one else was willing to speak up, it was necessary to stand up and be counted.
- He has long been a lone voice advocating for human rights and has been prepared to stand up and be counted when the establishment prefers a quiet and diplomatic approach.
- We decided it was time to stand up and be counted.
- It's time for the Irish people to stand up and be counted.
- It's time for our politicians to stand up and be counted and obtain the desired objective.
- Maybe we will have someone with the ‘grit’ to stand up and be counted in our Government!
- The borough council must stand up and be counted.
- Well now is the time for them to stand up and be counted and show they are true supporters.
- It takes a lot of courage to stand up and be counted.
Synonyms
speak publicly, speak openly, speak boldly, speak frankly, speak one's mind, sound off, spout off, go on, stand up and be counted

will the real — please stand up

informal Used rhetorically to indicate that the specified person should clarify their position or reveal their true character.
he was so different from the unhappy man of a week ago—would the real Jack Lawrence please stand up?
Example sentencesExamples
- Now, as he unwraps his directorial debut, will the real Edward Norton please stand up?
- Will the real John Wayne please stand up?
- We're going to ask the question, will the real Republican Party please stand up.

Phrasal Verbs

stand alone

Be unequalled.
when it came to fun Fergus stood alone
Example sentencesExamples
- The television show stands alone with a unique place in the nation's heart.
- But Malaysia stands alone among the airlines flying here to score a marvellous five stars for its economy class long haul seating.
- The clinic stands alone as being almost wholly independent of provincial scrutiny.
- This is a historic and momentous occasion in the life of this country and it is an event that stands alone.
- In terms of deaths caused by one individual acting alone, he stands alone.
- In a largely stamina-based sport dominated by increasingly young swimmers, the 50m stands alone as an event where power is the key factor.
- In a year that has yet again seen the world of comic books plundered by Hollywood for source material, one film stands alone.
- It is a challenge that stands alone, a task that must be taken on without flinching or averting your attention.
Synonyms
unmatched, unrivalled, unparalleled, unequalled, matchless, peerless, without peer, without equal, in a class of its own, all-time best, inimitable, incomparable, beyond compare, beyond comparison, second to none, unsurpassable, surpassing, nonpareil

stand aside

1Take no action to prevent, or not involve oneself in, something that is happening.
the army had stood aside as the monarchy fell
Example sentencesExamples
- Our best way of making a difference here is not by standing aside and refusing to sully our hands, but by trying to set a pattern of linking trade to human rights improvements.
- She was prepared to stand aside from the conflict that has now involved practically the whole of Europe.
- They urged the army to stand aside and offer no resistance.
- Many religious leaders stood aside and ignored what was happening, though there were notable, courageous exceptions in both the Protestant and Catholic clergy.
- Were they, self-declared army of the Republic, to stand aside while the crown defied and repressed the government?
- If somebody is going to start causing trouble am I going to stand aside and watch it happen?
- She said they have been told, in the event of serious trouble, to stand aside and not attempt to prevent a breakout.
- Again, this is good union practice, and historically unions have never stood aside from engaging in ‘political’ struggles.
- The Prime Minister yesterday warned of the dangers of standing aside from closer European integration.
- The 30 uniformed and plain clothes police officers stood aside with a ‘non-interference’ attitude.
1. 1.1Withdraw or resign from a position or office.
  the acting prime minister refused to stand aside to permit Sir Julius to resume his post
  Example sentencesExamples
  A judge at the centre of an operation against child pornography stood aside last night.
  Today he stood aside from the leadership, although he'll remain in the Parliament.
  Seven years later, he was leader of a tiny party, his dominant position secured by the fact that he was the only one of nine Liberal MPs who had won his seat without the help of Tories standing aside.
  He is one of five long-term Liberal politicians who announced this week that they are standing aside to make way for new blood.
  However, he says he has no intention of standing aside as Labour's candidate for Caerphilly at May's Welsh assembly election.
  In 1892 he was elected Labour MP for the West Ham constituency in London, abetted by the fact that the Liberal candidate had stood aside.
  He should have stood aside pending the findings of the enquiry.
  He stood aside because ‘no one more than me wants the Conservatives to win the general election’.
  He stood aside from an executive position a couple of years ago, but still remains a large shareholder.
  But on Wednesday he stood aside for the sake of the party and the ‘first class’ candidate who replaced him.
  Synonyms
  resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne

stand back

Withdraw from a situation emotionally in order to view it more objectively.
I blazed with rage, then stood back and assessed the situation
Example sentencesExamples
- You may have to stand back a little and take another look at this situation.
- Strategic assessment involves standing back from the everyday activities of the business.
- The courts deals with the risk of bias in such cases by a strong warning to the jury as to just how important it is to stand back, be objective, and look at the evidence.
- No one is standing back to take a long-term view.
- Only by standing back and viewing the evidence as a whole can one properly reach a conclusion.
- He's also able to stand back and be objective and will always challenge me if he thinks something is not quite right.
- It is time to stand back from a situation that has gained acceptability through long familiarity and reappraise it objectively.
- I can't stand back from it and have some objectivity about the whole thing.
- Do I have the capacity to stand back from the deep emotions and not get mired or lost in destructive thoughts and feelings?
- When he writes the show he can stand back from the women he knows and view them subjectively.

stand by

1Be present while something bad is happening but fail to take any action to stop it.
he was beaten to the ground as onlookers stood by
Example sentencesExamples
- Yet only now is the world beginning to wake up to what happened, having stood by at the height of the bloodshed.
- It was surprising that Stewart stood by and watched this happen.
- As a local representative there is no way on earth I'm going to stand by and watch this happen.
- In just 100 days an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered while the rest of the world stood by.
- We aren't prepared to stand by and watch that happen.
- Although they have the means to avert it, Western governments and transnational companies are standing by and letting it happen.
- Police stood by and did nothing to stop the massacres, often participated themselves.
- And the police stood by and let it happen because it was peaceful.
- I have told her she is destroying her life and I can't stand by and watch it happen.
- And not the least of the horror is that the rest of the world stood by and let it happen.
2Support or remain loyal to (someone), typically in a time of need.
she had stood by him during his years in prison
Example sentencesExamples
- Paula has asked me to convey her heartfelt thanks to all those who stood by her and support her.
- Do you have any suggestions on how I can stand by her and support her?
- Thanking all his friends and supporters for standing by him, he said his case had raised important questions about householders' rights.
- Most football supporters have stood by him in his adversity, and greeted him with warm applause on match days despite his falling from grace so publicly.
- My question is this - will you continue to support her and stand by her for the next 40 years?
- Dan says he has had further support from his two kids and his mother who with their unwavering support have stood by him.
- I just want to thank everyone who stood by me.
- ‘We love Barry, support him and stand by him without reservation,’ the family said after his arrest.
- You believe in someone, you have faith in them, you expect them to be there for you, support you, stand by you.
- You knew when doing it, though, that a lot of your friends, and supporters and people who stood by you would be outraged.
Synonyms
remain/be loyal to, stand up for, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with
remain/be loyal to, stand by, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with
1. 2.1Adhere to or abide by (something promised, stated, or decided)
  the government must stand by its pledges
  Example sentencesExamples
  Does the Prime Minister stand by the baby bonus policy and promise that it won't be abolished?
  If it introduces a firm policy of that sort, it must stand by it.
  He said he stood by his support for Britain joining the Euro, which sparked the tabloid newspaper's attack on him.
  Fewer and fewer Democrats today are willing to stand by that position and support trade bills that are good for American workers.
  The Tory leader stood by his pledge to cut taxes by £4bn.
  Does he stand by his pledge that no beneficiary will be worse off financially as a result of changes announced in the Budget?
  Why can't its adherents stand by their principles?
  However, the former world junior champion is standing by his claims.
  Remember, if you make it a rule, you must stand by it.
  He said his members want to go back to work as quickly as possible, but the Government had to stand by its promises first.
  Synonyms
  abide by, keep (to), adhere to, hold to, stick to, observe, heed, comply with, act in accordance with
3Be ready to deal or assist with something.
two battalions were on their way, and a third was standing by
Example sentencesExamples
- British Royal Marines and US Marines are standing by to assist with evacuations of UK and US citizens if needed.
- The jets sit fueled and ready on the tarmac, and pilots stand by around the clock ready to scramble them into the air on a moment's notice.
- The jet made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport with fire and ambulance crews standing by.
- They had a medical officer standing by to assist with the survivor.
- Two crews from Clacton Fire Station and paramedics stood by.
- An ambulance stood by during the fire fighting operation in case there were any casualties but was not needed.
- The area was sealed off by police as engineers went in to investigate - with fire fighters standing by until they declared it safe.
- Officers there had to put out several small fires, believed to have been started deliberately, while four fire engines stood by in case they were needed.
- We assisted with extra air bottles and stood by in case of emergency.
- A lifeboat attended, but because of the falling tide, decided to stand by until the boat floated clear.
Synonyms
wait, be prepared, be in (a state of) readiness, be ready for action, be on full alert, be at battle stations, wait in the wings

stand down

1Withdraw or resign from a position or office.
he stood down as leader of the party
Example sentencesExamples
- His election victory means he automatically stands down from the European Parliament.
- The first-ever female principal of Northallerton College has announced that she is standing down from her position next summer after nearly seven years in the job.
- Some of the long-standing trustees are standing down either by retirement or resignation.
- Last night he announced his intention to stand down as leader of the Labour party in Wales.
- He is standing down from his position due to ill health.
- The decision to stand down as Leader of the House of Commons was not an easy one.
- The parliamentary party has spoken and I will stand down as leader when a successor has been chosen.
- The outspoken Tory, a veteran of 40 years in Parliament, will stand down at the next general election.
- He announced that he was standing down from the position as treasurer after 18 years.
- The present leaders are standing down after ten years.
Synonyms
resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne
2Relax or cause to relax after a state of readiness.
if something doesn't happen soon, I reckon they'll stand us down
Example sentencesExamples
- The number of men in the Home Guard did not fall below one million until they were stood down in December 1944.
- The force's slow but inexorable decline dragged on until October 1944, when the government announced that the Home Guard would be stood down the following month.
- There were a couple of minor clashes between pro and anti hunt protesters but all police units were later stood down.
- Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Endurance has been stood down from a rescue in the sea off Antarctica.
- After I was stood down no relief teachers were employed to take my place.
- The civil rights movement of the late 1960s demanded the unit be stood down, a demand which was conceded in 1970 under conditions of incipient civil war.
- An ambulance crew was dispatched immediately, however they were stood down shortly after.
- They have got to accept that the war is over and stand down their army once and for all.
- If there is not a successful breakthrough, we're there at the Government's behest and if they decide to stand us down, then we will be stood down.
- By loading the ammunition but then standing down the firing squad, Lord Butler has left the Prime Minister still breathing, and the political landscape largely unchanged.
Synonyms
relax, stand easy, come off full alert
3(of a witness) leave the witness box after giving evidence.
Example sentencesExamples
- The applicant may stand down and go back to the Bar table.
- After a minute of silence the judge said, ‘Okay, the witness may stand down.’
- What I propose to do is to have this witness stood down.

stand for

1Be an abbreviation of or symbol for.
BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation
Example sentencesExamples
- CI stands for Cycle Indicator and NCI stands for Neutral Cycle Indicator.
- Within Christian symbolism, bread stood for the body of Christ.
- The glyph for Neptune is the symbol of a trident, which stands for rulership over the sea.
- This abbreviation stands for DVD rewritable disc and means that it can be recorded and erased just the same as a VHS video.
- Green denoted hope for renewal, red stood for the ancestors' courage, and yellow symbolized the country's treasures.
- Find out what those pesky acronyms and abbreviations stand for.
- He also showed me which arabic symbol stood for Allah, and which stood for Mohammad.
- However the abbreviation in this case stands for Cross Program Recovery.
- Symbols stand for something, yet this one doesn't seem to represent anything at all.
- We then developed these pictures into symbols that would stand for the sounds we made when we spoke to others.
Synonyms
mean, be an abbreviation of, represent, signify, denote, indicate, correspond to, be equivalent to, symbolize
literary betoken
2with negativeRefuse to endure or tolerate.
I won't stand for any nonsense
Example sentencesExamples
- He would not stand for any nonsense.
- The referee refused to stand for any nonsense and brandished a succession of cards.
- He did not stand for nonsense from anyone.
- Would the world stand for a country that approved of athletes who refused to compete against people because of their religion?
- It's getting to the point where hunt supporters won't stand for it.
- This patient won't stand for any nonsense - but she does require instant gratification
Synonyms
put up with, endure, tolerate, allow, accept, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance
informal stick, swallow, stomach, hack, wear
3Support (a cause or principle)
we stand for animal welfare
Example sentencesExamples
- And while I agree with everything else the Green Party stands for, I can't abide by that point.
- Surely he isn't arguing that you have to agree with everything a politician stands for in order to support that politician.
- In spite of their peaceable professions, the French revolutionaries had always believed that they stood for principles of universal validity.
- The members of the Green Party will say that they stand for green principles.
- If parties need cash, let them go out and convince people that they stand for something worth supporting.
- Ours is the only party that stands for the fundamental principle that all workers must be able to live and work in whichever country they choose.
- On that day the principles I stood for and believed in were set aside on the altar of political expediency.
- We are the people who truly care and who truly promote and stand for Women's Rights.
- If that doesn't give you a clear indication of what they stand for then I don't know what will.
- This is not to suggest that we support everything he stands for.
Synonyms
advocate, champion, uphold, defend, stand up for, support, be in favour of, promote, recommend, urge, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for, campaign for

stand in

1Deputize.
Brown stood in for the injured Simpson
Example sentencesExamples
- Ian Bell also pushed his claims by striking an assured 70 when he stood in for Graham Thorpe.
- I then stood in for another team leader while she was off, and I picked up everything really quickly.
- The equipment has already been tested with court staff standing in as replacements.
- He stood in for us when called on and played better than we could have expected.
Synonyms
deputize, act, act as deputy, substitute, act as substitute, act as stand-in, fill in, sit in, do duty, take over, act as understudy, act as locum, do a locum, be a proxy, cover, provide cover, hold the fort, step into the breach
take the place of, do something in someone's place/stead, replace, relieve, take over from, understudy
informal sub, fill someone's shoes/boots, step into someone's shoes/boots
North American pinch-hit
2Nautical
Sail closer to the shore.
Example sentencesExamples
- The ship stood in for the island.
- In the evening we saw a harbour, stood in towards it and found it to have all the appearances of a good one.
- The American ship stood in as close to the shoals as she dared and then fired a shot across the steamer's bow.

stand in with

Be in league or partnership with.
I should enjoy standing in with Tammany, in some enormously wicked deal
Example sentencesExamples
- He is noted for his tact in standing in with both the Republican and Democratic parties at one and the same time.
- I'm willing to put up a fiver, and you put up another fiver, and if he doubles that for us then we can talk about standing in with him with a hundred.

stand off

1Move or keep away.
the women stood off at a slight distance
Example sentencesExamples
- Unbeknownst to everyone else, a man in an impeccable suit stood off in the shadows, not moving a muscle.
- I stood off to the side, listening to the conversation.
- She nodded and stood off to the side as I turned to face Ryan.
- Dad stood off to the side, a proud look on his face.
- During this process, the safety observer stood off to the side.
- Lauren joined us, and Tommy stood off in the far corner.
- You're getting ready to play your second shot from the middle of the fairway, and your opponent is standing off to the side, at the edge of the rough.
- Bill stood off to one side talking quietly with Angela's parents.
- Nathan stood off to the side watching her for a moment.
- Jessica and I stood off to the side, eager to get under way.
2Nautical
Sail further away from the shore.
the ship was standing off on the landward side
Example sentencesExamples
- Recognizing it to be a naval auxiliary, the Shackleton stood off.
- They had drafted a number of messages to the ship instructing her to stand off, all of which were sent but apparently went astray.
- Before that time steamers often had to stand off in busy times until it was their turn to be unloaded.
- The boat edged in, standing off sufficiently to avoid boats, people and rocks.

stand someone off

1Keep someone away; repel someone.
they could not hope to stand off all the horsemen
Example sentencesExamples
- He can easily be stood off by either of the Austrian armies.
- It is not in our interest to create the impression that a group of insurgents can stand us off for months.
- I stood him off by saying I did not like that sort of game.
- After Grant outflanked the Confederates and encircled Vicksburg, they stood him off for weeks.
Synonyms
fight off, repulse, drive away, drive back, put to flight, force back, beat back, push back, thrust back
2Discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of a shortage of work.
Example sentencesExamples
- Those who were stood off had but a poor chance of getting a start anywhere else.
- Formerly the local labourers had been stood off at that season.
- Three categories of claimant were stood down workers who were workers who were stood off from their employment when the gas interruption shut down their places of employment.

stand on

1Be scrupulous in the observance of.
call me Alexander–don't let's stand on formality
Example sentencesExamples
- We both know that you know who I am, so lets not stand on ceremony.
- A wave of competition is coming and standing on formality and baloney is no way to compete.
2Nautical
Continue on the same course.
Example sentencesExamples
- A small vessel stood on towards them, and anchored before the fort.
- Still the boat stood on; the spray was beating in heavy showers over her, and it was as much as she could do to look up to her canvas.
- There was risk of collision if the other ship stood on.

stand out

1Project from a surface.
the veins in his neck stood out
Example sentencesExamples
- He delivered this all with a wet smile and a charming crinkle in his eye and only the veins standing out in his neck mirrored the hostility of his words.
- Her collarbones stood out below her neck, like a coat hanger.
- I could see the veins stand out on his forehead and the sweat stream down his neck.
- The use of crumbled or folded paper standing out from the plane surface of the canvas was a recurring motif of the Vanitas trompe l' oeil paintings.
- I am bolt upright in bed, awake and trembling, the veins in my neck standing out like guy-ropes.
- She was careful not to stub her toes on the rocks that stood out above the surface of the sand.
- He screeched the words, the tendons in his neck standing out with the strain.
- One gable jutted into the road with a projecting like window which stood out from the building like a glass box held together by a massive frame of wood.
- I noticed her face: chalk-white, jaw set so rigid the tendons in her neck stood out.
- His back was aching, and the cords in his neck were standing out.
Synonyms
project, stick out, bulge (out), protrude, jut out, jut, extend, poke out, obtrude
archaic protuberate
1. 1.1Be easily noticeable.
  he was one of those men who stood out in a crowd
  Example sentencesExamples
  A matching cloak fluttered from around his neck, standing out in stark contrast to his golden hair.
  Certain landmarks and locations in London stand out and are very noticeable.
  Movie soundtracks fall into one of two camps - those you're not supposed to notice during the movie, and those that stand out loud and proud.
  His spiky red hair makes him easily stand out in a crowd.
  Add a Christmas wreath, holly, and bright red rope, and you'll have a project that will stand out and can be seen from blocks away when flooded with bright, white spot lights.
  The project also has a plot of cannabis that manages to stand out even among all the other green plants.
  On a smooth surface, a fingerprint can stand out on its own, refracting light differently than the surface below.
  He said because she was wearing lightweight summer clothing when she disappeared she would have easily stood out.
  Chips stand out more on bright colors, so stick with sheer shades that don't require serious maintenance.
  I developed a unique way to not be noticed or stand out.
  Synonyms
  be noticeable, be noticed, be visible, be seen, be obvious, be conspicuous, stick out, be striking, be distinctive, be prominent, attract attention, catch the eye, leap out, show up
  informal stick/stand out a mile, stick/stand out like a sore thumb
2. 1.2Be clearly better or more significant than someone or something.
  four issues stand out as being of crucial importance
  Example sentencesExamples
  One issue stands out from canvassing core Labour voters over more than four decades.
  He stands out from the majority of his young teammates, his individualism so strikingly visible.
  It has a catchy chorus that you can easily sing along to and he has a voice that not many male singers have right now, so he stands out from the other male singers of today.
  Our project will create the conditions for young drivers to stand out in world motorsport.
  His study stands out from some of the other books that have appeared because he has spent most of his working life outside Australia without, however, losing touch with his birth-place.
  As a big-match player whose centuries have proved a virtual guarantee of victory, he also stands out from many of his compatriots.
  An early chase scene involving a hijacked car-carrier is the third big chase scene to show up this summer, but easily stands out as the season's best.
  Innovation was what made a project stand out.
  He easily stands out as the strongest character in the film.
  It stands out from other French rosé wines with its gustatory characteristics, its history and techniques.
2Persist in opposition or support of something.
she stood out against public opinion
Example sentencesExamples
- Bradford has a proud record of multi-cultural education and has stood out against higher fees for overseas students for a long time.
- But I was the first among the few who stood out for the successful candidate, who won with 63% of the vote in my province.
- Brave individuals and small organizations stood out against the prevailing developmental ethos.

stand over

1Stand close to (someone) so as to watch, supervise, or intimidate them.
matron stood over them while they had their dreaded wash with cold water
Example sentencesExamples
- It was a good place to rest, and she didn't feel so intimidating as she did standing over him.
- He simply developed the knowledge that someone was standing over him, watching him work.
- He stood over her quietly, watching as her shoulders rose and fell with each breath.
- Cameron's eyes narrowed and he came to stand over her, his posture intimidating.
- He reached her bed and stood over her silently, watching her rib cage move up and down slowly as she breathed.
- Looking up, she noticed that a figure was standing over her, watching her carefully.
- For the time being it leaves the establishments with no choice other than to stand over customers and supervise their use of the portable chip and PIN machines.
- He just stands over my bed silently, watching me with this terrible reproach in his eyes.
- He was going to stand over her with a constant watch, until he was sure nothing was happening that he couldn't control.
- He stood over her, just watching her, just waiting for her to understand.
1. 1.1Australian Intimidate or threaten (someone) in order to extort money from them.
  courageous shopkeepers are refusing to be stood over by teenage extortionists
  Example sentencesExamples
  A prominent Brisbane hairdresser was allegedly stood over by bikies.
  He was charged earlier this month with extortion and assault after allegedly standing over a Campbellfield real estate agent.
  There are legitimate operators who have tried to start up tattoo parlours but have been firebombed out of there or stood over by groups in those areas.
  Earlier that month he was accused of standing over the Bohemian Club, wanting £10 a week for its protection.
  The judge said his crimes against two victims he had threatened and stood over was "disturbingly violent behaviour".
2Be postponed or postpone to be dealt with at a later date.
a number of points were stood over to a further meeting
Example sentencesExamples
- Your Honour, I am very grateful to the Court for standing the matter over until 3.00 pm and I am grateful to my learned friends for consenting.
- Should we stand this matter over part heard and allow you to make any application you are advised to make to the Court of Appeal?
- Justice Kirby stood the matter over generally pending the outcome of the decisions on Tuesday.
- Is there utility in standing the matter over to a fixed date?
- In effect, her Honour stood the applications over until the applications for special leave had been heard.
- So the committal proceedings were stood over until the afternoon on 14th May.
- I do recollect, now, that the summons was stood over.
- So far as your appeal is concerned, we intend to stand it over.
- If I were to stand the matter over until Monday next, what would you say?
- So I think I should probably stand your application over to the Full Court, but in the meantime do refine your submissions and I will incorporate you in the timetable.
Synonyms
put to one side, lay aside, pigeonhole, stay, keep in abeyance, suspend, mothball

stand to

often in imperativeStand ready for an attack, especially one before dawn or after dark.
orders came to the guardroom to stand to
Example sentencesExamples
- Ordered to ‘stand-to!’ just before dawn, the men would be assigned to stand on the fire step dug into the wall of the trench.
- All British battalions in the front line of 28th Division were ordered to ‘stand to’.
- The defenders were ordered to stand to.
- ‘Stand to!’ shouted the Corporal.

stand up

(of an argument, claim, evidence, etc.) remain valid after close scrutiny or analysis.
you need to have hard evidence that will stand up in court
the argument does not stand up to analysis
Example sentencesExamples
- Whether the allegations against her will stand up in court remains to be seen.
- He claimed they were for me, but I know for a fact that this wouldn't stand up in a court of law.
- The question is whether, either in a court of law or in the mind of an objective observer, this defence stands up.
- We are confident that our plan stands up to scrutiny and we remain committed to green energy projects.
- Therefore the notion of supply/demand does not stand up to scientific scrutiny.
- His account is rife with factual errors and fails to stand up to scrutiny.
- One's own morality only stands up to so much scrutiny before breaking down.
- It was examined to see if the idea stood up and had integrity and financial credibility.
- I am not suggesting that his arguments necessarily stood up to academic scrutiny.
- However, not one of them stands up to even a modicum of scholarly scrutiny.
Synonyms
remain/be valid, be sound, be plausible, hold water, hold up, stand questioning, survive investigation, bear examination, be verifiable, be provable, ring true, be convincing

stand someone up

Fail to keep an appointment with a boyfriend or girlfriend.
she threw eggs over his car after he stood her up
Example sentencesExamples
- In another study, people were asked to imagine a scenario where they had been stood up by a friend with whom they had fixed a time to meet, only to discover that the friend had gone partying without them.
- He rang my cell phone 6 times on a Saturday morning, two weeks after he stood me up.
- She was forced to stand him up because of her grandmother's funeral.
- I hate the girl who left me waiting for almost an hour before I finally realised she'd stood me up.
- He just happened to take it out on me because I looked like his old high school girlfriend who stood him up at prom.
- I think it would have been better for you to stand me up than to show up with five day old stubble.
- I can't believe that jerk stood you up like that.
- I stand him up and don't return his calls to give him a taste of his own medicine.
- I picked up the message whilst I waited at the pharmacy for my prescription and was instantly overcome with a feeling of guilt, as if I had just stood him up.
- The ultra-dependable person in your life has morphed into the biggest flake on the planet, canceling plans, showing up late for dates, standing you up.
Synonyms
fail to keep a date with, fail to meet, fail to keep an appointment with, fail to turn up for, jilt, let down

stand up for

Speak or act in support of.
she learned to stand up for herself
Example sentencesExamples
- Parents need to control their kids and kids need to stand up for themselves.
- If we never stand up for ourselves then we'll never get anywhere in this world.
- He said she could stand up for herself and would have reacted if somebody had tried to physically attack her.
- She is the type to stand up for herself and if she doesn't like something, she will voice her opinion.
- Life was often difficult, but she had to stand up for herself.
- It's possible to stand up for yourself without being blunt or hurtful to others.
- If they personally feel that a decision is unjust and unfair, they must stand up for themselves.
- He was bullied at first, until he learned to stand up for himself.
- We've seen other workers stand up for themselves and win improvements.
- The larger man began pushing the smaller man, who seemed hesitant to stand up for himself.
Synonyms
advocate, champion, uphold, defend, stand up for, support, be in favour of, promote, recommend, urge, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for, campaign for

stand up to

1Make a spirited defence against.
giving workers the confidence to stand up to their employers
Example sentencesExamples
- I learned early on the spirit to stand up to my father, that he wasn't right because he was bigger than me or had a louder voice.
- A brave community who stood up to an abusive yob have won justice and an anti-social behaviour order to keep him under control.
- He could not bear to think that a young man dared to stand up to him.
- If we defeat the congestion tax then it will give people confidence to stand up to other measures imposed on us by authority.
- A defiant single mum plans to create a haven for her children and their friends to rebuild community spirit after standing up to nuisance neighbours.
- Workers want to see a union that's willing to have a go, to stand up to the boss and fight for their interests.
- Even if you don't win the fight at least people can say you stood up to her.
- People who stood up to criminals had their shop windows smashed.
- His central challenge is to reaffirm his masculinity by standing up to his father.
- Covertly, then with more confidence, he stands up to the school bully.
Synonyms
defy, confront, challenge, oppose openly, resist, show resistance to, brave, take on, put up a fight against, take a stand against
2Be resistant to the harmful effects of (prolonged use)
choose a carpet that will stand up to wear and tear
Example sentencesExamples
- The first is the way the tyres stand up to the wear and tear imposed by a circuit on which the cars spend more time braking on full power than at any other track.
- It will be interesting to see how this landform stands up to wear and tear from the public.
- But unfortunately he has had problems and I don't really think his legs would stand up to any more racing.
- And it stands that if a higher-strength material that stands up to super cold conditions were available, designers might specify it.
- I went around to see mum and Andrew to say goodbyes and make sure their network will stand up to two weeks of unsupervised use.
- The tamper resistant properties of the unit - including standing up to a little high voltage - is what protects the asset.
- Cotton can also be ironed at relatively high temperatures, stands up to abrasion and wears well.
- But once I'd made a couple of tackles, I was fine and confident my back would stand up to anything.
Synonyms
withstand, survive, come through (unscathed), outlast, outlive, weather, ride out

Derivatives

stander

noun

At the end, the delegates rose rather slowly to their feet; indeed for a while it looked as if there might not be a stander at all.
Example sentencesExamples
- So it was canonized: it became the Communion rail - an object of devotion, and much later on, of discord between the kneelers and the standers at the banquet of unity.
- Bill is a stander and a doer, not a sitter and a thinker.
- People are either standers or walkers on escalators and that's fine; I prefer to walk.
- Instantly the kneelers and the standers joined her.

Origin

Old English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead.

stead from Old English:
Old English stede meant ‘place’. From a Germanic source, it is related to Dutch stad ‘town’, German Statt ‘place’, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb stand. Instead (Middle English) is simply ‘in stead, in place of’ run together. The adjective steadfast [Old English] is literally ‘standing firm’; a homestead (Old English) is your ‘home place’; while if you are steady (Middle English) you are not easily moved from your place. See also place

Rhymes

and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, offhand, rand, righthand, Samarkand, sand, strand, thirdhand, underhand, undermanned, understand, unplanned, untanned, withstand

Definition of stand in US English:

stand

verbstandstænd

1no object, usually with adverbial of place Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.
Lionel stood in the doorway
she stood still, heart hammering
Example sentencesExamples
- After a moment or two, Kira noticed Rebecca standing silently in the doorway.
- Ryan and I stood up and I made eye contact with the girl standing beside us.
- And then, in the pouring rain, a half-dozen supporters stood around waiting for the media to show up.
- A senior police officer and security official stood at the public door of the courtroom.
- There I was, standing up near the stage waiting for the concert to start, and two girls came and stood next to me.
- Alexis put the poker back in its cradle and awkwardly stood next to the fireplace.
- Start by standing erect with your feet wider than your hips and turned out slightly.
- I stood at my local bus stop for over an hour waiting for a number 8 to come along.
- I stood up and opened the door to find Leon just standing there.
- The doctor and Sarah stood silently in the doorway watching the exchange.
- A little boy stood alone in the middle of the floor.
- The man stood silently for a moment before he spoke.
- The woman stood quietly waiting for an answer.
- A man and a young woman stood alone in the middle of a wide, golden field.
- I looked and there was Brandon standing on my porch with a single rose.
- Uniformed police officers stood at each end of the cordons speaking to passers-by.
- I stood motionless for a few seconds, just looking at the closed door.
- There's a man standing around looking at computer stuff, he has no clue what he's doing.
- I stood at the living room window watching the rain fall on the surface of the pond.
- She stopped mid-sentence and turned around to see a familiar figure standing next to her chair.
Synonyms
be on one's feet, be upright, be erect, be vertical
1. 1.1 Rise to one's feet.
  the two men stood up and shook hands
  Example sentencesExamples
  He just smirked, and slowly stood up straight.
  She then stood up and walked over to the doorway.
  The Ambassador stood up and gestured to his secretary who also stood.
  I nodded and she patted my shoulder then stood to leave.
  Merlin slowly stood up straight, feeling very much at risk.
  I shook my head, and reluctantly stood, moving Lauren away from me a little so I could gather up my stuff.
  I grab the edge of the wall for support as I stand; my leg muscles had cramped.
  Her mother stood up abruptly from the chair she was sitting on and glared at her.
  He tried to stand but the ship was rolling heavily in the strong gale that was now blowing.
  He stood up, waiting for me to stand too, and when I did he started to walk slowly.
  He stood up and walked around the desk.
  He stood up and tugged at my hand, trying to get me to stand with him.
  He watched him study her for a moment and stood up to stand beside him.
  Gornyo stood up and sort of shuffled over to stand next to Kya.
  She stood, and moved to the door, turning the lock with a echoing metallic sound.
  Fred laughed wildly as he stood up.
  Trevor sat up and then finally stood up.
  As he stood, she moved into his open arms to give him a farewell kiss.
  He smiled at her puzzled, then stood up, helping her also to stand.
  She slowly stood up straight, stretching her right leg in front of herself as she did.
  Synonyms
  rise, rise to one's feet, get to one's feet, get up, straighten up, pick oneself up, find one's feet, be upstanding
2. 1.2 Move to and remain in a specified position.
  she stood aside to let them enter
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tough-featured, broken-nosed men in expensive coats loom large, casting dark shadows, courteously standing aside to let ‘the little lady’ pass.
  The guy on my left stood back once to let me get a view of the big green grass field and white borders.
  He walked up to the door of the house, opened it, and stood aside for the others to enter first.
  He waved and jogged over, hugging his fiancée and then standing back to get a better view of her sister.
  He stood back and allowed her to pass him before closing the door.
  Alison stood aside and let him in.
  We stood back and put water on it from a safe distance.
  Amy looked at me and I stood back, letting her get the full view of the classroom.
  Please stand aside so I can serve the next guest.
  He stood back so that I could put my face to the microscope better, and in doing so he knocked over a flask with some ether in it.
  The aisle was narrow, so I stood aside to let her pass.
  Lara turned to Ben and stood back so as to get a proper view of him.
  What I'd like to know is, what are the accepted conventions for standing aside or not when other people are walking towards you on the same sidewalk/pavement?
  His father opened a door, and stood aside to let Bill pass through it.
  The guard opened the door and stood back to allow the boy into the study.
  They lit the fuse before standing back and covering their ears.
  I stood aside to let the ladies pass.
  I stood back, allowing him to pass.
  This morning I stood back to let a woman through a shop door.
  He stood aside for my father to pass through the gate.
3. 1.3with object and adverbial of place Place or set in an upright or specified position.
  don't stand the plant in direct sunlight
  Example sentencesExamples
  Carefully pack shanks on top of vegetables; stand the shanks upright to retain the marrow in the bones.
  To warm the milk, stand the bottle in a jug of hot water.
  Find an oven dish or deep roasting tray in which the hearts will fit snugly; stand them upright.
  The vet said the best way to help him is to use an industrial winch - like the ones used to hoist engines from cars - to stand the eight-stone pig upright.
  First stand the wine upright for a day or two, so all the sediment sinks to the bottom of the bottle.
  Cover the surface with grit, and stand the finished planting in a sunny position.
  Moisten it with water and stand pot plants on top.
  Back at the bar Bobby Joe had split pea and ham soup that you could stand your spoon upright in.
  Stuff the peppers with the mince mixture and stand them upright in a pot on the stove with a little water at the bottom.
  An easy way to steam asparagus if you don't have a proper steamer is to tie the stalks together with string, stand them upright in a pan and cover with a loose foil dome.
  Keep them nice and round by standing them upright in a tall drinking glass while they're chilling.
  When starting to use this type of corkscrew, it is best to stand the bottle on the table.
  Put it on your kitchen draining board with one end trailing into a water-filled sink and stand your plants upon it.
  Then stand it upright and slice off the spiny skin, from top to bottom, in large slices.
  While her five-year-old brother Ashley ran to get their mother, she managed to twist him around and stand him upright in the bucket so his head was above water.
  Cut about 1 inch from the bottom of the spears and stand them upright in a jar in several inches of water in your refrigerator.
  He pulled me out to the front of the ship and stood me on a step that lifted me up so I could see over the ledge.
  Synonyms
  put, set, set up, erect, upend, place, position, locate, situate, prop, lean, plant, stick, install, arrange, dispose, deposit
2no object, with adverbial of place (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position.
the town stood on a hill
the hotel stands in three acres of gardens
Example sentencesExamples
- On either side stood two other rather large houses, completely dark on the inside.
- Huge glass structures stand where fields of flowers once thrived.
- Looking up, a line of broken bottle necks stood side by side along a high shelf that spanned the entire right wall of the space.
- A 19th century inn which stands next to the ruins of one of England's most important abbeys will now help preserve Yorkshire's most historic monuments.
- The problem was that the sand dunes feeding the ocean were the same dunes on which buildings now stood.
- The new building stands behind the Grade II listed original hospital that will be used for administration.
- To the left there was a wheel of fortune and some pool tables and in the far corner stood an upright piano.
- Two additional courtrooms were built where these buildings once stood.
- On a little table stood a half full bottle of mineral water with a glass next to it, and beside it lay a single red and white sock.
- Barely visible through the brush stands an old bell tower.
- At least 1,061 industrial and residential buildings stand along the river.
- Multi-storey buildings are standing where houses used to be.
- A solitary, occupied house standing among the ruins is a common sight in reconstruction zones.
- Shabby buildings stand next to stylish apartments and craft centres giving the game a gritty image and inner-city feel to appeal to a trendy audience.
- A small upright hut stood beside the worn gravel path that snaked through the trees.
- The new building stands between the college's two older ones, which are set to be sold off and the land used for housing.
- I gazed at the wine red brick buildings standing upon the hills, towering overhead.
- A large gathering of concrete structures stood about three miles ahead of me.
- Nothing but ashes and rubble remained where his father's building had once stood.
- On the table, next to the bed stood the bottle of champagne and a single glass.
Synonyms
be, be situated, be located, be positioned, be set, be found, be sited, be established, be perched, sit, perch, nestle
1. 2.1 (of a building or other vertical structure) remain upright and entire rather than fall into ruin or be destroyed.
  after the heavy storms, only one house was left standing
  Example sentencesExamples
  Most of the buildings were still standing and there were no fires to be seen.
  I am shocked by the way 50% of the land has gone and none of the buildings are standing.
  Workers are moving ahead with repairs on the only remaining building still standing there.
  There are few colonial buildings still standing, and there have been no laws passed to preserve any of them.
  When he got back, he noticed his building was still standing, though most of the roof and upper building was smoldering.
  Even today you can see that many of the towns had been bombed along the railway lines - in most of them few of the original buildings are still standing.
  The church is one of only a few buildings left standing.
  A few concrete structures are still standing and the main street of the village is strewn with trees and rubble.
  Only a few buildings still stood, one of which was the great museum.
  The mansions still stand, but the mines have closed and the town has declined.
  In some towns not even one building is still standing.
  Slowly, we crept out of the pit and made our way to the only building still standing - the camp kitchen.
  The walls of the structure were still standing, but not very stable.
  Not a recognizable building remained standing, although one could quite easily be buried.
  Often a reader is not told if a given structure is still standing or who a particular person or family was.
  Jimmy walked us down to the edge of the beach, where two support beams still stood.
  They told us that the building wasn't standing any more and we were in the centre of rubble.
  The figure darted like a mouse into one of the few buildings that remained standing and rushed up some cracked stairs to a second floor.
  Even where buildings are still standing, they are too dangerous to live in, because of repeated aftershocks, Julie says.
2. 2.2 Remain valid or unaltered.
  my decision stands
  his strikeout record stood for 38 years
  Example sentencesExamples
  This record stood until 1994, when it was beaten by Brian Lara.
  If every country does not agree to this, the Nice arrangement would stand.
  But there was no going back for Smith or any of the players, and his decision stood.
  The Minister's decision would stand, until and unless it is reversed.
  Until we hear from him my orders stand and you are to consider yourself in charge of the boy!
  Just decisions have to stand even if the law is unevenly applied.
  The conviction would stand, of course, unless there was a free pardon.
  Four of her UK records still stand more than 20 years since she retired.
  She said if the decision were to stand, it would have a chilling effect on consumers and Internet service providers.
  That decision, if it stands, will form a precedent for the Commercial Court and other civil courts usurping the functions of the criminal courts.
  Her brother was five years older than her so when he made a decision it usually stood.
  Even today, White Christmas stands as the best-selling record of all time.
  Sir Donald Bradman's records still stand, especially his unsurpassed total of 5,028 runs in Ashes contests.
  He finally makes it to Bonneville and sets a world speed record that stands even today.
  Barring a rule change, the record will technically stand forever.
  He lowered the track record, which had stood since 1983, on that occasion.
  If it stands, the decision may have a strong impact on the way choreographers will need to plan for ownership of their works after they die.
  Wilson is concerned about the precedent that would be set if the judge's order stands.
  It was his first of numerous trips and, in 1967, he set a speed record that stands today.
  The Giants turned in two winning streaks that still stand as major league records yet failed to come even close to winning a pennant.
  Synonyms
  remain in force, remain valid, remain effective, remain operative, remain in operation, hold, hold good, obtain, apply, prevail, reign, rule, hold sway, be the case, exist, be in use
3. 2.3 (especially of a vehicle) remain stationary.
  the train now standing on track 3
  Example sentencesExamples
  The City petrol vehicle stands parked in one corner.
  Tonight he opened again, while workers were still repairing the outside and a police car stood next his restaurant.
  Someone had noticed his car standing outside the village when we arrived, so we knew that he must be somewhere about the place.
  We found a bus standing behind the Vatican in the shade that we hoped would take us to the central station.
  This is a man with millions and four fancy cars standing outside his palatial home!
  Television footage showed buses standing near the plane, and later taking the people away.
4. 2.4 (of a liquid) collect and remain motionless.
  avoid planting in soil where water stands in winter
  Example sentencesExamples
  Thankfully, the rain had stopped but puddles of water were still standing stagnantly before the cafe's door.
  Bottomland forest grows where the elevation is slightly higher and water stands only some of the time.
  It doesn't have any water standing there now, because most of the time it's dry at the surface.
  If water stands in the area, try to improve drainage with sand and compost.
  But first consider what is happening, and why the water is standing where it is.
5. 2.5 (of food, a mixture, or liquid) rest without disturbance, typically so as to infuse or marinate.
  pour boiling water over the fruit and leave it to stand for 5 minutes
  Example sentencesExamples
  Let the cake stand a few hours, preferably overnight to cool before unmoulding.
  Remove from the oven and allow them to stand for 5 minutes.
  Place two cups of grated soap scraps in a saucepan, cover with cold water and allow to stand for 24 hours.
  Add clean water, mix, allow to stand for several minutes and then remix.
  Leave the meat to stand in a warm place covered with foil.
  Mix thoroughly and allow to stand for a quarter of an hour before use.
  Place in an oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel and allow to stand in a warm place for an hour or until doubled in size.
  Allow this to stand for about 15 minutes for the flavours to meld, then season to taste.
  Turn down the heat and simmer gently for five minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to stand and infuse for at least 30 minutes.
  Test the meat is done to your liking, then remove and allow to stand for at least 10 minutes before carving.
  When cooked, leave to stand for 15 minutes to cool a little.
  Allow to stand for a few minutes before carefully inverting on to a serving plate.
  Allow to stand for five minutes, then turn out onto a warm plate.
  Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes.
  Allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting into squares to serve.
  Allow the loaf to stand for 10 minutes before turning out and serving.
  Allow to stand for 5 minutes then remove from the water and shred finely.
  Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes, then cut diagonally into 5mm slices.
  The liquid is allowed to stand for two days, at the end of which all solids it contains have sunk to the bottom.
  When cooked, transfer to a warm plate, cover loosely and leave to stand in a warm place for ten minutes.
6. 2.6 (of a ship) remain on a specified course.
  the ship was standing north
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ship was standing out to sea from Southampton.
  The large ship had stood away as its smaller companions charged in to attack.
  The wind had been westerly since the preceding noon, and at the time we saw the land, the ship was standing to the NW.
  We rounded them at about three cables length and stood due south.
3no object, with complement Be in a specified state or condition.
since mother's death the house had stood empty
sorry, darling—I stand corrected
Example sentencesExamples
- Nearly 3,000 trucks were standing idle without locomotives, two-thirds of them loaded with evacuated equipment.
- Yet he occupies an important position in the history of 18th-century art and his reputation deserves to stand higher than it does.
- His reputation stands high, but he is not without his detractors.
- In the three weeks before she fulfilled her pledge the building stood unguarded - and untouched by a single vandal.
- Why shut it down so long ago if it was just going to stand empty?
- Whole villages stand practically empty, in various stages of collapse.
- Pontins closed as a holiday camp 10 years ago and has stood empty and deteriorating ever since.
- After many years in the making, his reputation stands high.
- Before her, a stone fountain stood silent and empty in the bright spring sunshine, all gleaming white against a sea of bluebells.
- A former Rossendale town centre bank that has stood empty for nine years is on the verge of reopening as an aquatic centre.
- Thousands of hotel rooms and commercial buildings now stand vacant.
- Across the road from The Mills another building stands vacant, with silos reaching into the sky, offering very creative challenges to the developer.
- The buildings stood forlorn and abused, with crackled paint chipped along the corners.
- Some rooms in the main building were standing idle because they are too small for mainstream classes.
- Since then the centre has stood idle and fallen victim to vandals.
- Previously thriving tea rooms and the farm shops were empty and tills stood idle.
- It had stood empty for half a year, an almost new place, with parking, owned by a diplomat posted overseas.
- Originally it was proposed that up to 600 homes would be demolished - many of which were already standing empty.
- Whole sections of the city are ‘ghost towns’ with newly completed buildings standing empty.
- It has now stood empty for more than five years and has been damaged by vandals who have started fires.
1. 3.1 Adopt a particular attitude toward a matter or issue.
  students should consider where they stand on this issue
  Example sentencesExamples
  In terms of adoption rates, where do private and community hospitals stand?
  How one defines a clone seems to depend on to which side of the issue one stands.
  There are areas of it that need to be looked at so that players are quite certain where they stand with regard to decisions.
  We stand firmly in support of integration and the unity of all working people.
  I think it's done nothing to clarify where they stand specifically on the issues.
  Where do you stand on this issue?
  Angry delegates raised questions of where they would stand if they support those not wanting to be inspected.
2. 3.2 Be of a specified height.
  Sampson was a small man, standing 5 ft. 4 in. tall
  Example sentencesExamples
  He stands around the average height for a boy his age and a little above the average weight.
  The Cassini spacecraft stands more than 6.7 metres high and is more than 4 metres wide.
  He stood a bit over six feet and had shoulder-length oily black hair, which was worn in a mess about his features.
  He stood about the same height as Ben, maybe an inch shorter, and was dressed in black track shorts and a black tee.
  He stood a hair over 5-7 and weighed 150, and he played high above his inches.
  In Spain, the largest fire in Madrid's history has destroyed a skyscraper that stands more than 30 stories high.
  Dolly was a black Shire mare standing almost 17 hands high.
  If given the go-ahead, the building would stand just 60 ft short of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf.
  It's the largest wading bird in North America, standing up to five feet tall with a wingspan of almost eight feet.
  The cart stood about five feet tall and was about two feet square, lined on two sides by deep shelves.
  The Great Blue Heron is a majestic sight standing up to 44 to 52 inches.
  The average sporting balloon stands about seven stories tall and, depending on its design, is made from about 1000 square meters of nylon.
  The mountain stands the height of 118 Nelson's columns.
  The biggest stone in the cove stood twice the height of a man and must have weighed several tens of tons.
  Beautiful works of art on roadside display, created out of stone, wood and metal some standing up to two meters high, were smashed.
  Australia's largest bird, standing up to 2 meters tall, the emu is flightless.
  The seabed is at 40m, but the upright wreck stands a good 12m proud.
  The Memorial stands 11 metres high.
  The Omonia Hotel in Athens is the most impressive of the three hotels featured, as the modern structure stands eight storeys.
  The stones, standing up to four feet tall, would be placed throughout the upscale suburban Chicago community.
3. 3.3stand at Be at (a particular level or value)
  the budget stood at $14 million per annum
  Example sentencesExamples
  It now stands at 5.07 million and is forecast to fall below five million by the end of the decade.
  The total number of confirmed dead stands at 252, 183 of whom have been identified.
  Although crime stands at a low level in the district, pockets of unacceptable behaviour are springing up.
  Two years on, the figure now stands at 62 per cent across the entire age range.
  The death toll of people trapped by racing incoming tides on the night of February 5 now stands at 20.
  State benefit will not go very far as it currently stands at £67.50 a week for someone who has been off work for a year.
  The number of the infected in the region was reported to stand at between one and two million.
  Around the Indian Ocean the death toll from the disaster stands at more than 158,000.
  The appeal total now stands at £3,001,648 and a special celebration party is being planned.
  In the York and Selby area the average price for a litre of unleaded and diesel currently stands at 85p.
  The lotto jackpot currently stands at E5,200 and the draw takes place on the night.
  The figure currently stands at 200 scooter thefts and 100 of those have been recovered.
  The index currently stands at 85.2, almost exactly the same closing level as last week.
  It makes no sense that the age for payment of the state pension stands at 65, it should really be set at 70.
  Coll is small, and so is its population, which still stands at less than 200.
  The lotto will be held in Flukies at the weekend and the jackpot stands at 9,450.
  It also stood at less than half of the 2,650 robberies committed in Leeds over the same period.
4. 3.4no object, with infinitive Be in a situation where one is likely to do something.
  investors stood to lose heavily
  Example sentencesExamples
  All members of the community stand to benefit by creating a thriving rural environment.
  He stood to gain millions through his law firm.
  The country stood to lose its most valuable asset and resource - its people.
  Look how much we stand to win!
5. 3.5 Act in a specified capacity.
  he stood watch all night
  Example sentencesExamples
  Plainclothes security men stand guard in the dust-caked street outside.
  The third, who had stood watch, rested on the outer edge of the camp; he had just nodded off.
  The next day, all the men are roused to stand watch.
  In modern warfare a small tank unit may be positioned to protect and stand post for other tank units while the crews sleep or prepare for renewed fighting.
  Police were standing guard outside shopping centres and supermarkets.
6. 3.6 (of a stallion) be available for breeding.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I think it's more likely that he'll stand at stud next year.
  We sent her to Thornthwaite Hall when she came into season to an Arab stallion that was standing there.
  The last major stakes winner to stand at stud then return to the racetrack for competition was champion Bertrando.
  No announcement has been made where the five relocated stallions will stand next year.
  She and her father stand their Quarter Horse Stallion, Tradition Copy, on their family farm.
4with object and often modal Withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged.
small boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas
Example sentencesExamples
- It has a great deal to teach about vengeance and violence, and the way that friendships can stand the tests of both.
- Religion, if it is true, should be able to stand scientific scrutiny.
- The unit can stand 900G of non-operating shock or 250G of operating shock.
- The joints had to be as strong and flexible as the pipes themselves, and able to stand the stress of being coiled with the pipes onto large drums.
- I needed to know that our relationship could work and that the love was strong enough to stand the daily grind.
- It's probably the only convertible, this side of a Porsche, which could really stand the punishment of everyday country road driving.
Synonyms
withstand, stand up to, put up with, take, cope with, handle, resist, sustain, absorb, accept
1. 4.1informal with modal and usually negative Be able to endure or tolerate.
  I can't stand the way Mom talks to him
  Example sentencesExamples
  No longer able to stand the pain, he abruptly released Emily and shoved her at Tommy who placed his hands on her waist to steady her.
  No longer able to stand the silence I ran from the room, quickly finding my way up the stairs and to my own little sanctuary.
  And as sappy and clichéd as it sounds, I don't think I will be able to stand seeing Abby cry.
  One night, I just broke down, and told him I wouldn't be able to stand it if he died.
  Michael tried to ignore the ache he felt at the thought of Jessica not being able to stand the sight of him anymore.
  I wouldn't be able to stand the thirst during the hot day when I have to drag my cart around.
  He was a sweetheart, but apparently my grandmother hadn't been able to stand him from day one.
  I wondered if I would ever be able to stand the sight of blood again.
  Three buckets of water, hot as my hands could stand, the Fairy Liquid all bubbling and foaming, but still the wall would not come clean.
  I wouldn't be able to stand looking at her face everyday after what she did to you… and me.
  I've never been able to stand seeing girls cry.
  I am starting to warm to her, even though in real life I wouldn't be able to stand her.
  I wouldn't be able to stand seeing you get hurt, either, but hopefully I can prevent that.
  You can love someone from the depths of your heart and still not be able to stand living in the same house as them when they were behaving so irrationally.
  Not being able to stand it a moment longer, she sprang out of the reeds and dashed toward her sibling, enveloping him in a very wet embrace.
  Trent, not being able to stand any crying at that moment, stopped her.
  It was too much for her to stand and she stood up and walked up the next flight of stairs and to her room.
  She wouldn't be able to stand that wailing.
  She doesn't live in her old house anymore - she can't stand how suddenly empty it is.
  The business people can't stand, of course, to have something go wrong that gets into the newspapers.
  Synonyms
  withstand, endure, bear, put up with, take, cope with, handle, sustain, resist, stand up to
  endure, tolerate, bear, put up with, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance, face
5British no object Be a candidate in an election.
he stood for parliament in 1968
Example sentencesExamples
- Women were denied the right to vote or to stand as candidates.
- The leader of Spelthorne Borough Council has announced his decision not to stand again, after eight years of guiding the local authority.
- Since then, he has stood as a candidate in local elections, but this is his first time as a candidate in a General Election.
- He may be forgiven for wondering whether his decision to stand as mayor was a wise one.
- If he is sentenced to six or more months he will not be allowed to stand as a candidate during next year's presidential elections.
- He stood as a candidate in four parliamentary elections, but without success.
- He was defeated at last June's council elections when he stood as a Lib Dem.
- After the First World War he became a member of the Labour Party and stood as its candidate in two elections.
- In the 2001 general election Brian stood as the Socialist Alliance candidate for Brightside.
- He is standing as an independent candidate in the election.
- He works as a civil servant in a local job centre, and stood as a candidate in the 10 June elections for the London Assembly.
- He stood again for election in 1839, won his seat, and remained in the Chamber until the Revolution of 1848.
- This site explains the roles of different institutions, how to stand as a candidate and how to vote.
- She stood as Respect's candidate in Tottenham during the general election, winning 6.8 percent of the vote.
- Are they going to let him stand as a candidate in the next election?
- At present you have to be at least 18 to vote and 21 to stand as a candidate.
- By standing as a mayoral candidate I wanted to act as a voice of dissent against the corporatisation of the city I love.
- His decision to stand as an Independent split the vote.
- Several left wing Labour councillors refused to stand again for election.
- The winner, who will be revealed on Friday, will stand as an independent candidate in the next General Election, with all their costs covered.
6usually with two objects Provide (food or drink) for someone at one's own expense.
somebody in the bar would stand him a beer
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm not sure that I can run to bribery, but I'll stand anyone a drink.
- If a certain drunk fisherman stands him a beer, we'll have our answer.
- Reckoning she'd already been well-recompensed for her contribution she stood everyone a drink.
- If I happen to see you around, I'll stand you a drink
- He was a man from the old school, opening car doors for ladies, standing everyone drinks when he was flush.
- I had the misfortune of having to stand the drinks.
- This curiosity lead me wait around, in the hopes I could stand him a drink and ask him a few questions.

nounstandstænd

1usually in singular An attitude toward a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.
the party's tough stand on welfare
his traditionalist stand
Example sentencesExamples
- He added that it has always been the stand of his party that elections can never lead to a solution to the issue.
- He spoke of the principled stand Mick took on the issue of the transfer of elective orthopaedics from Kilkenny to Waterford.
- The stand we take will reflect the prevalent social attitude towards crimes against women.
- His main concern is not to do or say anything which may offend the party bosses or which goes against the professed stand of the party.
- The crux of the matter lies in what attitude and stand we take and what method we use to handle contradictions.
- But where he gets in trouble, again, is his unwillingness to make a firm stand on any issue.
- In fact, the newspaper clearly distorted the stand of the Republican party in both cases.
- No President in history has ever taken a principled stand on every issue.
- I take a more critical stand towards the Prime Minister.
- In my opinion the stand of the parties, one of whom seeks expedition and the other of whom does not oppose it, is soundly based.
- We're dedicated to a principled stand, it's in the national interest and we'll be standing by that.
- The leader of the British Columbia Green Party also took a stand, siding with the con team members.
- She explained to the audience about the need for anyone writing about art to take an ideological stand with a historical perspective in mind.
- They have been unwilling to take forthright stands either on issues of peace or of economic justice.
- It had also been adopting a different stand from the left parties on various public issues.
- The trouble is that no one is taking a principled stand on either side.
- When push comes to shove, even those who recognize the political roots of drug testing are not inclined to take a stand.
- Tim's principled stands on these issues propelled him to victory against his two better-known rivals.
- This movie is wildly successful because it not only takes a stand, it has real people talking about real issues in a simple way.
- This signifies the shifting stand taken by the victim or her family towards the crime and the criminal in view of the existing social environment.
Synonyms
attitude, stance, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, standpoint, posture, position, angle, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, line, thoughts, ideas, sentiments, feelings
1. 1.1 A determined effort to resist or fight for something.
  this was not the moment to make a stand for independence
  we have to take a stand against racism
  Example sentencesExamples
  She decided to take a stand against the yobs who were making life a misery for people in the town.
  If your salary and benefits keep getting whittled away, eventually you have to take a stand against that.
  Consumers can take a stand against paper waste in a number of ways.
  Davies announced that Privacy International would take a stand against the introduction of ID cards in the UK.
  Residents across the country are being urged to take a stand against vandals, thugs and yobs that plague their communities.
  We need to take a stand against these forces of darkness and unreason.
  This kind of behavior is unacceptable, and not enough people take a stand against it.
  After his brother's murder, for which he is more than partially responsible, he decides he must take a stand and fight the corruption.
  For me, to honor my heritage as I was raised to understand it, I am obligated to take a stand against what I know to be wrong.
  The medical community is also beginning to take a stand against genetically modified foods.
  Trail bikers are planning a peaceful protest on the Ridgeway to take a stand against the banning of motor vehicles on the path in winter.
  I was there to take a stand against a global system that increasingly places more value on economic progress than on human and ecological welfare.
  It is time to take a stand against these youngsters and start by naming and shaming them.
  The official pointed to last month's unusually emotive call to the nation to take a stand against racism.
  It is time to take a stand against the erosion of rights.
  The whole world needs to take a stand against such abuses.
  He has decided to take a stand against rising fuel costs.
  The British Printing Industries Federation is the first to take a stand against the practice.
  Bearing these staggering figures in mind, it's not surprising one shopping centre in the borough has decided to take a stand and address its own waste issues.
  But new powers mean neighbourhoods can take a stand against premises used for drugs.
  Synonyms
  opposition to, resistance to, objection to, defensive position against, hostility to, animosity towards, disapproval of
2. 1.2 An act of holding one's ground against or halting to resist an opposing force.
  Custer's legendary last stand
  Example sentencesExamples
  He had lost both legs in a final stand against a combined force of Cuban and Angolan troops.
  A few guerrillas will probably fight it out in the mountains, and foreign fighters may be even more determined to make a stand.
  Were the troops to make such a last stand, they could tie down American forces scheduled for transfer to the Pacific war.
  In late 1911 about 800 Moros fled to the old battleground of Bud Dajo to make a stand.
  There, at the river, Walker assembled his units for a final stand.
  On 20 September, at Valmy, just east of Châlons, the French forces at last made a stand.
  At his headquarters he unwisely made a stand, and after a two-week battle was forced to retreat.
  He may feel well equipped to make one last stand against coalition forces in the town.
  Rather he saw Brittany as the last stand of the Allied armies.
  They make a brief stand and fight bravely.
  Synonyms
  opposition to, resistance to, objection to, defensive position against, hostility to, animosity towards, disapproval of
2A rack, base, or piece of furniture for holding, supporting, or displaying something.
a microphone stand
Example sentencesExamples
- Leaning over towards the bed stand, she turned on the lights as the door to her bedroom burst open.
- Although frustrated, the man meekly returned the offending piece back to its stand.
- There was even a music stand in the corner and a shelf for my violin right next to it.
- Layton was so excited his errant arm knocked the microphone from its stand.
- Emily put the piece back on the stand and sight-read the music with the rest of the band.
- It had a cylindrical shape and was supported by a stand with five legs.
- A stage hand shone another torch at his microphone stand, and the show continued by torchlight.
- These are accompanied by all manner of sandwiches, scones and cakes piled onto tiered stands.
- You could also arrange treats on tiered cake stands.
- Concert stands also are fully adjustable in height.
- A few things toppled from the night stand on her side.
- The proposal also includes 40 car parking spaces, six covered cycle stands and two motorbike spaces.
- The school is also installing new cycle stands and bike sheds.
- A metal stand supports his B-flat bass instrument so he can play while in his wheelchair.
- The night stand had a pad of paper and a pen in the small drawer.
- The aerosol had been kept with other toiletries on a bathroom stand under a wall-mounted electric heater.
- New litter bins, cycle stands, additional on-street car parking bays and new, less obtrusive signs are also planned.
- The first step is removing the doors, which are placed on stands resembling garment racks, then wheeled down a perpendicular subassembly line.
- In the corners of the chamber there were several wooden stands, which supported majestic candles.
- The compère strides forward and plucks the microphone from the stand.
Synonyms
base, support, mounting, platform, rest, plinth, bottom
1. 2.1 A small stall or booth in a street, market, or public building from which goods are sold.
  a hot-dog stand
  Example sentencesExamples
  Above it will be an upper-deck patio with concession stands and permanent restrooms.
  He makes 10 to 15,000 gallons of unpasteurized cider a season, most of which he sells at his farm stand.
  Eventually she came to the market, where she found many food stands.
  Wandering the streets for a while we come across an alley full of food stands.
  At one end of the market, a few stands sold a variety of local spices, sauces, tea and jams.
  There were long lines throughout the day at concession stands and many exhibits.
  It also had more concession stands and more comfortable seating than the older parks.
  On the way out of the beer fest we passed a stand selling olives.
  He said his ice-cream stand will have sold more than 5,000 cones by the end of the three-day festival.
  When we came back to the cotton candy stand I saw Brant standing there.
  As is usually the case in French food markets, most of the stands sell fruits and vegetables.
  On the weekends, you can grab lunch at one of the food stands that set up camp just outside the gate.
  Local ladies will have a cake stand and all support would be appreciated.
  The markets are becoming very popular: there can be about 40 different stands selling fresh agricultural produce at any one time.
  Dara pretended not to hear and walked off towards the refreshment stand.
  He looked at the roadside stalls, and stopped to purchase from one of the many fruit stands.
  The event will kick off at 9.30 am and at 4pm roads in the town centre will be closed to allow market stands and crowds to overflow into the streets.
  Food stands and other entertainment facilities are also available for both adults and children.
  We circled the terminal looking at the food stands before we made our choice, a small restaurant in the corner of the terminal.
  You want to hit the concession stand before the game starts!
  Synonyms
  stall, booth, kiosk
2. 2.2 A raised platform for a band, orchestra, or speaker.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Dancers could be sure of a pleasant tuneful evening when his orchestra was on the stand.
  A jazz band was on the stand.
  While the third speaker was on the stand, a man in the crowd shouted out.
  We had reached the stands where the band always sits and plays pep band songs.
3The place where someone typically stands or sits.
she took her stand in front of the desks
Example sentencesExamples
- One after another they all tried, each man rising in his turn and taking his stand before the threshold.
- She took her stand at the podium in the center of the room.
- Taking her stand in the centre of the room, she waited.
1. 3.1 A place where vehicles, typically taxicabs, wait for passengers.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Making their way through the fruit skins and the heaps of garbage they start out towards the bus stand.
  I stood under the bus stand, waiting for the quarter past six bus to the student flats.
  Hi-tech solar panels have appeared on the top of city bus stands, catching the sun's rays and converting them into electricity.
  A pedestrian subway near the main bus stand should be constructed to prevent accidents due to increased traffic.
  Bus drivers had been told on Friday they could no longer wait at stands between picking up and dropping off passengers.
  The witness added that the incident flared again before the aircraft left its stand prior to take-off.
  The very stationing of a commercial vehicle at the stand means that it is for hire.
  Thanks to the new-age look being modelled for six of the city's busiest bus stands, waiting for a bus could well become the most exciting part of the journey.
  The Sunday Business Post has learned that a temporary pier with eight aircraft stands will not be completed until the autumn, instead of April as anticipated.
  The plight of passengers at bus stands is much worse.
  This has resulted in people sleeping in bus stands and railway stations.
  His main areas of distribution of the pamphlets, which contain day-to-day legal issues, are the bus stands and the railway stations.
  An increase in hackney carriage numbers can lead to additional pressure on hackney carriage stands.
  Synonyms
  rank, station, park, parking place, place, bay
2. 3.2the stand" or "the witness stand A witness box.
  Sergeant Harris took the stand
  Example sentencesExamples
  The opportunity to be humiliated on the stand is unlimited, either for not knowing a fact or for not being able to defend an opinion.
  He was given to walking around the courtroom before stopping abruptly to bellow questions at the witness in the stand.
  As he left the stand, he handed his business card to the judge.
  I asked him so many times to put me on the stand.
  She was the only witness to the killing, and to make the case for self-defense, her lawyers had to put her on the stand.
  The mother is still on the stand and emotionally unable to continue on.
  And let me also remind you that when some of the defense witnesses were on the stand, the jury laughed at them.
  Tonight, the boy is home after facing some tough questions on the stand today.
  She walked over to the stand and raised her right hand over the Bible.
  Prosecutors don't want to put her on the stand without corroboration, because her bias is so evident.
  The witness came to the stand and the bailiff once again came around with the Bible.
  Memory fades with time, and as a result the evidence people can provide on the stand becomes progressively more unreliable.
  The trial is underway right now, and on the stand is a rebuttal witness for the prosecution.
  Edwards called his witness to the stand.
4A large raised tiered structure for spectators, typically at a sports arena.
her parents watched from the stands
Example sentencesExamples
- The spectator stands have been declared dangerous and need urgent renovation.
- They will also replace the temporary north stand with a permanent structure.
- Watching the stands, I could see the wind tearing through the spectators at a 90-degree angle.
- The 30,000 spectators will be seated in two tiered stands that reflect each other across the pitch.
- We were sat in the very highest echelons of the main stand, with fans of both sides around us, and the camaraderie and mutual respect in evidence was fantastic.
- The stand is less than quarter-full.
- Instead, the report recommends extending the covered terraced stand opposite the main stand with new seating installed and a new cantilevered roof.
- By the time the game started there were only a few parents and spectators in the stands.
- Have you ever been in the stands at a race meeting when ‘your’ horse is neck and neck on that last half furlong?
- There are a few interested spectators in the stands, and some reporters and TV cameras.
- Few spectators in the stands remained for the last inning, disgusted with such a one-sided score.
- We sat high up in the covered stand, towards the City End.
- He was more often a spectator in the main stand than a striker selected to play.
- The lottery money will go towards the completion of the new stand and the conversion of the pitch into an all weather surface.
- The turnstiles will be resited closer to the playing area and opposite the main stand we hope to cover some of the standing area adjacent to the cricket field.
- Increasingly, sport was watched not from the stands or terraces but from the armchair.
- Sturdy steel fences surrounding the arena have been constructed, preventing close contact with the spectators sitting in the stands.
- At half-time, they inflated the ball and ran towards an entrance in the south stand which leads on to the pitch.
- The stands are half-full, spectators jostling to reach their seats.
- As we talked the club was preparing to install three hundred new seats in the spectator stand that it built last year.
5usually in singular A cessation from motion or progress.
the train drew to a stand by the signal box
Example sentencesExamples
- The driver had failed to set a driver's reminder appliance when he was at a stand in a station, so he didn't have the reminder.
- For years the trains had to be brought to a stand by a dubious hand-brake, but later two were fitted with air pumps for braking.
- The train emerges from the foliage and comes to a stand for the crossing gates to be opened.
- A hill which a motor car would hardly notice would bring a heavy train to a stand in next to no time.
Synonyms
stop, halt, standstill, dead stop
1. 5.1 Each halt made on a touring theatrical production to give one or more performances.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The show's last stand will be at the Dallas Museum of Art.
  After the Saturday opening date, the show moved to Elkton, Maryland, for its first stand of the tour.
  More successful was our concluding stand of the tour outside a reconstructed village inn.
6A group of growing plants of a specified kind, especially trees.
a stand of poplars
Example sentencesExamples
- Fire, which clears out flammable underbrush and thins stands of young trees, is a natural part of the ecology in most Western forests.
- Beyond the stand of trees, well away from the road, the hiking trail became dark.
- We've turned the forestland around, and in addition to improving the existing stands, we've planted many more.
- Direct planting seeds can be cheaper than planting seedlings and usually results in a denser stand of trees and shrubs.
- Handsome stands of mature trees were complemented by new flower beds.
- They thin out dense stands of low trees and shrubs.
- Eventually we came to a stand of birch trees growing in a circle.
- A healthy and vigorous alfalfa stand minimizes many production problems.
- There's a stand of pine just off the side.
- Aspen groves dot the trail as you go, with larger stands waiting for you on the far side of the lake.
- Seek shelter in low-lying areas, such as dense stands of small trees.
- Approaching the house you can see it is covered from the east by a stand of beech trees.
- The college is nestled into a hillside and is surrounded by a magnificent stand of fir trees.
- Leave the track here to the right and follow a wire fence which encloses a stand of conifers.
- He planted a number of stands of spruce, larch and fir trees many of which still exist.
- It winds up through rolling hills with stands of poplar trees, distant views of lakes and snowy mountain peaks strung along the horizon.
- Since the American elm generally was regarded as the optimal urban tree, extensive stands were planted, something no city would do today.
- The path takes me up through some dense stands of pine trees and across a couple of meadows.
- In the forest were black gum trees and thick stands of white cedar.
- Great stands of trees march beside the roads in a panoply of greens that rival New England's Fall.
Synonyms
copse, spinney, thicket, grove, coppice, wood

Phrases

as it stands

1In its present condition.
there are no merits in the proposal as it stands
Example sentencesExamples
- The law as it stands puts the home-owner defending his property and the burglar violating it on exactly the same footing.
- But the law as it stands also proposes to outlaw all smoking in theatres - including on the stage.
- The scheme as it stands is a well considered response that pays enormous respect to the building.
- As it stands the movie is a waste of time.
- The text as it stands unquestionably lacks many of the qualities that make its predecessors so great.
1. 1.1In the present circumstances.
  the country would struggle, as it stands, to host the next Winter Olympic Games
  Example sentencesExamples
  Yet as things stand, a child removed from home and made a ward of the state often languishes, until the age of eighteen, in a foster care system based on temporary care.
  The problem is that, as things stand, it is often not until someone has had an accident that a potential problem with his or her driving is picked up.
  But as things stand, it appears that we are still far from accepting to work together as political parties.
  I am awaiting an assessment of the injuries, but, as things stand, we are very depleted.
  Whichever way one looks at it, there is no denying that as things stand now, the state of the liquor trading sector leaves much to be desired.
  However, as things stand, works remain in copyright in the U.K. for 70 years after the death of their author.
  And it is certain that, as things stand, thousands of trade unionists - believing that Europe has nothing to offer them - will just not bother to vote at all.
  But, as things stand, I am having to rely on my parents for financial assistance.
  He speculates that, as things stand, the victims and the media are left to speculate on the precise motives of the perpetrators.
  He insists that, as things stand, he has no intention of leaving, but should Middlesbrough fail to come up with a better offer, he will have to.

stand on one's own (two) feet

Be or become self-reliant or independent.
Example sentencesExamples
- Such nations are rightly proud that they have progressed on their own terms, standing on their own feet.
- She taught us how to stand on our own feet.
- Fortunately, the children knew they had to be capable of standing on their own feet and supporting her through old age.
- When there is no one else around, you have to stand on your own two feet.
- It teaches them responsibility, to stand on their own two feet and to get a job afterwards.
- You've got to stand on your own two feet eventually.
- I am a 30 year-old woman and I am fairly independent, believing in standing on my own two feet most of the time and having strong relationships based on intellect and feeling.
- The state will help you with education and training but ultimately you have to stand on your own feet.
- The skills and qualities all these young people have developed will help them stand on their own two feet and prepare them to be good citizens of the future.
- Farmers have been told to stand on their own two feet.
Synonyms
manage, survive, subsist, look after oneself, fend for oneself, shift for oneself, stand on one's own two feet, carry on, get through, get on, get along, get by, muddle through, muddle along, scrape by, bear up, make the grade, come through, hold one's own, keep one's end up, keep one's head above water, keep the wolf from the door, weather the storm

stand trial

Be tried in a court of law.
Example sentencesExamples
- There can be no trial at all unless the accused is fit both to plead and to stand trial.
- He was later charged by officers and had been due to stand trial at Southampton Crown Court.
- They were later extradited to Britain and had been due to stand trial at Woolwich Crown Court in London.
- The teenager was charged with murder and stood trial at Manchester Crown Court in March this year but the jury failed to reach a verdict and a re-trial was ordered.
- They stood trial at Hull Crown Court in spring last year, and when that trial collapsed they faced a retrial six months later.
- Should he be extradited to Spain to stand trial for the grave crimes of which he is accused?
- A North Yorkshire woman is to stand trial at Hull Crown Court after denying a charge of manslaughter.
- The judge concluded that the applicant was fit to stand trial and listed the trial for 1st March.
- A year later 15 men stood trial at Sheffield Crown Court charged with riot, but the case against them collapsed.
- In December last year he was due to stand trial and some of his victims had attended court to give evidence, one becoming ill because of the stress.

stand up and be counted

State publicly one's support for someone or something.
Example sentencesExamples
- However, when no one else was willing to speak up, it was necessary to stand up and be counted.
- Time has come for this nation to stand up and be counted.
- It takes a lot of courage to stand up and be counted.
- It's time for the Irish people to stand up and be counted.
- Well now is the time for them to stand up and be counted and show they are true supporters.
- We decided it was time to stand up and be counted.
- The borough council must stand up and be counted.
- Maybe we will have someone with the ‘grit’ to stand up and be counted in our Government!
- It's time for our politicians to stand up and be counted and obtain the desired objective.
- He has long been a lone voice advocating for human rights and has been prepared to stand up and be counted when the establishment prefers a quiet and diplomatic approach.
Synonyms
speak publicly, speak openly, speak boldly, speak frankly, speak one's mind, sound off, spout off, go on, stand up and be counted

will the real — please stand up

informal Used rhetorically to indicate that the specified person should clarify their position or reveal their true character.
he was so different from the unhappy man of a week ago—would the real Jack Lawrence please stand up?
Example sentencesExamples
- We're going to ask the question, will the real Republican Party please stand up.
- Will the real John Wayne please stand up?
- Now, as he unwraps his directorial debut, will the real Edward Norton please stand up?

Phrasal Verbs

stand alone

Be unequaled.
when it came to fun, Julia stood alone
Example sentencesExamples
- In terms of deaths caused by one individual acting alone, he stands alone.
- The clinic stands alone as being almost wholly independent of provincial scrutiny.
- But Malaysia stands alone among the airlines flying here to score a marvellous five stars for its economy class long haul seating.
- The television show stands alone with a unique place in the nation's heart.
- This is a historic and momentous occasion in the life of this country and it is an event that stands alone.
- In a largely stamina-based sport dominated by increasingly young swimmers, the 50m stands alone as an event where power is the key factor.
- It is a challenge that stands alone, a task that must be taken on without flinching or averting your attention.
- In a year that has yet again seen the world of comic books plundered by Hollywood for source material, one film stands alone.
Synonyms
unmatched, unrivalled, unparalleled, unequalled, matchless, peerless, without peer, without equal, in a class of its own, all-time best, inimitable, incomparable, beyond compare, beyond comparison, second to none, unsurpassable, surpassing, nonpareil

stand aside

1Take no action to prevent, or not involve oneself in, something that is happening.
the army had stood aside as the monarchy fell
Example sentencesExamples
- Again, this is good union practice, and historically unions have never stood aside from engaging in ‘political’ struggles.
- They urged the army to stand aside and offer no resistance.
- The 30 uniformed and plain clothes police officers stood aside with a ‘non-interference’ attitude.
- Were they, self-declared army of the Republic, to stand aside while the crown defied and repressed the government?
- She said they have been told, in the event of serious trouble, to stand aside and not attempt to prevent a breakout.
- The Prime Minister yesterday warned of the dangers of standing aside from closer European integration.
- Many religious leaders stood aside and ignored what was happening, though there were notable, courageous exceptions in both the Protestant and Catholic clergy.
- Our best way of making a difference here is not by standing aside and refusing to sully our hands, but by trying to set a pattern of linking trade to human rights improvements.
- If somebody is going to start causing trouble am I going to stand aside and watch it happen?
- She was prepared to stand aside from the conflict that has now involved practically the whole of Europe.
1. 1.1Withdraw or resign from a position or office.
  the acting prime minister refused to stand aside to permit Sir Julius to resume his post
  Example sentencesExamples
  He stood aside because ‘no one more than me wants the Conservatives to win the general election’.
  Today he stood aside from the leadership, although he'll remain in the Parliament.
  A judge at the centre of an operation against child pornography stood aside last night.
  But on Wednesday he stood aside for the sake of the party and the ‘first class’ candidate who replaced him.
  However, he says he has no intention of standing aside as Labour's candidate for Caerphilly at May's Welsh assembly election.
  He stood aside from an executive position a couple of years ago, but still remains a large shareholder.
  Seven years later, he was leader of a tiny party, his dominant position secured by the fact that he was the only one of nine Liberal MPs who had won his seat without the help of Tories standing aside.
  He should have stood aside pending the findings of the enquiry.
  He is one of five long-term Liberal politicians who announced this week that they are standing aside to make way for new blood.
  In 1892 he was elected Labour MP for the West Ham constituency in London, abetted by the fact that the Liberal candidate had stood aside.
  Synonyms
  resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne

stand back

Withdraw from a situation emotionally in order to view it more objectively.
Example sentencesExamples
- I can't stand back from it and have some objectivity about the whole thing.
- Do I have the capacity to stand back from the deep emotions and not get mired or lost in destructive thoughts and feelings?
- Only by standing back and viewing the evidence as a whole can one properly reach a conclusion.
- When he writes the show he can stand back from the women he knows and view them subjectively.
- Strategic assessment involves standing back from the everyday activities of the business.
- It is time to stand back from a situation that has gained acceptability through long familiarity and reappraise it objectively.
- You may have to stand back a little and take another look at this situation.
- No one is standing back to take a long-term view.
- He's also able to stand back and be objective and will always challenge me if he thinks something is not quite right.
- The courts deals with the risk of bias in such cases by a strong warning to the jury as to just how important it is to stand back, be objective, and look at the evidence.

stand by

1Be present while something bad is happening but fail to take any action to stop it.
he was beaten to the ground as onlookers stood by
Example sentencesExamples
- It was surprising that Stewart stood by and watched this happen.
- Police stood by and did nothing to stop the massacres, often participated themselves.
- I have told her she is destroying her life and I can't stand by and watch it happen.
- We aren't prepared to stand by and watch that happen.
- And the police stood by and let it happen because it was peaceful.
- And not the least of the horror is that the rest of the world stood by and let it happen.
- In just 100 days an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered while the rest of the world stood by.
- Yet only now is the world beginning to wake up to what happened, having stood by at the height of the bloodshed.
- As a local representative there is no way on earth I'm going to stand by and watch this happen.
- Although they have the means to avert it, Western governments and transnational companies are standing by and letting it happen.
2Support or remain loyal to (someone), typically in a time of need.
she had stood by him during his years in prison
Example sentencesExamples
- My question is this - will you continue to support her and stand by her for the next 40 years?
- You knew when doing it, though, that a lot of your friends, and supporters and people who stood by you would be outraged.
- Thanking all his friends and supporters for standing by him, he said his case had raised important questions about householders' rights.
- You believe in someone, you have faith in them, you expect them to be there for you, support you, stand by you.
- ‘We love Barry, support him and stand by him without reservation,’ the family said after his arrest.
- Most football supporters have stood by him in his adversity, and greeted him with warm applause on match days despite his falling from grace so publicly.
- Paula has asked me to convey her heartfelt thanks to all those who stood by her and support her.
- I just want to thank everyone who stood by me.
- Dan says he has had further support from his two kids and his mother who with their unwavering support have stood by him.
- Do you have any suggestions on how I can stand by her and support her?
Synonyms
be loyal to, remain loyal to, stand up for, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with
be loyal to, remain loyal to, stand by, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with
1. 2.1Adhere to or abide by (something promised, stated, or decided)
  the government must stand by its pledges
  Example sentencesExamples
  If it introduces a firm policy of that sort, it must stand by it.
  Fewer and fewer Democrats today are willing to stand by that position and support trade bills that are good for American workers.
  Does the Prime Minister stand by the baby bonus policy and promise that it won't be abolished?
  Does he stand by his pledge that no beneficiary will be worse off financially as a result of changes announced in the Budget?
  The Tory leader stood by his pledge to cut taxes by £4bn.
  Why can't its adherents stand by their principles?
  He said his members want to go back to work as quickly as possible, but the Government had to stand by its promises first.
  He said he stood by his support for Britain joining the Euro, which sparked the tabloid newspaper's attack on him.
  However, the former world junior champion is standing by his claims.
  Remember, if you make it a rule, you must stand by it.
  Synonyms
  abide by, keep, keep to, adhere to, hold to, stick to, observe, heed, comply with, act in accordance with
3Be ready to deal or assist with something.
two battalions were on their way, and a third was standing by
Example sentencesExamples
- The area was sealed off by police as engineers went in to investigate - with fire fighters standing by until they declared it safe.
- Two crews from Clacton Fire Station and paramedics stood by.
- A lifeboat attended, but because of the falling tide, decided to stand by until the boat floated clear.
- The jet made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport with fire and ambulance crews standing by.
- They had a medical officer standing by to assist with the survivor.
- Officers there had to put out several small fires, believed to have been started deliberately, while four fire engines stood by in case they were needed.
- We assisted with extra air bottles and stood by in case of emergency.
- British Royal Marines and US Marines are standing by to assist with evacuations of UK and US citizens if needed.
- The jets sit fueled and ready on the tarmac, and pilots stand by around the clock ready to scramble them into the air on a moment's notice.
- An ambulance stood by during the fire fighting operation in case there were any casualties but was not needed.
Synonyms
wait, be prepared, be in readiness, be in a state of readiness, be ready for action, be on full alert, be at battle stations, wait in the wings

stand down

1Withdraw or resign from a position or office.
he stood down as leader of the party
Example sentencesExamples
- The outspoken Tory, a veteran of 40 years in Parliament, will stand down at the next general election.
- Some of the long-standing trustees are standing down either by retirement or resignation.
- The parliamentary party has spoken and I will stand down as leader when a successor has been chosen.
- The present leaders are standing down after ten years.
- His election victory means he automatically stands down from the European Parliament.
- Last night he announced his intention to stand down as leader of the Labour party in Wales.
- The decision to stand down as Leader of the House of Commons was not an easy one.
- The first-ever female principal of Northallerton College has announced that she is standing down from her position next summer after nearly seven years in the job.
- He is standing down from his position due to ill health.
- He announced that he was standing down from the position as treasurer after 18 years.
Synonyms
resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne
2Relax or cause to relax after a state of readiness.
if something doesn't happen soon, I guess they'll stand us down
Example sentencesExamples
- By loading the ammunition but then standing down the firing squad, Lord Butler has left the Prime Minister still breathing, and the political landscape largely unchanged.
- Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Endurance has been stood down from a rescue in the sea off Antarctica.
- The number of men in the Home Guard did not fall below one million until they were stood down in December 1944.
- After I was stood down no relief teachers were employed to take my place.
- If there is not a successful breakthrough, we're there at the Government's behest and if they decide to stand us down, then we will be stood down.
- The civil rights movement of the late 1960s demanded the unit be stood down, a demand which was conceded in 1970 under conditions of incipient civil war.
- They have got to accept that the war is over and stand down their army once and for all.
- An ambulance crew was dispatched immediately, however they were stood down shortly after.
- The force's slow but inexorable decline dragged on until October 1944, when the government announced that the Home Guard would be stood down the following month.
- There were a couple of minor clashes between pro and anti hunt protesters but all police units were later stood down.
Synonyms
relax, stand easy, come off full alert
3(of a witness) leave the witness stand after giving evidence.
Example sentencesExamples
- The applicant may stand down and go back to the Bar table.
- After a minute of silence the judge said, ‘Okay, the witness may stand down.’
- What I propose to do is to have this witness stood down.

stand for

1Be an abbreviation of or symbol for.
NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Example sentencesExamples
- Find out what those pesky acronyms and abbreviations stand for.
- We then developed these pictures into symbols that would stand for the sounds we made when we spoke to others.
- Green denoted hope for renewal, red stood for the ancestors' courage, and yellow symbolized the country's treasures.
- He also showed me which arabic symbol stood for Allah, and which stood for Mohammad.
- Symbols stand for something, yet this one doesn't seem to represent anything at all.
- Within Christian symbolism, bread stood for the body of Christ.
- CI stands for Cycle Indicator and NCI stands for Neutral Cycle Indicator.
- The glyph for Neptune is the symbol of a trident, which stands for rulership over the sea.
- However the abbreviation in this case stands for Cross Program Recovery.
- This abbreviation stands for DVD rewritable disc and means that it can be recorded and erased just the same as a VHS video.
Synonyms
mean, be an abbreviation of, represent, signify, denote, indicate, correspond to, be equivalent to, symbolize
2with negativeRefuse to endure or tolerate.
I won't stand for any nonsense
Example sentencesExamples
- Would the world stand for a country that approved of athletes who refused to compete against people because of their religion?
- This patient won't stand for any nonsense - but she does require instant gratification
- It's getting to the point where hunt supporters won't stand for it.
- The referee refused to stand for any nonsense and brandished a succession of cards.
- He would not stand for any nonsense.
- He did not stand for nonsense from anyone.
Synonyms
put up with, endure, tolerate, allow, accept, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance
3Support (a cause or principle)
we stand for animal welfare
Example sentencesExamples
- We are the people who truly care and who truly promote and stand for Women's Rights.
- Surely he isn't arguing that you have to agree with everything a politician stands for in order to support that politician.
- If parties need cash, let them go out and convince people that they stand for something worth supporting.
- In spite of their peaceable professions, the French revolutionaries had always believed that they stood for principles of universal validity.
- Ours is the only party that stands for the fundamental principle that all workers must be able to live and work in whichever country they choose.
- On that day the principles I stood for and believed in were set aside on the altar of political expediency.
- The members of the Green Party will say that they stand for green principles.
- If that doesn't give you a clear indication of what they stand for then I don't know what will.
- And while I agree with everything else the Green Party stands for, I can't abide by that point.
- This is not to suggest that we support everything he stands for.
Synonyms
advocate, champion, uphold, defend, stand up for, support, be in favour of, promote, recommend, urge, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for, campaign for

stand in

1Deputize.
Brown stood in for the injured Simpson
Example sentencesExamples
- The equipment has already been tested with court staff standing in as replacements.
- Ian Bell also pushed his claims by striking an assured 70 when he stood in for Graham Thorpe.
- I then stood in for another team leader while she was off, and I picked up everything really quickly.
- He stood in for us when called on and played better than we could have expected.
Synonyms
deputize, act, act as deputy, substitute, act as substitute, act as stand-in, fill in, sit in, do duty, take over, act as understudy, act as locum, do a locum, be a proxy, cover, provide cover, hold the fort, step into the breach
2Nautical
Sail closer to the shore.
Example sentencesExamples
- In the evening we saw a harbour, stood in towards it and found it to have all the appearances of a good one.
- The ship stood in for the island.
- The American ship stood in as close to the shoals as she dared and then fired a shot across the steamer's bow.

stand off

1Move or keep away.
the women stood off at a slight distance
Example sentencesExamples
- Jessica and I stood off to the side, eager to get under way.
- Nathan stood off to the side watching her for a moment.
- Unbeknownst to everyone else, a man in an impeccable suit stood off in the shadows, not moving a muscle.
- Dad stood off to the side, a proud look on his face.
- During this process, the safety observer stood off to the side.
- You're getting ready to play your second shot from the middle of the fairway, and your opponent is standing off to the side, at the edge of the rough.
- Bill stood off to one side talking quietly with Angela's parents.
- I stood off to the side, listening to the conversation.
- Lauren joined us, and Tommy stood off in the far corner.
- She nodded and stood off to the side as I turned to face Ryan.
1. 1.1Sail further away from the shore.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The boat edged in, standing off sufficiently to avoid boats, people and rocks.
  Recognizing it to be a naval auxiliary, the Shackleton stood off.
  Before that time steamers often had to stand off in busy times until it was their turn to be unloaded.
  They had drafted a number of messages to the ship instructing her to stand off, all of which were sent but apparently went astray.

stand someone off

Keep someone away: repel someone.
Example sentencesExamples
- He can easily be stood off by either of the Austrian armies.
- It is not in our interest to create the impression that a group of insurgents can stand us off for months.
- After Grant outflanked the Confederates and encircled Vicksburg, they stood him off for weeks.
- I stood him off by saying I did not like that sort of game.
Synonyms
fight off, repulse, drive away, drive back, put to flight, force back, beat back, push back, thrust back

stand on

1Be scrupulous in the observance of.
call me Alex—let's not stand on formality
Example sentencesExamples
- We both know that you know who I am, so lets not stand on ceremony.
- A wave of competition is coming and standing on formality and baloney is no way to compete.
2Nautical
Continue on the same course.
Example sentencesExamples
- Still the boat stood on; the spray was beating in heavy showers over her, and it was as much as she could do to look up to her canvas.
- There was risk of collision if the other ship stood on.
- A small vessel stood on towards them, and anchored before the fort.

stand out

1Project from a surface.
the veins in his neck stood out
Example sentencesExamples
- I could see the veins stand out on his forehead and the sweat stream down his neck.
- One gable jutted into the road with a projecting like window which stood out from the building like a glass box held together by a massive frame of wood.
- She was careful not to stub her toes on the rocks that stood out above the surface of the sand.
- Her collarbones stood out below her neck, like a coat hanger.
- His back was aching, and the cords in his neck were standing out.
- The use of crumbled or folded paper standing out from the plane surface of the canvas was a recurring motif of the Vanitas trompe l' oeil paintings.
- I am bolt upright in bed, awake and trembling, the veins in my neck standing out like guy-ropes.
- He screeched the words, the tendons in his neck standing out with the strain.
- I noticed her face: chalk-white, jaw set so rigid the tendons in her neck stood out.
- He delivered this all with a wet smile and a charming crinkle in his eye and only the veins standing out in his neck mirrored the hostility of his words.
Synonyms
project, stick out, bulge, bulge out, protrude, jut out, jut, extend, poke out, obtrude
1. 1.1Be easily noticeable.
  he was one of those men who stood out in a crowd
  Example sentencesExamples
  The project also has a plot of cannabis that manages to stand out even among all the other green plants.
  Certain landmarks and locations in London stand out and are very noticeable.
  He said because she was wearing lightweight summer clothing when she disappeared she would have easily stood out.
  Add a Christmas wreath, holly, and bright red rope, and you'll have a project that will stand out and can be seen from blocks away when flooded with bright, white spot lights.
  His spiky red hair makes him easily stand out in a crowd.
  A matching cloak fluttered from around his neck, standing out in stark contrast to his golden hair.
  On a smooth surface, a fingerprint can stand out on its own, refracting light differently than the surface below.
  Movie soundtracks fall into one of two camps - those you're not supposed to notice during the movie, and those that stand out loud and proud.
  Chips stand out more on bright colors, so stick with sheer shades that don't require serious maintenance.
  I developed a unique way to not be noticed or stand out.
  Synonyms
  be noticeable, be noticed, be visible, be seen, be obvious, be conspicuous, stick out, be striking, be distinctive, be prominent, attract attention, catch the eye, leap out, show up
2. 1.2Be clearly better or more significant than someone or something.
  four issues stand out as being of crucial importance
  Example sentencesExamples
  Innovation was what made a project stand out.
  It has a catchy chorus that you can easily sing along to and he has a voice that not many male singers have right now, so he stands out from the other male singers of today.
  Our project will create the conditions for young drivers to stand out in world motorsport.
  One issue stands out from canvassing core Labour voters over more than four decades.
  It stands out from other French rosé wines with its gustatory characteristics, its history and techniques.
  As a big-match player whose centuries have proved a virtual guarantee of victory, he also stands out from many of his compatriots.
  He stands out from the majority of his young teammates, his individualism so strikingly visible.
  He easily stands out as the strongest character in the film.
  His study stands out from some of the other books that have appeared because he has spent most of his working life outside Australia without, however, losing touch with his birth-place.
  An early chase scene involving a hijacked car-carrier is the third big chase scene to show up this summer, but easily stands out as the season's best.
2Persist in opposition or support of something.
she stood out against public opinion
the company stood out for the product it wanted
Example sentencesExamples
- Bradford has a proud record of multi-cultural education and has stood out against higher fees for overseas students for a long time.
- Brave individuals and small organizations stood out against the prevailing developmental ethos.
- But I was the first among the few who stood out for the successful candidate, who won with 63% of the vote in my province.

stand over

1Stand close to (someone) so as to watch, supervise, or intimidate them.
Example sentencesExamples
- He stood over her quietly, watching as her shoulders rose and fell with each breath.
- He stood over her, just watching her, just waiting for her to understand.
- He just stands over my bed silently, watching me with this terrible reproach in his eyes.
- He reached her bed and stood over her silently, watching her rib cage move up and down slowly as she breathed.
- Cameron's eyes narrowed and he came to stand over her, his posture intimidating.
- For the time being it leaves the establishments with no choice other than to stand over customers and supervise their use of the portable chip and PIN machines.
- It was a good place to rest, and she didn't feel so intimidating as she did standing over him.
- He was going to stand over her with a constant watch, until he was sure nothing was happening that he couldn't control.
- Looking up, she noticed that a figure was standing over her, watching her carefully.
- He simply developed the knowledge that someone was standing over him, watching him work.
2Be postponed or postpone to be dealt with at a later date.
a number of points were stood over to a further meeting
Example sentencesExamples
- Your Honour, I am very grateful to the Court for standing the matter over until 3.00 pm and I am grateful to my learned friends for consenting.
- So far as your appeal is concerned, we intend to stand it over.
- In effect, her Honour stood the applications over until the applications for special leave had been heard.
- Should we stand this matter over part heard and allow you to make any application you are advised to make to the Court of Appeal?
- So I think I should probably stand your application over to the Full Court, but in the meantime do refine your submissions and I will incorporate you in the timetable.
- Is there utility in standing the matter over to a fixed date?
- If I were to stand the matter over until Monday next, what would you say?
- Justice Kirby stood the matter over generally pending the outcome of the decisions on Tuesday.
- So the committal proceedings were stood over until the afternoon on 14th May.
- I do recollect, now, that the summons was stood over.
Synonyms
put to one side, lay aside, pigeonhole, stay, keep in abeyance, suspend, mothball

stand to

often in imperativeStand ready for an attack, especially one before dawn or after dark.
Example sentencesExamples
- Ordered to ‘stand-to!’ just before dawn, the men would be assigned to stand on the fire step dug into the wall of the trench.
- All British battalions in the front line of 28th Division were ordered to ‘stand to’.
- ‘Stand to!’ shouted the Corporal.
- The defenders were ordered to stand to.

stand up

(of an argument, claim, evidence, etc.) remain valid after close scrutiny or analysis.
but will your story stand up in court?
Example sentencesExamples
- One's own morality only stands up to so much scrutiny before breaking down.
- His account is rife with factual errors and fails to stand up to scrutiny.
- Whether the allegations against her will stand up in court remains to be seen.
- However, not one of them stands up to even a modicum of scholarly scrutiny.
- We are confident that our plan stands up to scrutiny and we remain committed to green energy projects.
- The question is whether, either in a court of law or in the mind of an objective observer, this defence stands up.
- He claimed they were for me, but I know for a fact that this wouldn't stand up in a court of law.
- Therefore the notion of supply/demand does not stand up to scientific scrutiny.
- I am not suggesting that his arguments necessarily stood up to academic scrutiny.
- It was examined to see if the idea stood up and had integrity and financial credibility.
Synonyms
be valid, remain valid, be sound, be plausible, hold water, hold up, stand questioning, survive investigation, bear examination, be verifiable, be provable, ring true, be convincing

stand someone up

Fail to keep an appointment with a boyfriend or girlfriend.
Example sentencesExamples
- I stand him up and don't return his calls to give him a taste of his own medicine.
- I picked up the message whilst I waited at the pharmacy for my prescription and was instantly overcome with a feeling of guilt, as if I had just stood him up.
- He just happened to take it out on me because I looked like his old high school girlfriend who stood him up at prom.
- I think it would have been better for you to stand me up than to show up with five day old stubble.
- In another study, people were asked to imagine a scenario where they had been stood up by a friend with whom they had fixed a time to meet, only to discover that the friend had gone partying without them.
- I hate the girl who left me waiting for almost an hour before I finally realised she'd stood me up.
- The ultra-dependable person in your life has morphed into the biggest flake on the planet, canceling plans, showing up late for dates, standing you up.
- She was forced to stand him up because of her grandmother's funeral.
- I can't believe that jerk stood you up like that.
- He rang my cell phone 6 times on a Saturday morning, two weeks after he stood me up.
Synonyms
fail to keep a date with, fail to meet, fail to keep an appointment with, fail to turn up for, jilt, let down

stand up for

1Speak or act in support of.
she learned to stand up for herself
Example sentencesExamples
- If they personally feel that a decision is unjust and unfair, they must stand up for themselves.
- The larger man began pushing the smaller man, who seemed hesitant to stand up for himself.
- Parents need to control their kids and kids need to stand up for themselves.
- She is the type to stand up for herself and if she doesn't like something, she will voice her opinion.
- We've seen other workers stand up for themselves and win improvements.
- If we never stand up for ourselves then we'll never get anywhere in this world.
- He said she could stand up for herself and would have reacted if somebody had tried to physically attack her.
- He was bullied at first, until he learned to stand up for himself.
- It's possible to stand up for yourself without being blunt or hurtful to others.
- Life was often difficult, but she had to stand up for herself.
Synonyms
advocate, champion, uphold, defend, stand up for, support, be in favour of, promote, recommend, urge, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for, campaign for
1. 1.1Act as best man for in a wedding.
  Example sentencesExamples
  I must confess it was with real surprise that they asked me stand up for them like this.
  After being asked to stand up for your brother or best friend, you may feel you need a best man guide to help you.
  Sometimes a man's best friend is a woman, and he wants this woman to stand up for him at his wedding.

stand up to

1Make a spirited defense against.
giving workers the confidence to stand up to their employers
Example sentencesExamples
- If we defeat the congestion tax then it will give people confidence to stand up to other measures imposed on us by authority.
- A defiant single mum plans to create a haven for her children and their friends to rebuild community spirit after standing up to nuisance neighbours.
- People who stood up to criminals had their shop windows smashed.
- His central challenge is to reaffirm his masculinity by standing up to his father.
- Covertly, then with more confidence, he stands up to the school bully.
- Workers want to see a union that's willing to have a go, to stand up to the boss and fight for their interests.
- I learned early on the spirit to stand up to my father, that he wasn't right because he was bigger than me or had a louder voice.
- A brave community who stood up to an abusive yob have won justice and an anti-social behaviour order to keep him under control.
- Even if you don't win the fight at least people can say you stood up to her.
- He could not bear to think that a young man dared to stand up to him.
Synonyms
defy, confront, challenge, oppose openly, resist, show resistance to, brave, take on, put up a fight against, take a stand against
2Be resistant to the harmful effects of (prolonged wear or use).
Example sentencesExamples
- But unfortunately he has had problems and I don't really think his legs would stand up to any more racing.
- I went around to see mum and Andrew to say goodbyes and make sure their network will stand up to two weeks of unsupervised use.
- But once I'd made a couple of tackles, I was fine and confident my back would stand up to anything.
- The first is the way the tyres stand up to the wear and tear imposed by a circuit on which the cars spend more time braking on full power than at any other track.
- And it stands that if a higher-strength material that stands up to super cold conditions were available, designers might specify it.
- The tamper resistant properties of the unit - including standing up to a little high voltage - is what protects the asset.
- Cotton can also be ironed at relatively high temperatures, stands up to abrasion and wears well.
- It will be interesting to see how this landform stands up to wear and tear from the public.
Synonyms
withstand, survive, come through, come through unscathed, outlast, outlive, weather, ride out

Origin

Old English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead.

单词	stand
释义	Definition of stand in English: stand verbstood standstænd 1no object, usually with adverbial of place Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet. Lionel stood in the doorway she stood still, heart hammering Example sentencesExamples Ryan and I stood up and I made eye contact with the girl standing beside us. I stood up and opened the door to find Leon just standing there. I looked and there was Brandon standing on my porch with a single rose. A senior police officer and security official stood at the public door of the courtroom. A little boy stood alone in the middle of the floor. I stood motionless for a few seconds, just looking at the closed door. And then, in the pouring rain, a half-dozen supporters stood around waiting for the media to show up. Uniformed police officers stood at each end of the cordons speaking to passers-by. I stood at the living room window watching the rain fall on the surface of the pond. Alexis put the poker back in its cradle and awkwardly stood next to the fireplace. A man and a young woman stood alone in the middle of a wide, golden field. The man stood silently for a moment before he spoke. I stood at my local bus stop for over an hour waiting for a number 8 to come along. The woman stood quietly waiting for an answer. There's a man standing around looking at computer stuff, he has no clue what he's doing. Start by standing erect with your feet wider than your hips and turned out slightly. The doctor and Sarah stood silently in the doorway watching the exchange. There I was, standing up near the stage waiting for the concert to start, and two girls came and stood next to me. She stopped mid-sentence and turned around to see a familiar figure standing next to her chair. After a moment or two, Kira noticed Rebecca standing silently in the doorway. Synonyms be on one's feet, be upright, be erect, be vertical 1.1 Rise to one's feet. the two men stood up and shook hands Example sentencesExamples Gornyo stood up and sort of shuffled over to stand next to Kya. Fred laughed wildly as he stood up. I grab the edge of the wall for support as I stand; my leg muscles had cramped. He watched him study her for a moment and stood up to stand beside him. I shook my head, and reluctantly stood, moving Lauren away from me a little so I could gather up my stuff. She slowly stood up straight, stretching her right leg in front of herself as she did. Merlin slowly stood up straight, feeling very much at risk. Her mother stood up abruptly from the chair she was sitting on and glared at her. She stood, and moved to the door, turning the lock with a echoing metallic sound. He smiled at her puzzled, then stood up, helping her also to stand. He stood up and walked around the desk. The Ambassador stood up and gestured to his secretary who also stood. He tried to stand but the ship was rolling heavily in the strong gale that was now blowing. Trevor sat up and then finally stood up. He stood up and tugged at my hand, trying to get me to stand with him. As he stood, she moved into his open arms to give him a farewell kiss. He just smirked, and slowly stood up straight. She then stood up and walked over to the doorway. I nodded and she patted my shoulder then stood to leave. He stood up, waiting for me to stand too, and when I did he started to walk slowly. Synonyms rise, rise to one's feet, get to one's feet, get up, straighten up, pick oneself up, find one's feet, be upstanding literary arise 1.2no object, with adverbial of direction Move somewhere in an upright position. she stood aside to let them enter Example sentencesExamples He stood back so that I could put my face to the microscope better, and in doing so he knocked over a flask with some ether in it. Amy looked at me and I stood back, letting her get the full view of the classroom. Lara turned to Ben and stood back so as to get a proper view of him. What I'd like to know is, what are the accepted conventions for standing aside or not when other people are walking towards you on the same sidewalk/pavement? They lit the fuse before standing back and covering their ears. Tough-featured, broken-nosed men in expensive coats loom large, casting dark shadows, courteously standing aside to let ‘the little lady’ pass. We stood back and put water on it from a safe distance. Please stand aside so I can serve the next guest. The guard opened the door and stood back to allow the boy into the study. I stood back, allowing him to pass. He walked up to the door of the house, opened it, and stood aside for the others to enter first. He stood back and allowed her to pass him before closing the door. The guy on my left stood back once to let me get a view of the big green grass field and white borders. The aisle was narrow, so I stood aside to let her pass. He waved and jogged over, hugging his fiancée and then standing back to get a better view of her sister. Alison stood aside and let him in. He stood aside for my father to pass through the gate. His father opened a door, and stood aside to let Bill pass through it. This morning I stood back to let a woman through a shop door. I stood aside to let the ladies pass. 1.3with object and adverbial of place Place or set in an upright or specified position. don't stand the plant in direct sunlight Example sentencesExamples An easy way to steam asparagus if you don't have a proper steamer is to tie the stalks together with string, stand them upright in a pan and cover with a loose foil dome. Moisten it with water and stand pot plants on top. Stuff the peppers with the mince mixture and stand them upright in a pot on the stove with a little water at the bottom. While her five-year-old brother Ashley ran to get their mother, she managed to twist him around and stand him upright in the bucket so his head was above water. Cover the surface with grit, and stand the finished planting in a sunny position. Find an oven dish or deep roasting tray in which the hearts will fit snugly; stand them upright. The vet said the best way to help him is to use an industrial winch - like the ones used to hoist engines from cars - to stand the eight-stone pig upright. Cut about 1 inch from the bottom of the spears and stand them upright in a jar in several inches of water in your refrigerator. Then stand it upright and slice off the spiny skin, from top to bottom, in large slices. Back at the bar Bobby Joe had split pea and ham soup that you could stand your spoon upright in. To warm the milk, stand the bottle in a jug of hot water. Carefully pack shanks on top of vegetables; stand the shanks upright to retain the marrow in the bones. Put it on your kitchen draining board with one end trailing into a water-filled sink and stand your plants upon it. He pulled me out to the front of the ship and stood me on a step that lifted me up so I could see over the ledge. Keep them nice and round by standing them upright in a tall drinking glass while they're chilling. When starting to use this type of corkscrew, it is best to stand the bottle on the table. First stand the wine upright for a day or two, so all the sediment sinks to the bottom of the bottle. Synonyms put, set, set up, erect, upend, place, position, locate, situate, prop, lean, plant, stick, install, arrange, dispose, deposit informal plonk, park 2no object, with adverbial of place (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position. the town stood on a hill the hotel stands in three acres of gardens Example sentencesExamples The problem was that the sand dunes feeding the ocean were the same dunes on which buildings now stood. A large gathering of concrete structures stood about three miles ahead of me. At least 1,061 industrial and residential buildings stand along the river. On either side stood two other rather large houses, completely dark on the inside. Looking up, a line of broken bottle necks stood side by side along a high shelf that spanned the entire right wall of the space. Huge glass structures stand where fields of flowers once thrived. To the left there was a wheel of fortune and some pool tables and in the far corner stood an upright piano. A 19th century inn which stands next to the ruins of one of England's most important abbeys will now help preserve Yorkshire's most historic monuments. A small upright hut stood beside the worn gravel path that snaked through the trees. Shabby buildings stand next to stylish apartments and craft centres giving the game a gritty image and inner-city feel to appeal to a trendy audience. On a little table stood a half full bottle of mineral water with a glass next to it, and beside it lay a single red and white sock. A solitary, occupied house standing among the ruins is a common sight in reconstruction zones. Multi-storey buildings are standing where houses used to be. Nothing but ashes and rubble remained where his father's building had once stood. Two additional courtrooms were built where these buildings once stood. The new building stands behind the Grade II listed original hospital that will be used for administration. The new building stands between the college's two older ones, which are set to be sold off and the land used for housing. On the table, next to the bed stood the bottle of champagne and a single glass. Barely visible through the brush stands an old bell tower. I gazed at the wine red brick buildings standing upon the hills, towering overhead. Synonyms be, be situated, be located, be positioned, be set, be found, be sited, be established, be perched, sit, perch, nestle 2.1 (of a building or other vertical structure) remain upright and entire rather than fall into ruin or be destroyed. after the storms only one house was left standing Example sentencesExamples The church is one of only a few buildings left standing. The figure darted like a mouse into one of the few buildings that remained standing and rushed up some cracked stairs to a second floor. Jimmy walked us down to the edge of the beach, where two support beams still stood. Even today you can see that many of the towns had been bombed along the railway lines - in most of them few of the original buildings are still standing. Most of the buildings were still standing and there were no fires to be seen. A few concrete structures are still standing and the main street of the village is strewn with trees and rubble. Often a reader is not told if a given structure is still standing or who a particular person or family was. They told us that the building wasn't standing any more and we were in the centre of rubble. Even where buildings are still standing, they are too dangerous to live in, because of repeated aftershocks, Julie says. I am shocked by the way 50% of the land has gone and none of the buildings are standing. Slowly, we crept out of the pit and made our way to the only building still standing - the camp kitchen. The mansions still stand, but the mines have closed and the town has declined. When he got back, he noticed his building was still standing, though most of the roof and upper building was smoldering. In some towns not even one building is still standing. The walls of the structure were still standing, but not very stable. There are few colonial buildings still standing, and there have been no laws passed to preserve any of them. Workers are moving ahead with repairs on the only remaining building still standing there. Only a few buildings still stood, one of which was the great museum. Not a recognizable building remained standing, although one could quite easily be buried. 2.2 Remain valid or unaltered. my decision stands he won 31 caps–a record which stood for 42 years Example sentencesExamples That decision, if it stands, will form a precedent for the Commercial Court and other civil courts usurping the functions of the criminal courts. But there was no going back for Smith or any of the players, and his decision stood. It was his first of numerous trips and, in 1967, he set a speed record that stands today. Even today, White Christmas stands as the best-selling record of all time. The Giants turned in two winning streaks that still stand as major league records yet failed to come even close to winning a pennant. Until we hear from him my orders stand and you are to consider yourself in charge of the boy! Her brother was five years older than her so when he made a decision it usually stood. If every country does not agree to this, the Nice arrangement would stand. Barring a rule change, the record will technically stand forever. He lowered the track record, which had stood since 1983, on that occasion. Just decisions have to stand even if the law is unevenly applied. Four of her UK records still stand more than 20 years since she retired. This record stood until 1994, when it was beaten by Brian Lara. Wilson is concerned about the precedent that would be set if the judge's order stands. Sir Donald Bradman's records still stand, especially his unsurpassed total of 5,028 runs in Ashes contests. If it stands, the decision may have a strong impact on the way choreographers will need to plan for ownership of their works after they die. The Minister's decision would stand, until and unless it is reversed. The conviction would stand, of course, unless there was a free pardon. He finally makes it to Bonneville and sets a world speed record that stands even today. She said if the decision were to stand, it would have a chilling effect on consumers and Internet service providers. Synonyms remain in force, remain valid, remain effective, remain operative, remain in operation, hold, hold good, obtain, apply, prevail, reign, rule, hold sway, be the case, exist, be in use 2.3 (especially of a vehicle) remain stationary. the train now standing at platform 3 Example sentencesExamples The City petrol vehicle stands parked in one corner. Tonight he opened again, while workers were still repairing the outside and a police car stood next his restaurant. Someone had noticed his car standing outside the village when we arrived, so we knew that he must be somewhere about the place. We found a bus standing behind the Vatican in the shade that we hoped would take us to the central station. Television footage showed buses standing near the plane, and later taking the people away. This is a man with millions and four fancy cars standing outside his palatial home! 2.4 (of a liquid) collect and remain motionless. soil where water stands in winter Example sentencesExamples Thankfully, the rain had stopped but puddles of water were still standing stagnantly before the cafe's door. It doesn't have any water standing there now, because most of the time it's dry at the surface. But first consider what is happening, and why the water is standing where it is. Bottomland forest grows where the elevation is slightly higher and water stands only some of the time. If water stands in the area, try to improve drainage with sand and compost. 2.5 (especially of food) rest without disturbance, typically so as to infuse or marinate. pour boiling water over the fruit and leave it to stand for 5 minutes Example sentencesExamples Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Add clean water, mix, allow to stand for several minutes and then remix. Allow to stand for a few minutes before carefully inverting on to a serving plate. The liquid is allowed to stand for two days, at the end of which all solids it contains have sunk to the bottom. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting into squares to serve. Mix thoroughly and allow to stand for a quarter of an hour before use. Allow to stand for five minutes, then turn out onto a warm plate. Turn down the heat and simmer gently for five minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to stand and infuse for at least 30 minutes. Allow this to stand for about 15 minutes for the flavours to meld, then season to taste. Let the cake stand a few hours, preferably overnight to cool before unmoulding. When cooked, transfer to a warm plate, cover loosely and leave to stand in a warm place for ten minutes. Remove from the oven and allow them to stand for 5 minutes. Place two cups of grated soap scraps in a saucepan, cover with cold water and allow to stand for 24 hours. When cooked, leave to stand for 15 minutes to cool a little. Test the meat is done to your liking, then remove and allow to stand for at least 10 minutes before carving. Leave the meat to stand in a warm place covered with foil. Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes, then cut diagonally into 5mm slices. Place in an oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel and allow to stand in a warm place for an hour or until doubled in size. Allow to stand for 5 minutes then remove from the water and shred finely. Allow the loaf to stand for 10 minutes before turning out and serving. 2.6no object, with adverbial of direction (of a ship) remain on a specified course. the ship was standing north Example sentencesExamples The ship was standing out to sea from Southampton. The wind had been westerly since the preceding noon, and at the time we saw the land, the ship was standing to the NW. We rounded them at about three cables length and stood due south. The large ship had stood away as its smaller companions charged in to attack. 3no object, with complement Be in a specified state or condition. since mother's death the house had stood empty sorry, darling—I stand corrected Example sentencesExamples Originally it was proposed that up to 600 homes would be demolished - many of which were already standing empty. Pontins closed as a holiday camp 10 years ago and has stood empty and deteriorating ever since. Whole sections of the city are ‘ghost towns’ with newly completed buildings standing empty. Previously thriving tea rooms and the farm shops were empty and tills stood idle. In the three weeks before she fulfilled her pledge the building stood unguarded - and untouched by a single vandal. Thousands of hotel rooms and commercial buildings now stand vacant. It had stood empty for half a year, an almost new place, with parking, owned by a diplomat posted overseas. It has now stood empty for more than five years and has been damaged by vandals who have started fires. Yet he occupies an important position in the history of 18th-century art and his reputation deserves to stand higher than it does. Since then the centre has stood idle and fallen victim to vandals. Before her, a stone fountain stood silent and empty in the bright spring sunshine, all gleaming white against a sea of bluebells. His reputation stands high, but he is not without his detractors. Some rooms in the main building were standing idle because they are too small for mainstream classes. Nearly 3,000 trucks were standing idle without locomotives, two-thirds of them loaded with evacuated equipment. Why shut it down so long ago if it was just going to stand empty? The buildings stood forlorn and abused, with crackled paint chipped along the corners. Whole villages stand practically empty, in various stages of collapse. Across the road from The Mills another building stands vacant, with silos reaching into the sky, offering very creative challenges to the developer. A former Rossendale town centre bank that has stood empty for nine years is on the verge of reopening as an aquatic centre. After many years in the making, his reputation stands high. 3.1 Adopt a particular attitude towards a matter or issue. students should consider where they stand on this issue Example sentencesExamples In terms of adoption rates, where do private and community hospitals stand? Where do you stand on this issue? I think it's done nothing to clarify where they stand specifically on the issues. How one defines a clone seems to depend on to which side of the issue one stands. Angry delegates raised questions of where they would stand if they support those not wanting to be inspected. There are areas of it that need to be looked at so that players are quite certain where they stand with regard to decisions. We stand firmly in support of integration and the unity of all working people. 3.2 Be of a specified height. Sampson was a small man, standing 5 ft 4 in tall Example sentencesExamples The Cassini spacecraft stands more than 6.7 metres high and is more than 4 metres wide. The average sporting balloon stands about seven stories tall and, depending on its design, is made from about 1000 square meters of nylon. The Great Blue Heron is a majestic sight standing up to 44 to 52 inches. Dolly was a black Shire mare standing almost 17 hands high. He stood a bit over six feet and had shoulder-length oily black hair, which was worn in a mess about his features. In Spain, the largest fire in Madrid's history has destroyed a skyscraper that stands more than 30 stories high. The Memorial stands 11 metres high. Beautiful works of art on roadside display, created out of stone, wood and metal some standing up to two meters high, were smashed. The stones, standing up to four feet tall, would be placed throughout the upscale suburban Chicago community. The cart stood about five feet tall and was about two feet square, lined on two sides by deep shelves. The seabed is at 40m, but the upright wreck stands a good 12m proud. The Omonia Hotel in Athens is the most impressive of the three hotels featured, as the modern structure stands eight storeys. He stood about the same height as Ben, maybe an inch shorter, and was dressed in black track shorts and a black tee. If given the go-ahead, the building would stand just 60 ft short of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf. The mountain stands the height of 118 Nelson's columns. He stood a hair over 5-7 and weighed 150, and he played high above his inches. Australia's largest bird, standing up to 2 meters tall, the emu is flightless. He stands around the average height for a boy his age and a little above the average weight. It's the largest wading bird in North America, standing up to five feet tall with a wingspan of almost eight feet. The biggest stone in the cove stood twice the height of a man and must have weighed several tens of tons. 3.3stand at Be at (a particular level or value) the budget stood at £2,000 million per annum Example sentencesExamples The appeal total now stands at £3,001,648 and a special celebration party is being planned. The death toll of people trapped by racing incoming tides on the night of February 5 now stands at 20. In the York and Selby area the average price for a litre of unleaded and diesel currently stands at 85p. Coll is small, and so is its population, which still stands at less than 200. It now stands at 5.07 million and is forecast to fall below five million by the end of the decade. State benefit will not go very far as it currently stands at £67.50 a week for someone who has been off work for a year. The lotto will be held in Flukies at the weekend and the jackpot stands at 9,450. The index currently stands at 85.2, almost exactly the same closing level as last week. The figure currently stands at 200 scooter thefts and 100 of those have been recovered. The number of the infected in the region was reported to stand at between one and two million. Although crime stands at a low level in the district, pockets of unacceptable behaviour are springing up. It makes no sense that the age for payment of the state pension stands at 65, it should really be set at 70. The total number of confirmed dead stands at 252, 183 of whom have been identified. Two years on, the figure now stands at 62 per cent across the entire age range. It also stood at less than half of the 2,650 robberies committed in Leeds over the same period. Around the Indian Ocean the death toll from the disaster stands at more than 158,000. The lotto jackpot currently stands at E5,200 and the draw takes place on the night. 3.4no object, with infinitive Be in a situation where one is likely to do something. investors stood to lose heavily Example sentencesExamples All members of the community stand to benefit by creating a thriving rural environment. Look how much we stand to win! The country stood to lose its most valuable asset and resource - its people. He stood to gain millions through his law firm. 3.5 Act in a specified capacity. he stood security for the government's borrowings Example sentencesExamples The third, who had stood watch, rested on the outer edge of the camp; he had just nodded off. Police were standing guard outside shopping centres and supermarkets. In modern warfare a small tank unit may be positioned to protect and stand post for other tank units while the crews sleep or prepare for renewed fighting. Plainclothes security men stand guard in the dust-caked street outside. The next day, all the men are roused to stand watch. 3.6no object (of a stallion) be available for breeding. Example sentencesExamples We sent her to Thornthwaite Hall when she came into season to an Arab stallion that was standing there. No announcement has been made where the five relocated stallions will stand next year. The last major stakes winner to stand at stud then return to the racetrack for competition was champion Bertrando. I think it's more likely that he'll stand at stud next year. She and her father stand their Quarter Horse Stallion, Tradition Copy, on their family farm. 4with object and often modal Withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged. small, stable boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas will your cooker stand the strain of the festive season? Example sentencesExamples It's probably the only convertible, this side of a Porsche, which could really stand the punishment of everyday country road driving. The unit can stand 900G of non-operating shock or 250G of operating shock. The joints had to be as strong and flexible as the pipes themselves, and able to stand the stress of being coiled with the pipes onto large drums. It has a great deal to teach about vengeance and violence, and the way that friendships can stand the tests of both. I needed to know that our relationship could work and that the love was strong enough to stand the daily grind. Religion, if it is true, should be able to stand scientific scrutiny. Synonyms withstand, stand up to, put up with, take, cope with, handle, resist, sustain, absorb, accept 4.1informal with modal and usually negative Be able to endure or tolerate. I can't stand the way Mum talks to him I can't stand brandy Example sentencesExamples It was too much for her to stand and she stood up and walked up the next flight of stairs and to her room. I wouldn't be able to stand looking at her face everyday after what she did to you… and me. Not being able to stand it a moment longer, she sprang out of the reeds and dashed toward her sibling, enveloping him in a very wet embrace. One night, I just broke down, and told him I wouldn't be able to stand it if he died. I wouldn't be able to stand seeing you get hurt, either, but hopefully I can prevent that. I wouldn't be able to stand the thirst during the hot day when I have to drag my cart around. He was a sweetheart, but apparently my grandmother hadn't been able to stand him from day one. The business people can't stand, of course, to have something go wrong that gets into the newspapers. I've never been able to stand seeing girls cry. Michael tried to ignore the ache he felt at the thought of Jessica not being able to stand the sight of him anymore. I wondered if I would ever be able to stand the sight of blood again. Three buckets of water, hot as my hands could stand, the Fairy Liquid all bubbling and foaming, but still the wall would not come clean. She doesn't live in her old house anymore - she can't stand how suddenly empty it is. No longer able to stand the silence I ran from the room, quickly finding my way up the stairs and to my own little sanctuary. I am starting to warm to her, even though in real life I wouldn't be able to stand her. No longer able to stand the pain, he abruptly released Emily and shoved her at Tommy who placed his hands on her waist to steady her. Trent, not being able to stand any crying at that moment, stopped her. She wouldn't be able to stand that wailing. And as sappy and clichéd as it sounds, I don't think I will be able to stand seeing Abby cry. You can love someone from the depths of your heart and still not be able to stand living in the same house as them when they were behaving so irrationally. Synonyms withstand, endure, bear, put up with, take, cope with, handle, sustain, resist, stand up to endure, tolerate, bear, put up with, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance, face informal stick, swallow, stomach, hack, wear 5British no object Be a candidate in an election. he stood for parliament in 1968 Example sentencesExamples Several left wing Labour councillors refused to stand again for election. His decision to stand as an Independent split the vote. In the 2001 general election Brian stood as the Socialist Alliance candidate for Brightside. This site explains the roles of different institutions, how to stand as a candidate and how to vote. He works as a civil servant in a local job centre, and stood as a candidate in the 10 June elections for the London Assembly. After the First World War he became a member of the Labour Party and stood as its candidate in two elections. The leader of Spelthorne Borough Council has announced his decision not to stand again, after eight years of guiding the local authority. He stood as a candidate in four parliamentary elections, but without success. Are they going to let him stand as a candidate in the next election? Women were denied the right to vote or to stand as candidates. If he is sentenced to six or more months he will not be allowed to stand as a candidate during next year's presidential elections. He was defeated at last June's council elections when he stood as a Lib Dem. Since then, he has stood as a candidate in local elections, but this is his first time as a candidate in a General Election. He is standing as an independent candidate in the election. He stood again for election in 1839, won his seat, and remained in the Chamber until the Revolution of 1848. The winner, who will be revealed on Friday, will stand as an independent candidate in the next General Election, with all their costs covered. She stood as Respect's candidate in Tottenham during the general election, winning 6.8 percent of the vote. He may be forgiven for wondering whether his decision to stand as mayor was a wise one. At present you have to be at least 18 to vote and 21 to stand as a candidate. By standing as a mayoral candidate I wanted to act as a voice of dissent against the corporatisation of the city I love. 6no object Act as umpire in a cricket match. Example sentencesExamples His advice and support during the two games I stood as umpire was very detailed, earnest and helpful. Currently two neutral umpires officiate in Test matches while one umpire from the home country stands with a neutral umpire in one-day internationals. He has stood as an on-field umpire in 16 matches. Between 1887 and 1902 he stood as umpire in 12 Test matches in Australia. He bowled in the nets on Monday, with Ponting standing as umpire to glean a closer look. Synonyms referee, adjudicate, arbitrate, judge, moderate, oversee, supervise 7usually with two objects Provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's own expense. somebody in the bar would stand him a coffee Example sentencesExamples If I happen to see you around, I'll stand you a drink This curiosity lead me wait around, in the hopes I could stand him a drink and ask him a few questions. He was a man from the old school, opening car doors for ladies, standing everyone drinks when he was flush. I had the misfortune of having to stand the drinks. If a certain drunk fisherman stands him a beer, we'll have our answer. Reckoning she'd already been well-recompensed for her contribution she stood everyone a drink. I'm not sure that I can run to bribery, but I'll stand anyone a drink. noun standstænd 1usually in singular An attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument. the party's tough stand on immigration his traditionalist stand Example sentencesExamples But where he gets in trouble, again, is his unwillingness to make a firm stand on any issue. He added that it has always been the stand of his party that elections can never lead to a solution to the issue. She explained to the audience about the need for anyone writing about art to take an ideological stand with a historical perspective in mind. Tim's principled stands on these issues propelled him to victory against his two better-known rivals. When push comes to shove, even those who recognize the political roots of drug testing are not inclined to take a stand. The leader of the British Columbia Green Party also took a stand, siding with the con team members. The crux of the matter lies in what attitude and stand we take and what method we use to handle contradictions. The trouble is that no one is taking a principled stand on either side. This signifies the shifting stand taken by the victim or her family towards the crime and the criminal in view of the existing social environment. His main concern is not to do or say anything which may offend the party bosses or which goes against the professed stand of the party. They have been unwilling to take forthright stands either on issues of peace or of economic justice. He spoke of the principled stand Mick took on the issue of the transfer of elective orthopaedics from Kilkenny to Waterford. In my opinion the stand of the parties, one of whom seeks expedition and the other of whom does not oppose it, is soundly based. We're dedicated to a principled stand, it's in the national interest and we'll be standing by that. No President in history has ever taken a principled stand on every issue. In fact, the newspaper clearly distorted the stand of the Republican party in both cases. This movie is wildly successful because it not only takes a stand, it has real people talking about real issues in a simple way. The stand we take will reflect the prevalent social attitude towards crimes against women. I take a more critical stand towards the Prime Minister. It had also been adopting a different stand from the left parties on various public issues. Synonyms attitude, stance, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, standpoint, posture, position, angle, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, line, thoughts, ideas, sentiments, feelings 1.1 A determined effort to resist or fight for something. this was not the moment to make a stand for independence we have to take a stand against racism Example sentencesExamples He has decided to take a stand against rising fuel costs. Bearing these staggering figures in mind, it's not surprising one shopping centre in the borough has decided to take a stand and address its own waste issues. Consumers can take a stand against paper waste in a number of ways. If your salary and benefits keep getting whittled away, eventually you have to take a stand against that. She decided to take a stand against the yobs who were making life a misery for people in the town. We need to take a stand against these forces of darkness and unreason. For me, to honor my heritage as I was raised to understand it, I am obligated to take a stand against what I know to be wrong. I was there to take a stand against a global system that increasingly places more value on economic progress than on human and ecological welfare. It is time to take a stand against these youngsters and start by naming and shaming them. Davies announced that Privacy International would take a stand against the introduction of ID cards in the UK. This kind of behavior is unacceptable, and not enough people take a stand against it. After his brother's murder, for which he is more than partially responsible, he decides he must take a stand and fight the corruption. But new powers mean neighbourhoods can take a stand against premises used for drugs. The British Printing Industries Federation is the first to take a stand against the practice. The medical community is also beginning to take a stand against genetically modified foods. It is time to take a stand against the erosion of rights. The official pointed to last month's unusually emotive call to the nation to take a stand against racism. Trail bikers are planning a peaceful protest on the Ridgeway to take a stand against the banning of motor vehicles on the path in winter. Residents across the country are being urged to take a stand against vandals, thugs and yobs that plague their communities. The whole world needs to take a stand against such abuses. Synonyms opposition to, resistance to, objection to, defensive position against, hostility to, animosity towards, disapproval of 1.2 An act of holding one's ground against or halting to resist an opposing force. Custer's legendary last stand Example sentencesExamples On 20 September, at Valmy, just east of Châlons, the French forces at last made a stand. Were the troops to make such a last stand, they could tie down American forces scheduled for transfer to the Pacific war. Rather he saw Brittany as the last stand of the Allied armies. At his headquarters he unwisely made a stand, and after a two-week battle was forced to retreat. A few guerrillas will probably fight it out in the mountains, and foreign fighters may be even more determined to make a stand. He may feel well equipped to make one last stand against coalition forces in the town. In late 1911 about 800 Moros fled to the old battleground of Bud Dajo to make a stand. They make a brief stand and fight bravely. He had lost both legs in a final stand against a combined force of Cuban and Angolan troops. There, at the river, Walker assembled his units for a final stand. Synonyms opposition to, resistance to, objection to, defensive position against, hostility to, animosity towards, disapproval of 1.3Cricket they shared a second-wicket stand of 135 another term for partnership Example sentencesExamples But by that time, Smith and Joyce had posted a stand of 100 and the result was a foregone conclusion. The new pair at the crease were Darren Stevens and Michael Walker and they did well, sharing an unbeaten stand of 116 by the close. The match-winning stand, however, came between John Sadler and Paul Nixon, as they added 84 for the sixth wicket. England's captain and vice-captain shared a stand of 124 in what could yet turn out to be the decisive passage of play. His 74 included 11 fours, and involved a half-century stand with Ryan McLaren. 2A rack, base, or piece of furniture for holding, supporting, or displaying something. a microphone stand Example sentencesExamples You could also arrange treats on tiered cake stands. These are accompanied by all manner of sandwiches, scones and cakes piled onto tiered stands. The school is also installing new cycle stands and bike sheds. Emily put the piece back on the stand and sight-read the music with the rest of the band. The aerosol had been kept with other toiletries on a bathroom stand under a wall-mounted electric heater. The proposal also includes 40 car parking spaces, six covered cycle stands and two motorbike spaces. The compère strides forward and plucks the microphone from the stand. It had a cylindrical shape and was supported by a stand with five legs. Layton was so excited his errant arm knocked the microphone from its stand. A metal stand supports his B-flat bass instrument so he can play while in his wheelchair. The first step is removing the doors, which are placed on stands resembling garment racks, then wheeled down a perpendicular subassembly line. New litter bins, cycle stands, additional on-street car parking bays and new, less obtrusive signs are also planned. A stage hand shone another torch at his microphone stand, and the show continued by torchlight. Although frustrated, the man meekly returned the offending piece back to its stand. In the corners of the chamber there were several wooden stands, which supported majestic candles. A few things toppled from the night stand on her side. The night stand had a pad of paper and a pen in the small drawer. Concert stands also are fully adjustable in height. Leaning over towards the bed stand, she turned on the lights as the door to her bedroom burst open. There was even a music stand in the corner and a shelf for my violin right next to it. Synonyms base, support, mounting, platform, rest, plinth, bottom tripod, rack, trivet, bracket, frame, case, shelf, gripper 2.1 A small stall or booth in a street, market, or public building from which goods are sold. a hot-dog stand Example sentencesExamples There were long lines throughout the day at concession stands and many exhibits. When we came back to the cotton candy stand I saw Brant standing there. He said his ice-cream stand will have sold more than 5,000 cones by the end of the three-day festival. Eventually she came to the market, where she found many food stands. Local ladies will have a cake stand and all support would be appreciated. The markets are becoming very popular: there can be about 40 different stands selling fresh agricultural produce at any one time. Above it will be an upper-deck patio with concession stands and permanent restrooms. We circled the terminal looking at the food stands before we made our choice, a small restaurant in the corner of the terminal. Dara pretended not to hear and walked off towards the refreshment stand. He looked at the roadside stalls, and stopped to purchase from one of the many fruit stands. On the weekends, you can grab lunch at one of the food stands that set up camp just outside the gate. The event will kick off at 9.30 am and at 4pm roads in the town centre will be closed to allow market stands and crowds to overflow into the streets. As is usually the case in French food markets, most of the stands sell fruits and vegetables. At one end of the market, a few stands sold a variety of local spices, sauces, tea and jams. It also had more concession stands and more comfortable seating than the older parks. He makes 10 to 15,000 gallons of unpasteurized cider a season, most of which he sells at his farm stand. Food stands and other entertainment facilities are also available for both adults and children. On the way out of the beer fest we passed a stand selling olives. You want to hit the concession stand before the game starts! Wandering the streets for a while we come across an alley full of food stands. Synonyms stall, booth, kiosk 2.2British An upright structure on which an organization displays promotional material at an exhibition. stands exhibiting new wines Example sentencesExamples A further 20 student exhibition stands will be added to the event. Information on the work of the Lions Club and the causes they support was on display on their stand. Upfront Exhibitions was set up to fill a need for the design and construction of trade stands, exhibition, stage sets and props. The sports complex took on the air of an exhibition centre with 25 stands. The exhibition had 60 stands featuring mission agencies and societies. Cheered to the rafters as he briefly appeared on the conference stage and glowingly welcomed as he toured the exhibition stands, the former leader took all before him. The police were informed and, while the picture was still on the screen, they arrived and made an arrest in full view of visitors to the exhibition stand. Their stand will promote physical activity, mental health, healthy eating and smoking cessation. Visitors can also take a look at the career information stand, an exhibition of projects and historic memorabilia on the night. His stand is just one of many in the Discovery Days exhibition at the Guildhall. As duty officer he was manning an exhibition stand and casting an eye over some display boards when a familiar name caught his eye. About 200 exhibit stands will show tourist attractions from around China and those from other countries, such as Australia, Egypt and Britain. More than 500 trade exhibitors took part in the exhibition, and 32 stands were nominated for the award. Staff from a variety of specialist organisations will be setting up stands and displays at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, from July 5 to July 9. This evening, I was setting up our exhibition stand ready for the morning. Activities on offer include exhibition stands and presentations/workshops on a range of media industry related topics. Various companies will exhibit on the 22 stands. Arrived at Earls Court and signed up for a whole bunch of seminars before taking a wander round the stands and exhibitions. Cold Steel has several marketing aids, including videos, catalogs, specialty clothing and display stands. The festival is being extensively promoted in advance with stands booked for the Holiday World extravaganzas in Dublin, Cork and Belfast. 2.3 A raised platform for a band, orchestra, or speaker. Example sentencesExamples Dancers could be sure of a pleasant tuneful evening when his orchestra was on the stand. A jazz band was on the stand. We had reached the stands where the band always sits and plays pep band songs. While the third speaker was on the stand, a man in the crowd shouted out. 3The place where someone typically stands or sits. she took her stand in front of the desks Example sentencesExamples Taking her stand in the centre of the room, she waited. One after another they all tried, each man rising in his turn and taking his stand before the threshold. She took her stand at the podium in the center of the room. 3.1 A place where vehicles, typically taxis, wait for passengers. a taxi stand the terminal's facilities include additional aircraft parking stands Example sentencesExamples I stood under the bus stand, waiting for the quarter past six bus to the student flats. This has resulted in people sleeping in bus stands and railway stations. Making their way through the fruit skins and the heaps of garbage they start out towards the bus stand. The witness added that the incident flared again before the aircraft left its stand prior to take-off. The very stationing of a commercial vehicle at the stand means that it is for hire. Bus drivers had been told on Friday they could no longer wait at stands between picking up and dropping off passengers. The Sunday Business Post has learned that a temporary pier with eight aircraft stands will not be completed until the autumn, instead of April as anticipated. A pedestrian subway near the main bus stand should be constructed to prevent accidents due to increased traffic. Thanks to the new-age look being modelled for six of the city's busiest bus stands, waiting for a bus could well become the most exciting part of the journey. An increase in hackney carriage numbers can lead to additional pressure on hackney carriage stands. Hi-tech solar panels have appeared on the top of city bus stands, catching the sun's rays and converting them into electricity. The plight of passengers at bus stands is much worse. His main areas of distribution of the pamphlets, which contain day-to-day legal issues, are the bus stands and the railway stations. Synonyms rank, station, park, parking place, place, bay 3.2 A witness box. Sergeant Harris took the stand Example sentencesExamples I asked him so many times to put me on the stand. Tonight, the boy is home after facing some tough questions on the stand today. As he left the stand, he handed his business card to the judge. And let me also remind you that when some of the defense witnesses were on the stand, the jury laughed at them. The trial is underway right now, and on the stand is a rebuttal witness for the prosecution. Prosecutors don't want to put her on the stand without corroboration, because her bias is so evident. Edwards called his witness to the stand. The opportunity to be humiliated on the stand is unlimited, either for not knowing a fact or for not being able to defend an opinion. Memory fades with time, and as a result the evidence people can provide on the stand becomes progressively more unreliable. The mother is still on the stand and emotionally unable to continue on. She was the only witness to the killing, and to make the case for self-defense, her lawyers had to put her on the stand. The witness came to the stand and the bailiff once again came around with the Bible. He was given to walking around the courtroom before stopping abruptly to bellow questions at the witness in the stand. She walked over to the stand and raised her right hand over the Bible. 4A large raised tiered structure for spectators, typically at a sporting venue. United's manager watched from the stands Example sentencesExamples Have you ever been in the stands at a race meeting when ‘your’ horse is neck and neck on that last half furlong? Instead, the report recommends extending the covered terraced stand opposite the main stand with new seating installed and a new cantilevered roof. By the time the game started there were only a few parents and spectators in the stands. Few spectators in the stands remained for the last inning, disgusted with such a one-sided score. Watching the stands, I could see the wind tearing through the spectators at a 90-degree angle. The turnstiles will be resited closer to the playing area and opposite the main stand we hope to cover some of the standing area adjacent to the cricket field. As we talked the club was preparing to install three hundred new seats in the spectator stand that it built last year. The 30,000 spectators will be seated in two tiered stands that reflect each other across the pitch. We sat high up in the covered stand, towards the City End. They will also replace the temporary north stand with a permanent structure. The spectator stands have been declared dangerous and need urgent renovation. Increasingly, sport was watched not from the stands or terraces but from the armchair. We were sat in the very highest echelons of the main stand, with fans of both sides around us, and the camaraderie and mutual respect in evidence was fantastic. The lottery money will go towards the completion of the new stand and the conversion of the pitch into an all weather surface. There are a few interested spectators in the stands, and some reporters and TV cameras. The stand is less than quarter-full. Sturdy steel fences surrounding the arena have been constructed, preventing close contact with the spectators sitting in the stands. At half-time, they inflated the ball and ran towards an entrance in the south stand which leads on to the pitch. He was more often a spectator in the main stand than a striker selected to play. The stands are half-full, spectators jostling to reach their seats. 5usually in singular A cessation from motion or progress. the train drew to a stand by the signal box Example sentencesExamples A hill which a motor car would hardly notice would bring a heavy train to a stand in next to no time. The train emerges from the foliage and comes to a stand for the crossing gates to be opened. For years the trains had to be brought to a stand by a dubious hand-brake, but later two were fitted with air pumps for braking. The driver had failed to set a driver's reminder appliance when he was at a stand in a station, so he didn't have the reminder. Synonyms stop, halt, standstill, dead stop 5.1 The mean sea level at a particular period in the past. Example sentencesExamples At the sequence boundary, sediment accumulated only in the most distal locations, and hence it is inferred that sea level was falling or at a low stand. where there is a tendency for a double tide the stand may last for several hours even with a large range of tide. The deposited material was a mixture of old reworked sediment from previous beach face deposits and what fluvial sediment that had accumulated after the last high stand. Much water was sequestered in glaciers and sea level was about 100 m below its present stand. 5.2 The state of the tide at high or low water when there is little change in water level. Example sentencesExamples This suggests that the lower areas were flooded prior to 1760 and, thus, that the high stand at 631m occurred some time between 1650 and 1750 AD. Geologically, this was a deep valley eroded by the Mississippi during the Pleistocene Era when the sea level was 200 feet below its present stand. Where there is a tendency for a double tide the stand may last for several hours even with a large range of tide. 5.3 Each halt made on a touring theatrical production to give one or more performances. Example sentencesExamples More successful was our concluding stand of the tour outside a reconstructed village inn. The show's last stand will be at the Dallas Museum of Art. After the Saturday opening date, the show moved to Elkton, Maryland, for its first stand of the tour. 6A group of growing plants of a specified kind, especially trees. a stand of poplars Example sentencesExamples It winds up through rolling hills with stands of poplar trees, distant views of lakes and snowy mountain peaks strung along the horizon. Direct planting seeds can be cheaper than planting seedlings and usually results in a denser stand of trees and shrubs. Beyond the stand of trees, well away from the road, the hiking trail became dark. Approaching the house you can see it is covered from the east by a stand of beech trees. Handsome stands of mature trees were complemented by new flower beds. Eventually we came to a stand of birch trees growing in a circle. There's a stand of pine just off the side. Seek shelter in low-lying areas, such as dense stands of small trees. Leave the track here to the right and follow a wire fence which encloses a stand of conifers. They thin out dense stands of low trees and shrubs. The college is nestled into a hillside and is surrounded by a magnificent stand of fir trees. Since the American elm generally was regarded as the optimal urban tree, extensive stands were planted, something no city would do today. A healthy and vigorous alfalfa stand minimizes many production problems. Great stands of trees march beside the roads in a panoply of greens that rival New England's Fall. The path takes me up through some dense stands of pine trees and across a couple of meadows. In the forest were black gum trees and thick stands of white cedar. Fire, which clears out flammable underbrush and thins stands of young trees, is a natural part of the ecology in most Western forests. We've turned the forestland around, and in addition to improving the existing stands, we've planted many more. He planted a number of stands of spruce, larch and fir trees many of which still exist. Aspen groves dot the trail as you go, with larger stands waiting for you on the far side of the lake. Synonyms copse, spinney, thicket, grove, coppice, wood rare boscage 7South African A plot of land. Example sentencesExamples He works with growers all over the world to help them understand how to manage their wild stands of land. The first stand of land was rightfully presented to Tom Lambert in 1898. Synonyms piece of ground, patch, area, location, parcel, tract, allotment, acreage 8rare A flock of game birds. the stand of pheasants has been better this year than for many years Example sentencesExamples The following winter census showed an excellent stand of partridges. The area supported a very thin stand of quail. He was aware of a stand of fowl which he failed to recognise. The Game Warden suggests close seasons for a few years would be most helpful in increasing the stand of grouse. The stand of pheasants will have increased sufficiently in numbers to warrant an excellent hunting season. Usage The use of the past participle stood with the verb ‘to be’, as in we were stood in a line for hours, is not acceptable in standard English, where the present participle standing should be used instead. See also sit Phrases as it stands 1In its present condition. there are no merits in the Bill as it stands Example sentencesExamples The scheme as it stands is a well considered response that pays enormous respect to the building. But the law as it stands also proposes to outlaw all smoking in theatres - including on the stage. The text as it stands unquestionably lacks many of the qualities that make its predecessors so great. As it stands the movie is a waste of time. The law as it stands puts the home-owner defending his property and the burglar violating it on exactly the same footing. 1.1In the present circumstances. the country would struggle, as it stands, to host the next World Cup Example sentencesExamples He speculates that, as things stand, the victims and the media are left to speculate on the precise motives of the perpetrators. However, as things stand, works remain in copyright in the U.K. for 70 years after the death of their author. And it is certain that, as things stand, thousands of trade unionists - believing that Europe has nothing to offer them - will just not bother to vote at all. Yet as things stand, a child removed from home and made a ward of the state often languishes, until the age of eighteen, in a foster care system based on temporary care. But as things stand, it appears that we are still far from accepting to work together as political parties. But, as things stand, I am having to rely on my parents for financial assistance. The problem is that, as things stand, it is often not until someone has had an accident that a potential problem with his or her driving is picked up. He insists that, as things stand, he has no intention of leaving, but should Middlesbrough fail to come up with a better offer, he will have to. I am awaiting an assessment of the injuries, but, as things stand, we are very depleted. Whichever way one looks at it, there is no denying that as things stand now, the state of the liquor trading sector leaves much to be desired. be at a stand archaic Be perplexed and unable to take action. Example sentencesExamples The Country Parson being to administer the Sacraments, is at a stand with himself, how or what behavior to assume for so holy things. Here I am a little at a stand; for credit, properly speaking, they have none. stand and deliver! historical A highwayman's order to hand over money and valuables. Example sentencesExamples ‘Hand over your goods,’ she ordered, but seeing Lord Harold continuing to play the audacious gentleman, she added in a colder tone of voice, ‘stand and deliver!’ The last time a ‘gentleman of the road’ cried ‘Stand and deliver!’ on an English highway is thought to have been in 1831. Stand and deliver, your money or your life! As they turned onto the Wybourne Drive the all too familiar shout of ‘Stand and deliver!’ was heard and a shot was fired. stand on me dated, informal Rely on me; believe me. Example sentencesExamples Never mind about passports, eh? Just stand on me. You'll be all right, stand on me. stand on one's own (two) feet Be or become self-reliant or independent. he'll have to stand on his own two feet Example sentencesExamples When there is no one else around, you have to stand on your own two feet. I am a 30 year-old woman and I am fairly independent, believing in standing on my own two feet most of the time and having strong relationships based on intellect and feeling. She taught us how to stand on our own feet. Farmers have been told to stand on their own two feet. Fortunately, the children knew they had to be capable of standing on their own feet and supporting her through old age. It teaches them responsibility, to stand on their own two feet and to get a job afterwards. You've got to stand on your own two feet eventually. Such nations are rightly proud that they have progressed on their own terms, standing on their own feet. The skills and qualities all these young people have developed will help them stand on their own two feet and prepare them to be good citizens of the future. The state will help you with education and training but ultimately you have to stand on your own feet. Synonyms manage, survive, subsist, look after oneself, fend for oneself, shift for oneself, stand on one's own two feet, carry on, get through, get on, get along, get by, muddle through, muddle along, scrape by, bear up, make the grade, come through, hold one's own, keep one's end up, keep one's head above water, keep the wolf from the door, weather the storm stand treat dated Bear the expense of treating someone to something. Example sentencesExamples I've been standing treat for a whole week and more, and letting you have all the delicacies of the season. I made a move to depart, when one of the head showmen exclaimed, ‘Come, Mister, don't be shabby; can you think of going without standing treat all round?’ As a rule, when men and women drink together, the man stands treat, but women treat each other as much, and even more than, is the case with men. He added that his own reason for making the trip was because of Mr. Clemens's offer to stand treat. The English officer stood treat to the whole village. stand trial Be tried in a court of law. he was due to stand trial for spreading propaganda Example sentencesExamples The judge concluded that the applicant was fit to stand trial and listed the trial for 1st March. There can be no trial at all unless the accused is fit both to plead and to stand trial. In December last year he was due to stand trial and some of his victims had attended court to give evidence, one becoming ill because of the stress. He was later charged by officers and had been due to stand trial at Southampton Crown Court. The teenager was charged with murder and stood trial at Manchester Crown Court in March this year but the jury failed to reach a verdict and a re-trial was ordered. A North Yorkshire woman is to stand trial at Hull Crown Court after denying a charge of manslaughter. They were later extradited to Britain and had been due to stand trial at Woolwich Crown Court in London. A year later 15 men stood trial at Sheffield Crown Court charged with riot, but the case against them collapsed. They stood trial at Hull Crown Court in spring last year, and when that trial collapsed they faced a retrial six months later. Should he be extradited to Spain to stand trial for the grave crimes of which he is accused? stand up and be counted State publicly one's support for someone or something. those who admire her should stand up and be counted Example sentencesExamples Time has come for this nation to stand up and be counted. However, when no one else was willing to speak up, it was necessary to stand up and be counted. He has long been a lone voice advocating for human rights and has been prepared to stand up and be counted when the establishment prefers a quiet and diplomatic approach. We decided it was time to stand up and be counted. It's time for the Irish people to stand up and be counted. It's time for our politicians to stand up and be counted and obtain the desired objective. Maybe we will have someone with the ‘grit’ to stand up and be counted in our Government! The borough council must stand up and be counted. Well now is the time for them to stand up and be counted and show they are true supporters. It takes a lot of courage to stand up and be counted. Synonyms speak publicly, speak openly, speak boldly, speak frankly, speak one's mind, sound off, spout off, go on, stand up and be counted will the real — please stand up informal Used rhetorically to indicate that the specified person should clarify their position or reveal their true character. he was so different from the unhappy man of a week ago—would the real Jack Lawrence please stand up? Example sentencesExamples Now, as he unwraps his directorial debut, will the real Edward Norton please stand up? Will the real John Wayne please stand up? We're going to ask the question, will the real Republican Party please stand up. Phrasal Verbs stand alone Be unequalled. when it came to fun Fergus stood alone Example sentencesExamples The television show stands alone with a unique place in the nation's heart. But Malaysia stands alone among the airlines flying here to score a marvellous five stars for its economy class long haul seating. The clinic stands alone as being almost wholly independent of provincial scrutiny. This is a historic and momentous occasion in the life of this country and it is an event that stands alone. In terms of deaths caused by one individual acting alone, he stands alone. In a largely stamina-based sport dominated by increasingly young swimmers, the 50m stands alone as an event where power is the key factor. In a year that has yet again seen the world of comic books plundered by Hollywood for source material, one film stands alone. It is a challenge that stands alone, a task that must be taken on without flinching or averting your attention. Synonyms unmatched, unrivalled, unparalleled, unequalled, matchless, peerless, without peer, without equal, in a class of its own, all-time best, inimitable, incomparable, beyond compare, beyond comparison, second to none, unsurpassable, surpassing, nonpareil stand aside 1Take no action to prevent, or not involve oneself in, something that is happening. the army had stood aside as the monarchy fell Example sentencesExamples Our best way of making a difference here is not by standing aside and refusing to sully our hands, but by trying to set a pattern of linking trade to human rights improvements. She was prepared to stand aside from the conflict that has now involved practically the whole of Europe. They urged the army to stand aside and offer no resistance. Many religious leaders stood aside and ignored what was happening, though there were notable, courageous exceptions in both the Protestant and Catholic clergy. Were they, self-declared army of the Republic, to stand aside while the crown defied and repressed the government? If somebody is going to start causing trouble am I going to stand aside and watch it happen? She said they have been told, in the event of serious trouble, to stand aside and not attempt to prevent a breakout. Again, this is good union practice, and historically unions have never stood aside from engaging in ‘political’ struggles. The Prime Minister yesterday warned of the dangers of standing aside from closer European integration. The 30 uniformed and plain clothes police officers stood aside with a ‘non-interference’ attitude. 1.1Withdraw or resign from a position or office. the acting prime minister refused to stand aside to permit Sir Julius to resume his post Example sentencesExamples A judge at the centre of an operation against child pornography stood aside last night. Today he stood aside from the leadership, although he'll remain in the Parliament. Seven years later, he was leader of a tiny party, his dominant position secured by the fact that he was the only one of nine Liberal MPs who had won his seat without the help of Tories standing aside. He is one of five long-term Liberal politicians who announced this week that they are standing aside to make way for new blood. However, he says he has no intention of standing aside as Labour's candidate for Caerphilly at May's Welsh assembly election. In 1892 he was elected Labour MP for the West Ham constituency in London, abetted by the fact that the Liberal candidate had stood aside. He should have stood aside pending the findings of the enquiry. He stood aside because ‘no one more than me wants the Conservatives to win the general election’. He stood aside from an executive position a couple of years ago, but still remains a large shareholder. But on Wednesday he stood aside for the sake of the party and the ‘first class’ candidate who replaced him. Synonyms resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne stand back Withdraw from a situation emotionally in order to view it more objectively. I blazed with rage, then stood back and assessed the situation Example sentencesExamples You may have to stand back a little and take another look at this situation. Strategic assessment involves standing back from the everyday activities of the business. The courts deals with the risk of bias in such cases by a strong warning to the jury as to just how important it is to stand back, be objective, and look at the evidence. No one is standing back to take a long-term view. Only by standing back and viewing the evidence as a whole can one properly reach a conclusion. He's also able to stand back and be objective and will always challenge me if he thinks something is not quite right. It is time to stand back from a situation that has gained acceptability through long familiarity and reappraise it objectively. I can't stand back from it and have some objectivity about the whole thing. Do I have the capacity to stand back from the deep emotions and not get mired or lost in destructive thoughts and feelings? When he writes the show he can stand back from the women he knows and view them subjectively. stand by 1Be present while something bad is happening but fail to take any action to stop it. he was beaten to the ground as onlookers stood by Example sentencesExamples Yet only now is the world beginning to wake up to what happened, having stood by at the height of the bloodshed. It was surprising that Stewart stood by and watched this happen. As a local representative there is no way on earth I'm going to stand by and watch this happen. In just 100 days an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered while the rest of the world stood by. We aren't prepared to stand by and watch that happen. Although they have the means to avert it, Western governments and transnational companies are standing by and letting it happen. Police stood by and did nothing to stop the massacres, often participated themselves. And the police stood by and let it happen because it was peaceful. I have told her she is destroying her life and I can't stand by and watch it happen. And not the least of the horror is that the rest of the world stood by and let it happen. 2Support or remain loyal to (someone), typically in a time of need. she had stood by him during his years in prison Example sentencesExamples Paula has asked me to convey her heartfelt thanks to all those who stood by her and support her. Do you have any suggestions on how I can stand by her and support her? Thanking all his friends and supporters for standing by him, he said his case had raised important questions about householders' rights. Most football supporters have stood by him in his adversity, and greeted him with warm applause on match days despite his falling from grace so publicly. My question is this - will you continue to support her and stand by her for the next 40 years? Dan says he has had further support from his two kids and his mother who with their unwavering support have stood by him. I just want to thank everyone who stood by me. ‘We love Barry, support him and stand by him without reservation,’ the family said after his arrest. You believe in someone, you have faith in them, you expect them to be there for you, support you, stand by you. You knew when doing it, though, that a lot of your friends, and supporters and people who stood by you would be outraged. Synonyms remain/be loyal to, stand up for, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with remain/be loyal to, stand by, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with 2.1Adhere to or abide by (something promised, stated, or decided) the government must stand by its pledges Example sentencesExamples Does the Prime Minister stand by the baby bonus policy and promise that it won't be abolished? If it introduces a firm policy of that sort, it must stand by it. He said he stood by his support for Britain joining the Euro, which sparked the tabloid newspaper's attack on him. Fewer and fewer Democrats today are willing to stand by that position and support trade bills that are good for American workers. The Tory leader stood by his pledge to cut taxes by £4bn. Does he stand by his pledge that no beneficiary will be worse off financially as a result of changes announced in the Budget? Why can't its adherents stand by their principles? However, the former world junior champion is standing by his claims. Remember, if you make it a rule, you must stand by it. He said his members want to go back to work as quickly as possible, but the Government had to stand by its promises first. Synonyms abide by, keep (to), adhere to, hold to, stick to, observe, heed, comply with, act in accordance with 3Be ready to deal or assist with something. two battalions were on their way, and a third was standing by Example sentencesExamples British Royal Marines and US Marines are standing by to assist with evacuations of UK and US citizens if needed. The jets sit fueled and ready on the tarmac, and pilots stand by around the clock ready to scramble them into the air on a moment's notice. The jet made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport with fire and ambulance crews standing by. They had a medical officer standing by to assist with the survivor. Two crews from Clacton Fire Station and paramedics stood by. An ambulance stood by during the fire fighting operation in case there were any casualties but was not needed. The area was sealed off by police as engineers went in to investigate - with fire fighters standing by until they declared it safe. Officers there had to put out several small fires, believed to have been started deliberately, while four fire engines stood by in case they were needed. We assisted with extra air bottles and stood by in case of emergency. A lifeboat attended, but because of the falling tide, decided to stand by until the boat floated clear. Synonyms wait, be prepared, be in (a state of) readiness, be ready for action, be on full alert, be at battle stations, wait in the wings stand down 1Withdraw or resign from a position or office. he stood down as leader of the party Example sentencesExamples His election victory means he automatically stands down from the European Parliament. The first-ever female principal of Northallerton College has announced that she is standing down from her position next summer after nearly seven years in the job. Some of the long-standing trustees are standing down either by retirement or resignation. Last night he announced his intention to stand down as leader of the Labour party in Wales. He is standing down from his position due to ill health. The decision to stand down as Leader of the House of Commons was not an easy one. The parliamentary party has spoken and I will stand down as leader when a successor has been chosen. The outspoken Tory, a veteran of 40 years in Parliament, will stand down at the next general election. He announced that he was standing down from the position as treasurer after 18 years. The present leaders are standing down after ten years. Synonyms resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne 2Relax or cause to relax after a state of readiness. if something doesn't happen soon, I reckon they'll stand us down Example sentencesExamples The number of men in the Home Guard did not fall below one million until they were stood down in December 1944. The force's slow but inexorable decline dragged on until October 1944, when the government announced that the Home Guard would be stood down the following month. There were a couple of minor clashes between pro and anti hunt protesters but all police units were later stood down. Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Endurance has been stood down from a rescue in the sea off Antarctica. After I was stood down no relief teachers were employed to take my place. The civil rights movement of the late 1960s demanded the unit be stood down, a demand which was conceded in 1970 under conditions of incipient civil war. An ambulance crew was dispatched immediately, however they were stood down shortly after. They have got to accept that the war is over and stand down their army once and for all. If there is not a successful breakthrough, we're there at the Government's behest and if they decide to stand us down, then we will be stood down. By loading the ammunition but then standing down the firing squad, Lord Butler has left the Prime Minister still breathing, and the political landscape largely unchanged. Synonyms relax, stand easy, come off full alert 3(of a witness) leave the witness box after giving evidence. Example sentencesExamples The applicant may stand down and go back to the Bar table. After a minute of silence the judge said, ‘Okay, the witness may stand down.’ What I propose to do is to have this witness stood down. stand for 1Be an abbreviation of or symbol for. BBC stands for British Broadcasting Corporation Example sentencesExamples CI stands for Cycle Indicator and NCI stands for Neutral Cycle Indicator. Within Christian symbolism, bread stood for the body of Christ. The glyph for Neptune is the symbol of a trident, which stands for rulership over the sea. This abbreviation stands for DVD rewritable disc and means that it can be recorded and erased just the same as a VHS video. Green denoted hope for renewal, red stood for the ancestors' courage, and yellow symbolized the country's treasures. Find out what those pesky acronyms and abbreviations stand for. He also showed me which arabic symbol stood for Allah, and which stood for Mohammad. However the abbreviation in this case stands for Cross Program Recovery. Symbols stand for something, yet this one doesn't seem to represent anything at all. We then developed these pictures into symbols that would stand for the sounds we made when we spoke to others. Synonyms mean, be an abbreviation of, represent, signify, denote, indicate, correspond to, be equivalent to, symbolize literary betoken 2with negativeRefuse to endure or tolerate. I won't stand for any nonsense Example sentencesExamples He would not stand for any nonsense. The referee refused to stand for any nonsense and brandished a succession of cards. He did not stand for nonsense from anyone. Would the world stand for a country that approved of athletes who refused to compete against people because of their religion? It's getting to the point where hunt supporters won't stand for it. This patient won't stand for any nonsense - but she does require instant gratification Synonyms put up with, endure, tolerate, allow, accept, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance informal stick, swallow, stomach, hack, wear 3Support (a cause or principle) we stand for animal welfare Example sentencesExamples And while I agree with everything else the Green Party stands for, I can't abide by that point. Surely he isn't arguing that you have to agree with everything a politician stands for in order to support that politician. In spite of their peaceable professions, the French revolutionaries had always believed that they stood for principles of universal validity. The members of the Green Party will say that they stand for green principles. If parties need cash, let them go out and convince people that they stand for something worth supporting. Ours is the only party that stands for the fundamental principle that all workers must be able to live and work in whichever country they choose. On that day the principles I stood for and believed in were set aside on the altar of political expediency. We are the people who truly care and who truly promote and stand for Women's Rights. If that doesn't give you a clear indication of what they stand for then I don't know what will. This is not to suggest that we support everything he stands for. Synonyms advocate, champion, uphold, defend, stand up for, support, be in favour of, promote, recommend, urge, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for, campaign for stand in 1Deputize. Brown stood in for the injured Simpson Example sentencesExamples Ian Bell also pushed his claims by striking an assured 70 when he stood in for Graham Thorpe. I then stood in for another team leader while she was off, and I picked up everything really quickly. The equipment has already been tested with court staff standing in as replacements. He stood in for us when called on and played better than we could have expected. Synonyms deputize, act, act as deputy, substitute, act as substitute, act as stand-in, fill in, sit in, do duty, take over, act as understudy, act as locum, do a locum, be a proxy, cover, provide cover, hold the fort, step into the breach take the place of, do something in someone's place/stead, replace, relieve, take over from, understudy informal sub, fill someone's shoes/boots, step into someone's shoes/boots North American pinch-hit 2Nautical Sail closer to the shore. Example sentencesExamples The ship stood in for the island. In the evening we saw a harbour, stood in towards it and found it to have all the appearances of a good one. The American ship stood in as close to the shoals as she dared and then fired a shot across the steamer's bow. stand in with Be in league or partnership with. I should enjoy standing in with Tammany, in some enormously wicked deal Example sentencesExamples He is noted for his tact in standing in with both the Republican and Democratic parties at one and the same time. I'm willing to put up a fiver, and you put up another fiver, and if he doubles that for us then we can talk about standing in with him with a hundred. stand off 1Move or keep away. the women stood off at a slight distance Example sentencesExamples Unbeknownst to everyone else, a man in an impeccable suit stood off in the shadows, not moving a muscle. I stood off to the side, listening to the conversation. She nodded and stood off to the side as I turned to face Ryan. Dad stood off to the side, a proud look on his face. During this process, the safety observer stood off to the side. Lauren joined us, and Tommy stood off in the far corner. You're getting ready to play your second shot from the middle of the fairway, and your opponent is standing off to the side, at the edge of the rough. Bill stood off to one side talking quietly with Angela's parents. Nathan stood off to the side watching her for a moment. Jessica and I stood off to the side, eager to get under way. 2Nautical Sail further away from the shore. the ship was standing off on the landward side Example sentencesExamples Recognizing it to be a naval auxiliary, the Shackleton stood off. They had drafted a number of messages to the ship instructing her to stand off, all of which were sent but apparently went astray. Before that time steamers often had to stand off in busy times until it was their turn to be unloaded. The boat edged in, standing off sufficiently to avoid boats, people and rocks. stand someone off 1Keep someone away; repel someone. they could not hope to stand off all the horsemen Example sentencesExamples He can easily be stood off by either of the Austrian armies. It is not in our interest to create the impression that a group of insurgents can stand us off for months. I stood him off by saying I did not like that sort of game. After Grant outflanked the Confederates and encircled Vicksburg, they stood him off for weeks. Synonyms fight off, repulse, drive away, drive back, put to flight, force back, beat back, push back, thrust back 2Discharge a worker temporarily or permanently because of a shortage of work. Example sentencesExamples Those who were stood off had but a poor chance of getting a start anywhere else. Formerly the local labourers had been stood off at that season. Three categories of claimant were stood down workers who were workers who were stood off from their employment when the gas interruption shut down their places of employment. stand on 1Be scrupulous in the observance of. call me Alexander–don't let's stand on formality Example sentencesExamples We both know that you know who I am, so lets not stand on ceremony. A wave of competition is coming and standing on formality and baloney is no way to compete. 2Nautical Continue on the same course. Example sentencesExamples A small vessel stood on towards them, and anchored before the fort. Still the boat stood on; the spray was beating in heavy showers over her, and it was as much as she could do to look up to her canvas. There was risk of collision if the other ship stood on. stand out 1Project from a surface. the veins in his neck stood out Example sentencesExamples He delivered this all with a wet smile and a charming crinkle in his eye and only the veins standing out in his neck mirrored the hostility of his words. Her collarbones stood out below her neck, like a coat hanger. I could see the veins stand out on his forehead and the sweat stream down his neck. The use of crumbled or folded paper standing out from the plane surface of the canvas was a recurring motif of the Vanitas trompe l' oeil paintings. I am bolt upright in bed, awake and trembling, the veins in my neck standing out like guy-ropes. She was careful not to stub her toes on the rocks that stood out above the surface of the sand. He screeched the words, the tendons in his neck standing out with the strain. One gable jutted into the road with a projecting like window which stood out from the building like a glass box held together by a massive frame of wood. I noticed her face: chalk-white, jaw set so rigid the tendons in her neck stood out. His back was aching, and the cords in his neck were standing out. Synonyms project, stick out, bulge (out), protrude, jut out, jut, extend, poke out, obtrude archaic protuberate 1.1Be easily noticeable. he was one of those men who stood out in a crowd Example sentencesExamples A matching cloak fluttered from around his neck, standing out in stark contrast to his golden hair. Certain landmarks and locations in London stand out and are very noticeable. Movie soundtracks fall into one of two camps - those you're not supposed to notice during the movie, and those that stand out loud and proud. His spiky red hair makes him easily stand out in a crowd. Add a Christmas wreath, holly, and bright red rope, and you'll have a project that will stand out and can be seen from blocks away when flooded with bright, white spot lights. The project also has a plot of cannabis that manages to stand out even among all the other green plants. On a smooth surface, a fingerprint can stand out on its own, refracting light differently than the surface below. He said because she was wearing lightweight summer clothing when she disappeared she would have easily stood out. Chips stand out more on bright colors, so stick with sheer shades that don't require serious maintenance. I developed a unique way to not be noticed or stand out. Synonyms be noticeable, be noticed, be visible, be seen, be obvious, be conspicuous, stick out, be striking, be distinctive, be prominent, attract attention, catch the eye, leap out, show up informal stick/stand out a mile, stick/stand out like a sore thumb 1.2Be clearly better or more significant than someone or something. four issues stand out as being of crucial importance Example sentencesExamples One issue stands out from canvassing core Labour voters over more than four decades. He stands out from the majority of his young teammates, his individualism so strikingly visible. It has a catchy chorus that you can easily sing along to and he has a voice that not many male singers have right now, so he stands out from the other male singers of today. Our project will create the conditions for young drivers to stand out in world motorsport. His study stands out from some of the other books that have appeared because he has spent most of his working life outside Australia without, however, losing touch with his birth-place. As a big-match player whose centuries have proved a virtual guarantee of victory, he also stands out from many of his compatriots. An early chase scene involving a hijacked car-carrier is the third big chase scene to show up this summer, but easily stands out as the season's best. Innovation was what made a project stand out. He easily stands out as the strongest character in the film. It stands out from other French rosé wines with its gustatory characteristics, its history and techniques. 2Persist in opposition or support of something. she stood out against public opinion Example sentencesExamples Bradford has a proud record of multi-cultural education and has stood out against higher fees for overseas students for a long time. But I was the first among the few who stood out for the successful candidate, who won with 63% of the vote in my province. Brave individuals and small organizations stood out against the prevailing developmental ethos. stand over 1Stand close to (someone) so as to watch, supervise, or intimidate them. matron stood over them while they had their dreaded wash with cold water Example sentencesExamples It was a good place to rest, and she didn't feel so intimidating as she did standing over him. He simply developed the knowledge that someone was standing over him, watching him work. He stood over her quietly, watching as her shoulders rose and fell with each breath. Cameron's eyes narrowed and he came to stand over her, his posture intimidating. He reached her bed and stood over her silently, watching her rib cage move up and down slowly as she breathed. Looking up, she noticed that a figure was standing over her, watching her carefully. For the time being it leaves the establishments with no choice other than to stand over customers and supervise their use of the portable chip and PIN machines. He just stands over my bed silently, watching me with this terrible reproach in his eyes. He was going to stand over her with a constant watch, until he was sure nothing was happening that he couldn't control. He stood over her, just watching her, just waiting for her to understand. 1.1Australian Intimidate or threaten (someone) in order to extort money from them. courageous shopkeepers are refusing to be stood over by teenage extortionists Example sentencesExamples A prominent Brisbane hairdresser was allegedly stood over by bikies. He was charged earlier this month with extortion and assault after allegedly standing over a Campbellfield real estate agent. There are legitimate operators who have tried to start up tattoo parlours but have been firebombed out of there or stood over by groups in those areas. Earlier that month he was accused of standing over the Bohemian Club, wanting £10 a week for its protection. The judge said his crimes against two victims he had threatened and stood over was "disturbingly violent behaviour". 2Be postponed or postpone to be dealt with at a later date. a number of points were stood over to a further meeting Example sentencesExamples Your Honour, I am very grateful to the Court for standing the matter over until 3.00 pm and I am grateful to my learned friends for consenting. Should we stand this matter over part heard and allow you to make any application you are advised to make to the Court of Appeal? Justice Kirby stood the matter over generally pending the outcome of the decisions on Tuesday. Is there utility in standing the matter over to a fixed date? In effect, her Honour stood the applications over until the applications for special leave had been heard. So the committal proceedings were stood over until the afternoon on 14th May. I do recollect, now, that the summons was stood over. So far as your appeal is concerned, we intend to stand it over. If I were to stand the matter over until Monday next, what would you say? So I think I should probably stand your application over to the Full Court, but in the meantime do refine your submissions and I will incorporate you in the timetable. Synonyms put to one side, lay aside, pigeonhole, stay, keep in abeyance, suspend, mothball stand to often in imperativeStand ready for an attack, especially one before dawn or after dark. orders came to the guardroom to stand to Example sentencesExamples Ordered to ‘stand-to!’ just before dawn, the men would be assigned to stand on the fire step dug into the wall of the trench. All British battalions in the front line of 28th Division were ordered to ‘stand to’. The defenders were ordered to stand to. ‘Stand to!’ shouted the Corporal. stand up (of an argument, claim, evidence, etc.) remain valid after close scrutiny or analysis. you need to have hard evidence that will stand up in court the argument does not stand up to analysis Example sentencesExamples Whether the allegations against her will stand up in court remains to be seen. He claimed they were for me, but I know for a fact that this wouldn't stand up in a court of law. The question is whether, either in a court of law or in the mind of an objective observer, this defence stands up. We are confident that our plan stands up to scrutiny and we remain committed to green energy projects. Therefore the notion of supply/demand does not stand up to scientific scrutiny. His account is rife with factual errors and fails to stand up to scrutiny. One's own morality only stands up to so much scrutiny before breaking down. It was examined to see if the idea stood up and had integrity and financial credibility. I am not suggesting that his arguments necessarily stood up to academic scrutiny. However, not one of them stands up to even a modicum of scholarly scrutiny. Synonyms remain/be valid, be sound, be plausible, hold water, hold up, stand questioning, survive investigation, bear examination, be verifiable, be provable, ring true, be convincing stand someone up Fail to keep an appointment with a boyfriend or girlfriend. she threw eggs over his car after he stood her up Example sentencesExamples In another study, people were asked to imagine a scenario where they had been stood up by a friend with whom they had fixed a time to meet, only to discover that the friend had gone partying without them. He rang my cell phone 6 times on a Saturday morning, two weeks after he stood me up. She was forced to stand him up because of her grandmother's funeral. I hate the girl who left me waiting for almost an hour before I finally realised she'd stood me up. He just happened to take it out on me because I looked like his old high school girlfriend who stood him up at prom. I think it would have been better for you to stand me up than to show up with five day old stubble. I can't believe that jerk stood you up like that. I stand him up and don't return his calls to give him a taste of his own medicine. I picked up the message whilst I waited at the pharmacy for my prescription and was instantly overcome with a feeling of guilt, as if I had just stood him up. The ultra-dependable person in your life has morphed into the biggest flake on the planet, canceling plans, showing up late for dates, standing you up. Synonyms fail to keep a date with, fail to meet, fail to keep an appointment with, fail to turn up for, jilt, let down stand up for Speak or act in support of. she learned to stand up for herself Example sentencesExamples Parents need to control their kids and kids need to stand up for themselves. If we never stand up for ourselves then we'll never get anywhere in this world. He said she could stand up for herself and would have reacted if somebody had tried to physically attack her. She is the type to stand up for herself and if she doesn't like something, she will voice her opinion. Life was often difficult, but she had to stand up for herself. It's possible to stand up for yourself without being blunt or hurtful to others. If they personally feel that a decision is unjust and unfair, they must stand up for themselves. He was bullied at first, until he learned to stand up for himself. We've seen other workers stand up for themselves and win improvements. The larger man began pushing the smaller man, who seemed hesitant to stand up for himself. Synonyms advocate, champion, uphold, defend, stand up for, support, be in favour of, promote, recommend, urge, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for, campaign for stand up to 1Make a spirited defence against. giving workers the confidence to stand up to their employers Example sentencesExamples I learned early on the spirit to stand up to my father, that he wasn't right because he was bigger than me or had a louder voice. A brave community who stood up to an abusive yob have won justice and an anti-social behaviour order to keep him under control. He could not bear to think that a young man dared to stand up to him. If we defeat the congestion tax then it will give people confidence to stand up to other measures imposed on us by authority. A defiant single mum plans to create a haven for her children and their friends to rebuild community spirit after standing up to nuisance neighbours. Workers want to see a union that's willing to have a go, to stand up to the boss and fight for their interests. Even if you don't win the fight at least people can say you stood up to her. People who stood up to criminals had their shop windows smashed. His central challenge is to reaffirm his masculinity by standing up to his father. Covertly, then with more confidence, he stands up to the school bully. Synonyms defy, confront, challenge, oppose openly, resist, show resistance to, brave, take on, put up a fight against, take a stand against 2Be resistant to the harmful effects of (prolonged use) choose a carpet that will stand up to wear and tear Example sentencesExamples The first is the way the tyres stand up to the wear and tear imposed by a circuit on which the cars spend more time braking on full power than at any other track. It will be interesting to see how this landform stands up to wear and tear from the public. But unfortunately he has had problems and I don't really think his legs would stand up to any more racing. And it stands that if a higher-strength material that stands up to super cold conditions were available, designers might specify it. I went around to see mum and Andrew to say goodbyes and make sure their network will stand up to two weeks of unsupervised use. The tamper resistant properties of the unit - including standing up to a little high voltage - is what protects the asset. Cotton can also be ironed at relatively high temperatures, stands up to abrasion and wears well. But once I'd made a couple of tackles, I was fine and confident my back would stand up to anything. Synonyms withstand, survive, come through (unscathed), outlast, outlive, weather, ride out Derivatives stander noun At the end, the delegates rose rather slowly to their feet; indeed for a while it looked as if there might not be a stander at all. Example sentencesExamples So it was canonized: it became the Communion rail - an object of devotion, and much later on, of discord between the kneelers and the standers at the banquet of unity. Bill is a stander and a doer, not a sitter and a thinker. People are either standers or walkers on escalators and that's fine; I prefer to walk. Instantly the kneelers and the standers joined her. Origin Old English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead. stead from Old English: Old English stede meant ‘place’. From a Germanic source, it is related to Dutch stad ‘town’, German Statt ‘place’, from an Indo-European root shared by the verb stand. Instead (Middle English) is simply ‘in stead, in place of’ run together. The adjective steadfast [Old English] is literally ‘standing firm’; a homestead (Old English) is your ‘home place’; while if you are steady (Middle English) you are not easily moved from your place. See also place Rhymes and, band, bland, brand, expand, firsthand, gland, grand, hand, land, manned, misunderstand, offhand, rand, righthand, Samarkand, sand, strand, thirdhand, underhand, undermanned, understand, unplanned, untanned, withstand verb.1 phr. phr.v. Definition of stand in US English: stand verbstandstænd 1no object, usually with adverbial of place Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet. Lionel stood in the doorway she stood still, heart hammering Example sentencesExamples After a moment or two, Kira noticed Rebecca standing silently in the doorway. Ryan and I stood up and I made eye contact with the girl standing beside us. And then, in the pouring rain, a half-dozen supporters stood around waiting for the media to show up. A senior police officer and security official stood at the public door of the courtroom. There I was, standing up near the stage waiting for the concert to start, and two girls came and stood next to me. Alexis put the poker back in its cradle and awkwardly stood next to the fireplace. Start by standing erect with your feet wider than your hips and turned out slightly. I stood at my local bus stop for over an hour waiting for a number 8 to come along. I stood up and opened the door to find Leon just standing there. The doctor and Sarah stood silently in the doorway watching the exchange. A little boy stood alone in the middle of the floor. The man stood silently for a moment before he spoke. The woman stood quietly waiting for an answer. A man and a young woman stood alone in the middle of a wide, golden field. I looked and there was Brandon standing on my porch with a single rose. Uniformed police officers stood at each end of the cordons speaking to passers-by. I stood motionless for a few seconds, just looking at the closed door. There's a man standing around looking at computer stuff, he has no clue what he's doing. I stood at the living room window watching the rain fall on the surface of the pond. She stopped mid-sentence and turned around to see a familiar figure standing next to her chair. Synonyms be on one's feet, be upright, be erect, be vertical 1.1 Rise to one's feet. the two men stood up and shook hands Example sentencesExamples He just smirked, and slowly stood up straight. She then stood up and walked over to the doorway. The Ambassador stood up and gestured to his secretary who also stood. I nodded and she patted my shoulder then stood to leave. Merlin slowly stood up straight, feeling very much at risk. I shook my head, and reluctantly stood, moving Lauren away from me a little so I could gather up my stuff. I grab the edge of the wall for support as I stand; my leg muscles had cramped. Her mother stood up abruptly from the chair she was sitting on and glared at her. He tried to stand but the ship was rolling heavily in the strong gale that was now blowing. He stood up, waiting for me to stand too, and when I did he started to walk slowly. He stood up and walked around the desk. He stood up and tugged at my hand, trying to get me to stand with him. He watched him study her for a moment and stood up to stand beside him. Gornyo stood up and sort of shuffled over to stand next to Kya. She stood, and moved to the door, turning the lock with a echoing metallic sound. Fred laughed wildly as he stood up. Trevor sat up and then finally stood up. As he stood, she moved into his open arms to give him a farewell kiss. He smiled at her puzzled, then stood up, helping her also to stand. She slowly stood up straight, stretching her right leg in front of herself as she did. Synonyms rise, rise to one's feet, get to one's feet, get up, straighten up, pick oneself up, find one's feet, be upstanding 1.2 Move to and remain in a specified position. she stood aside to let them enter Example sentencesExamples Tough-featured, broken-nosed men in expensive coats loom large, casting dark shadows, courteously standing aside to let ‘the little lady’ pass. The guy on my left stood back once to let me get a view of the big green grass field and white borders. He walked up to the door of the house, opened it, and stood aside for the others to enter first. He waved and jogged over, hugging his fiancée and then standing back to get a better view of her sister. He stood back and allowed her to pass him before closing the door. Alison stood aside and let him in. We stood back and put water on it from a safe distance. Amy looked at me and I stood back, letting her get the full view of the classroom. Please stand aside so I can serve the next guest. He stood back so that I could put my face to the microscope better, and in doing so he knocked over a flask with some ether in it. The aisle was narrow, so I stood aside to let her pass. Lara turned to Ben and stood back so as to get a proper view of him. What I'd like to know is, what are the accepted conventions for standing aside or not when other people are walking towards you on the same sidewalk/pavement? His father opened a door, and stood aside to let Bill pass through it. The guard opened the door and stood back to allow the boy into the study. They lit the fuse before standing back and covering their ears. I stood aside to let the ladies pass. I stood back, allowing him to pass. This morning I stood back to let a woman through a shop door. He stood aside for my father to pass through the gate. 1.3with object and adverbial of place Place or set in an upright or specified position. don't stand the plant in direct sunlight Example sentencesExamples Carefully pack shanks on top of vegetables; stand the shanks upright to retain the marrow in the bones. To warm the milk, stand the bottle in a jug of hot water. Find an oven dish or deep roasting tray in which the hearts will fit snugly; stand them upright. The vet said the best way to help him is to use an industrial winch - like the ones used to hoist engines from cars - to stand the eight-stone pig upright. First stand the wine upright for a day or two, so all the sediment sinks to the bottom of the bottle. Cover the surface with grit, and stand the finished planting in a sunny position. Moisten it with water and stand pot plants on top. Back at the bar Bobby Joe had split pea and ham soup that you could stand your spoon upright in. Stuff the peppers with the mince mixture and stand them upright in a pot on the stove with a little water at the bottom. An easy way to steam asparagus if you don't have a proper steamer is to tie the stalks together with string, stand them upright in a pan and cover with a loose foil dome. Keep them nice and round by standing them upright in a tall drinking glass while they're chilling. When starting to use this type of corkscrew, it is best to stand the bottle on the table. Put it on your kitchen draining board with one end trailing into a water-filled sink and stand your plants upon it. Then stand it upright and slice off the spiny skin, from top to bottom, in large slices. While her five-year-old brother Ashley ran to get their mother, she managed to twist him around and stand him upright in the bucket so his head was above water. Cut about 1 inch from the bottom of the spears and stand them upright in a jar in several inches of water in your refrigerator. He pulled me out to the front of the ship and stood me on a step that lifted me up so I could see over the ledge. Synonyms put, set, set up, erect, upend, place, position, locate, situate, prop, lean, plant, stick, install, arrange, dispose, deposit 2no object, with adverbial of place (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position. the town stood on a hill the hotel stands in three acres of gardens Example sentencesExamples On either side stood two other rather large houses, completely dark on the inside. Huge glass structures stand where fields of flowers once thrived. Looking up, a line of broken bottle necks stood side by side along a high shelf that spanned the entire right wall of the space. A 19th century inn which stands next to the ruins of one of England's most important abbeys will now help preserve Yorkshire's most historic monuments. The problem was that the sand dunes feeding the ocean were the same dunes on which buildings now stood. The new building stands behind the Grade II listed original hospital that will be used for administration. To the left there was a wheel of fortune and some pool tables and in the far corner stood an upright piano. Two additional courtrooms were built where these buildings once stood. On a little table stood a half full bottle of mineral water with a glass next to it, and beside it lay a single red and white sock. Barely visible through the brush stands an old bell tower. At least 1,061 industrial and residential buildings stand along the river. Multi-storey buildings are standing where houses used to be. A solitary, occupied house standing among the ruins is a common sight in reconstruction zones. Shabby buildings stand next to stylish apartments and craft centres giving the game a gritty image and inner-city feel to appeal to a trendy audience. A small upright hut stood beside the worn gravel path that snaked through the trees. The new building stands between the college's two older ones, which are set to be sold off and the land used for housing. I gazed at the wine red brick buildings standing upon the hills, towering overhead. A large gathering of concrete structures stood about three miles ahead of me. Nothing but ashes and rubble remained where his father's building had once stood. On the table, next to the bed stood the bottle of champagne and a single glass. Synonyms be, be situated, be located, be positioned, be set, be found, be sited, be established, be perched, sit, perch, nestle 2.1 (of a building or other vertical structure) remain upright and entire rather than fall into ruin or be destroyed. after the heavy storms, only one house was left standing Example sentencesExamples Most of the buildings were still standing and there were no fires to be seen. I am shocked by the way 50% of the land has gone and none of the buildings are standing. Workers are moving ahead with repairs on the only remaining building still standing there. There are few colonial buildings still standing, and there have been no laws passed to preserve any of them. When he got back, he noticed his building was still standing, though most of the roof and upper building was smoldering. Even today you can see that many of the towns had been bombed along the railway lines - in most of them few of the original buildings are still standing. The church is one of only a few buildings left standing. A few concrete structures are still standing and the main street of the village is strewn with trees and rubble. Only a few buildings still stood, one of which was the great museum. The mansions still stand, but the mines have closed and the town has declined. In some towns not even one building is still standing. Slowly, we crept out of the pit and made our way to the only building still standing - the camp kitchen. The walls of the structure were still standing, but not very stable. Not a recognizable building remained standing, although one could quite easily be buried. Often a reader is not told if a given structure is still standing or who a particular person or family was. Jimmy walked us down to the edge of the beach, where two support beams still stood. They told us that the building wasn't standing any more and we were in the centre of rubble. The figure darted like a mouse into one of the few buildings that remained standing and rushed up some cracked stairs to a second floor. Even where buildings are still standing, they are too dangerous to live in, because of repeated aftershocks, Julie says. 2.2 Remain valid or unaltered. my decision stands his strikeout record stood for 38 years Example sentencesExamples This record stood until 1994, when it was beaten by Brian Lara. If every country does not agree to this, the Nice arrangement would stand. But there was no going back for Smith or any of the players, and his decision stood. The Minister's decision would stand, until and unless it is reversed. Until we hear from him my orders stand and you are to consider yourself in charge of the boy! Just decisions have to stand even if the law is unevenly applied. The conviction would stand, of course, unless there was a free pardon. Four of her UK records still stand more than 20 years since she retired. She said if the decision were to stand, it would have a chilling effect on consumers and Internet service providers. That decision, if it stands, will form a precedent for the Commercial Court and other civil courts usurping the functions of the criminal courts. Her brother was five years older than her so when he made a decision it usually stood. Even today, White Christmas stands as the best-selling record of all time. Sir Donald Bradman's records still stand, especially his unsurpassed total of 5,028 runs in Ashes contests. He finally makes it to Bonneville and sets a world speed record that stands even today. Barring a rule change, the record will technically stand forever. He lowered the track record, which had stood since 1983, on that occasion. If it stands, the decision may have a strong impact on the way choreographers will need to plan for ownership of their works after they die. Wilson is concerned about the precedent that would be set if the judge's order stands. It was his first of numerous trips and, in 1967, he set a speed record that stands today. The Giants turned in two winning streaks that still stand as major league records yet failed to come even close to winning a pennant. Synonyms remain in force, remain valid, remain effective, remain operative, remain in operation, hold, hold good, obtain, apply, prevail, reign, rule, hold sway, be the case, exist, be in use 2.3 (especially of a vehicle) remain stationary. the train now standing on track 3 Example sentencesExamples The City petrol vehicle stands parked in one corner. Tonight he opened again, while workers were still repairing the outside and a police car stood next his restaurant. Someone had noticed his car standing outside the village when we arrived, so we knew that he must be somewhere about the place. We found a bus standing behind the Vatican in the shade that we hoped would take us to the central station. This is a man with millions and four fancy cars standing outside his palatial home! Television footage showed buses standing near the plane, and later taking the people away. 2.4 (of a liquid) collect and remain motionless. avoid planting in soil where water stands in winter Example sentencesExamples Thankfully, the rain had stopped but puddles of water were still standing stagnantly before the cafe's door. Bottomland forest grows where the elevation is slightly higher and water stands only some of the time. It doesn't have any water standing there now, because most of the time it's dry at the surface. If water stands in the area, try to improve drainage with sand and compost. But first consider what is happening, and why the water is standing where it is. 2.5 (of food, a mixture, or liquid) rest without disturbance, typically so as to infuse or marinate. pour boiling water over the fruit and leave it to stand for 5 minutes Example sentencesExamples Let the cake stand a few hours, preferably overnight to cool before unmoulding. Remove from the oven and allow them to stand for 5 minutes. Place two cups of grated soap scraps in a saucepan, cover with cold water and allow to stand for 24 hours. Add clean water, mix, allow to stand for several minutes and then remix. Leave the meat to stand in a warm place covered with foil. Mix thoroughly and allow to stand for a quarter of an hour before use. Place in an oiled bowl, cover with a tea towel and allow to stand in a warm place for an hour or until doubled in size. Allow this to stand for about 15 minutes for the flavours to meld, then season to taste. Turn down the heat and simmer gently for five minutes, then remove from the heat and allow to stand and infuse for at least 30 minutes. Test the meat is done to your liking, then remove and allow to stand for at least 10 minutes before carving. When cooked, leave to stand for 15 minutes to cool a little. Allow to stand for a few minutes before carefully inverting on to a serving plate. Allow to stand for five minutes, then turn out onto a warm plate. Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes. Allow to stand for 5 minutes before cutting into squares to serve. Allow the loaf to stand for 10 minutes before turning out and serving. Allow to stand for 5 minutes then remove from the water and shred finely. Remove from the heat and allow to stand for 5 minutes, then cut diagonally into 5mm slices. The liquid is allowed to stand for two days, at the end of which all solids it contains have sunk to the bottom. When cooked, transfer to a warm plate, cover loosely and leave to stand in a warm place for ten minutes. 2.6 (of a ship) remain on a specified course. the ship was standing north Example sentencesExamples The ship was standing out to sea from Southampton. The large ship had stood away as its smaller companions charged in to attack. The wind had been westerly since the preceding noon, and at the time we saw the land, the ship was standing to the NW. We rounded them at about three cables length and stood due south. 3no object, with complement Be in a specified state or condition. since mother's death the house had stood empty sorry, darling—I stand corrected Example sentencesExamples Nearly 3,000 trucks were standing idle without locomotives, two-thirds of them loaded with evacuated equipment. Yet he occupies an important position in the history of 18th-century art and his reputation deserves to stand higher than it does. His reputation stands high, but he is not without his detractors. In the three weeks before she fulfilled her pledge the building stood unguarded - and untouched by a single vandal. Why shut it down so long ago if it was just going to stand empty? Whole villages stand practically empty, in various stages of collapse. Pontins closed as a holiday camp 10 years ago and has stood empty and deteriorating ever since. After many years in the making, his reputation stands high. Before her, a stone fountain stood silent and empty in the bright spring sunshine, all gleaming white against a sea of bluebells. A former Rossendale town centre bank that has stood empty for nine years is on the verge of reopening as an aquatic centre. Thousands of hotel rooms and commercial buildings now stand vacant. Across the road from The Mills another building stands vacant, with silos reaching into the sky, offering very creative challenges to the developer. The buildings stood forlorn and abused, with crackled paint chipped along the corners. Some rooms in the main building were standing idle because they are too small for mainstream classes. Since then the centre has stood idle and fallen victim to vandals. Previously thriving tea rooms and the farm shops were empty and tills stood idle. It had stood empty for half a year, an almost new place, with parking, owned by a diplomat posted overseas. Originally it was proposed that up to 600 homes would be demolished - many of which were already standing empty. Whole sections of the city are ‘ghost towns’ with newly completed buildings standing empty. It has now stood empty for more than five years and has been damaged by vandals who have started fires. 3.1 Adopt a particular attitude toward a matter or issue. students should consider where they stand on this issue Example sentencesExamples In terms of adoption rates, where do private and community hospitals stand? How one defines a clone seems to depend on to which side of the issue one stands. There are areas of it that need to be looked at so that players are quite certain where they stand with regard to decisions. We stand firmly in support of integration and the unity of all working people. I think it's done nothing to clarify where they stand specifically on the issues. Where do you stand on this issue? Angry delegates raised questions of where they would stand if they support those not wanting to be inspected. 3.2 Be of a specified height. Sampson was a small man, standing 5 ft. 4 in. tall Example sentencesExamples He stands around the average height for a boy his age and a little above the average weight. The Cassini spacecraft stands more than 6.7 metres high and is more than 4 metres wide. He stood a bit over six feet and had shoulder-length oily black hair, which was worn in a mess about his features. He stood about the same height as Ben, maybe an inch shorter, and was dressed in black track shorts and a black tee. He stood a hair over 5-7 and weighed 150, and he played high above his inches. In Spain, the largest fire in Madrid's history has destroyed a skyscraper that stands more than 30 stories high. Dolly was a black Shire mare standing almost 17 hands high. If given the go-ahead, the building would stand just 60 ft short of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf. It's the largest wading bird in North America, standing up to five feet tall with a wingspan of almost eight feet. The cart stood about five feet tall and was about two feet square, lined on two sides by deep shelves. The Great Blue Heron is a majestic sight standing up to 44 to 52 inches. The average sporting balloon stands about seven stories tall and, depending on its design, is made from about 1000 square meters of nylon. The mountain stands the height of 118 Nelson's columns. The biggest stone in the cove stood twice the height of a man and must have weighed several tens of tons. Beautiful works of art on roadside display, created out of stone, wood and metal some standing up to two meters high, were smashed. Australia's largest bird, standing up to 2 meters tall, the emu is flightless. The seabed is at 40m, but the upright wreck stands a good 12m proud. The Memorial stands 11 metres high. The Omonia Hotel in Athens is the most impressive of the three hotels featured, as the modern structure stands eight storeys. The stones, standing up to four feet tall, would be placed throughout the upscale suburban Chicago community. 3.3stand at Be at (a particular level or value) the budget stood at $14 million per annum Example sentencesExamples It now stands at 5.07 million and is forecast to fall below five million by the end of the decade. The total number of confirmed dead stands at 252, 183 of whom have been identified. Although crime stands at a low level in the district, pockets of unacceptable behaviour are springing up. Two years on, the figure now stands at 62 per cent across the entire age range. The death toll of people trapped by racing incoming tides on the night of February 5 now stands at 20. State benefit will not go very far as it currently stands at £67.50 a week for someone who has been off work for a year. The number of the infected in the region was reported to stand at between one and two million. Around the Indian Ocean the death toll from the disaster stands at more than 158,000. The appeal total now stands at £3,001,648 and a special celebration party is being planned. In the York and Selby area the average price for a litre of unleaded and diesel currently stands at 85p. The lotto jackpot currently stands at E5,200 and the draw takes place on the night. The figure currently stands at 200 scooter thefts and 100 of those have been recovered. The index currently stands at 85.2, almost exactly the same closing level as last week. It makes no sense that the age for payment of the state pension stands at 65, it should really be set at 70. Coll is small, and so is its population, which still stands at less than 200. The lotto will be held in Flukies at the weekend and the jackpot stands at 9,450. It also stood at less than half of the 2,650 robberies committed in Leeds over the same period. 3.4no object, with infinitive Be in a situation where one is likely to do something. investors stood to lose heavily Example sentencesExamples All members of the community stand to benefit by creating a thriving rural environment. He stood to gain millions through his law firm. The country stood to lose its most valuable asset and resource - its people. Look how much we stand to win! 3.5 Act in a specified capacity. he stood watch all night Example sentencesExamples Plainclothes security men stand guard in the dust-caked street outside. The third, who had stood watch, rested on the outer edge of the camp; he had just nodded off. The next day, all the men are roused to stand watch. In modern warfare a small tank unit may be positioned to protect and stand post for other tank units while the crews sleep or prepare for renewed fighting. Police were standing guard outside shopping centres and supermarkets. 3.6 (of a stallion) be available for breeding. Example sentencesExamples I think it's more likely that he'll stand at stud next year. We sent her to Thornthwaite Hall when she came into season to an Arab stallion that was standing there. The last major stakes winner to stand at stud then return to the racetrack for competition was champion Bertrando. No announcement has been made where the five relocated stallions will stand next year. She and her father stand their Quarter Horse Stallion, Tradition Copy, on their family farm. 4with object and often modal Withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged. small boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas Example sentencesExamples It has a great deal to teach about vengeance and violence, and the way that friendships can stand the tests of both. Religion, if it is true, should be able to stand scientific scrutiny. The unit can stand 900G of non-operating shock or 250G of operating shock. The joints had to be as strong and flexible as the pipes themselves, and able to stand the stress of being coiled with the pipes onto large drums. I needed to know that our relationship could work and that the love was strong enough to stand the daily grind. It's probably the only convertible, this side of a Porsche, which could really stand the punishment of everyday country road driving. Synonyms withstand, stand up to, put up with, take, cope with, handle, resist, sustain, absorb, accept 4.1informal with modal and usually negative Be able to endure or tolerate. I can't stand the way Mom talks to him Example sentencesExamples No longer able to stand the pain, he abruptly released Emily and shoved her at Tommy who placed his hands on her waist to steady her. No longer able to stand the silence I ran from the room, quickly finding my way up the stairs and to my own little sanctuary. And as sappy and clichéd as it sounds, I don't think I will be able to stand seeing Abby cry. One night, I just broke down, and told him I wouldn't be able to stand it if he died. Michael tried to ignore the ache he felt at the thought of Jessica not being able to stand the sight of him anymore. I wouldn't be able to stand the thirst during the hot day when I have to drag my cart around. He was a sweetheart, but apparently my grandmother hadn't been able to stand him from day one. I wondered if I would ever be able to stand the sight of blood again. Three buckets of water, hot as my hands could stand, the Fairy Liquid all bubbling and foaming, but still the wall would not come clean. I wouldn't be able to stand looking at her face everyday after what she did to you… and me. I've never been able to stand seeing girls cry. I am starting to warm to her, even though in real life I wouldn't be able to stand her. I wouldn't be able to stand seeing you get hurt, either, but hopefully I can prevent that. You can love someone from the depths of your heart and still not be able to stand living in the same house as them when they were behaving so irrationally. Not being able to stand it a moment longer, she sprang out of the reeds and dashed toward her sibling, enveloping him in a very wet embrace. Trent, not being able to stand any crying at that moment, stopped her. It was too much for her to stand and she stood up and walked up the next flight of stairs and to her room. She wouldn't be able to stand that wailing. She doesn't live in her old house anymore - she can't stand how suddenly empty it is. The business people can't stand, of course, to have something go wrong that gets into the newspapers. Synonyms withstand, endure, bear, put up with, take, cope with, handle, sustain, resist, stand up to endure, tolerate, bear, put up with, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance, face 5British no object Be a candidate in an election. he stood for parliament in 1968 Example sentencesExamples Women were denied the right to vote or to stand as candidates. The leader of Spelthorne Borough Council has announced his decision not to stand again, after eight years of guiding the local authority. Since then, he has stood as a candidate in local elections, but this is his first time as a candidate in a General Election. He may be forgiven for wondering whether his decision to stand as mayor was a wise one. If he is sentenced to six or more months he will not be allowed to stand as a candidate during next year's presidential elections. He stood as a candidate in four parliamentary elections, but without success. He was defeated at last June's council elections when he stood as a Lib Dem. After the First World War he became a member of the Labour Party and stood as its candidate in two elections. In the 2001 general election Brian stood as the Socialist Alliance candidate for Brightside. He is standing as an independent candidate in the election. He works as a civil servant in a local job centre, and stood as a candidate in the 10 June elections for the London Assembly. He stood again for election in 1839, won his seat, and remained in the Chamber until the Revolution of 1848. This site explains the roles of different institutions, how to stand as a candidate and how to vote. She stood as Respect's candidate in Tottenham during the general election, winning 6.8 percent of the vote. Are they going to let him stand as a candidate in the next election? At present you have to be at least 18 to vote and 21 to stand as a candidate. By standing as a mayoral candidate I wanted to act as a voice of dissent against the corporatisation of the city I love. His decision to stand as an Independent split the vote. Several left wing Labour councillors refused to stand again for election. The winner, who will be revealed on Friday, will stand as an independent candidate in the next General Election, with all their costs covered. 6usually with two objects Provide (food or drink) for someone at one's own expense. somebody in the bar would stand him a beer Example sentencesExamples I'm not sure that I can run to bribery, but I'll stand anyone a drink. If a certain drunk fisherman stands him a beer, we'll have our answer. Reckoning she'd already been well-recompensed for her contribution she stood everyone a drink. If I happen to see you around, I'll stand you a drink He was a man from the old school, opening car doors for ladies, standing everyone drinks when he was flush. I had the misfortune of having to stand the drinks. This curiosity lead me wait around, in the hopes I could stand him a drink and ask him a few questions. nounstandstænd 1usually in singular An attitude toward a particular issue; a position taken in an argument. the party's tough stand on welfare his traditionalist stand Example sentencesExamples He added that it has always been the stand of his party that elections can never lead to a solution to the issue. He spoke of the principled stand Mick took on the issue of the transfer of elective orthopaedics from Kilkenny to Waterford. The stand we take will reflect the prevalent social attitude towards crimes against women. His main concern is not to do or say anything which may offend the party bosses or which goes against the professed stand of the party. The crux of the matter lies in what attitude and stand we take and what method we use to handle contradictions. But where he gets in trouble, again, is his unwillingness to make a firm stand on any issue. In fact, the newspaper clearly distorted the stand of the Republican party in both cases. No President in history has ever taken a principled stand on every issue. I take a more critical stand towards the Prime Minister. In my opinion the stand of the parties, one of whom seeks expedition and the other of whom does not oppose it, is soundly based. We're dedicated to a principled stand, it's in the national interest and we'll be standing by that. The leader of the British Columbia Green Party also took a stand, siding with the con team members. She explained to the audience about the need for anyone writing about art to take an ideological stand with a historical perspective in mind. They have been unwilling to take forthright stands either on issues of peace or of economic justice. It had also been adopting a different stand from the left parties on various public issues. The trouble is that no one is taking a principled stand on either side. When push comes to shove, even those who recognize the political roots of drug testing are not inclined to take a stand. Tim's principled stands on these issues propelled him to victory against his two better-known rivals. This movie is wildly successful because it not only takes a stand, it has real people talking about real issues in a simple way. This signifies the shifting stand taken by the victim or her family towards the crime and the criminal in view of the existing social environment. Synonyms attitude, stance, point of view, viewpoint, opinion, way of thinking, outlook, standpoint, posture, position, angle, perspective, approach, slant, thinking, policy, line, thoughts, ideas, sentiments, feelings 1.1 A determined effort to resist or fight for something. this was not the moment to make a stand for independence we have to take a stand against racism Example sentencesExamples She decided to take a stand against the yobs who were making life a misery for people in the town. If your salary and benefits keep getting whittled away, eventually you have to take a stand against that. Consumers can take a stand against paper waste in a number of ways. Davies announced that Privacy International would take a stand against the introduction of ID cards in the UK. Residents across the country are being urged to take a stand against vandals, thugs and yobs that plague their communities. We need to take a stand against these forces of darkness and unreason. This kind of behavior is unacceptable, and not enough people take a stand against it. After his brother's murder, for which he is more than partially responsible, he decides he must take a stand and fight the corruption. For me, to honor my heritage as I was raised to understand it, I am obligated to take a stand against what I know to be wrong. The medical community is also beginning to take a stand against genetically modified foods. Trail bikers are planning a peaceful protest on the Ridgeway to take a stand against the banning of motor vehicles on the path in winter. I was there to take a stand against a global system that increasingly places more value on economic progress than on human and ecological welfare. It is time to take a stand against these youngsters and start by naming and shaming them. The official pointed to last month's unusually emotive call to the nation to take a stand against racism. It is time to take a stand against the erosion of rights. The whole world needs to take a stand against such abuses. He has decided to take a stand against rising fuel costs. The British Printing Industries Federation is the first to take a stand against the practice. Bearing these staggering figures in mind, it's not surprising one shopping centre in the borough has decided to take a stand and address its own waste issues. But new powers mean neighbourhoods can take a stand against premises used for drugs. Synonyms opposition to, resistance to, objection to, defensive position against, hostility to, animosity towards, disapproval of 1.2 An act of holding one's ground against or halting to resist an opposing force. Custer's legendary last stand Example sentencesExamples He had lost both legs in a final stand against a combined force of Cuban and Angolan troops. A few guerrillas will probably fight it out in the mountains, and foreign fighters may be even more determined to make a stand. Were the troops to make such a last stand, they could tie down American forces scheduled for transfer to the Pacific war. In late 1911 about 800 Moros fled to the old battleground of Bud Dajo to make a stand. There, at the river, Walker assembled his units for a final stand. On 20 September, at Valmy, just east of Châlons, the French forces at last made a stand. At his headquarters he unwisely made a stand, and after a two-week battle was forced to retreat. He may feel well equipped to make one last stand against coalition forces in the town. Rather he saw Brittany as the last stand of the Allied armies. They make a brief stand and fight bravely. Synonyms opposition to, resistance to, objection to, defensive position against, hostility to, animosity towards, disapproval of 2A rack, base, or piece of furniture for holding, supporting, or displaying something. a microphone stand Example sentencesExamples Leaning over towards the bed stand, she turned on the lights as the door to her bedroom burst open. Although frustrated, the man meekly returned the offending piece back to its stand. There was even a music stand in the corner and a shelf for my violin right next to it. Layton was so excited his errant arm knocked the microphone from its stand. Emily put the piece back on the stand and sight-read the music with the rest of the band. It had a cylindrical shape and was supported by a stand with five legs. A stage hand shone another torch at his microphone stand, and the show continued by torchlight. These are accompanied by all manner of sandwiches, scones and cakes piled onto tiered stands. You could also arrange treats on tiered cake stands. Concert stands also are fully adjustable in height. A few things toppled from the night stand on her side. The proposal also includes 40 car parking spaces, six covered cycle stands and two motorbike spaces. The school is also installing new cycle stands and bike sheds. A metal stand supports his B-flat bass instrument so he can play while in his wheelchair. The night stand had a pad of paper and a pen in the small drawer. The aerosol had been kept with other toiletries on a bathroom stand under a wall-mounted electric heater. New litter bins, cycle stands, additional on-street car parking bays and new, less obtrusive signs are also planned. The first step is removing the doors, which are placed on stands resembling garment racks, then wheeled down a perpendicular subassembly line. In the corners of the chamber there were several wooden stands, which supported majestic candles. The compère strides forward and plucks the microphone from the stand. Synonyms base, support, mounting, platform, rest, plinth, bottom 2.1 A small stall or booth in a street, market, or public building from which goods are sold. a hot-dog stand Example sentencesExamples Above it will be an upper-deck patio with concession stands and permanent restrooms. He makes 10 to 15,000 gallons of unpasteurized cider a season, most of which he sells at his farm stand. Eventually she came to the market, where she found many food stands. Wandering the streets for a while we come across an alley full of food stands. At one end of the market, a few stands sold a variety of local spices, sauces, tea and jams. There were long lines throughout the day at concession stands and many exhibits. It also had more concession stands and more comfortable seating than the older parks. On the way out of the beer fest we passed a stand selling olives. He said his ice-cream stand will have sold more than 5,000 cones by the end of the three-day festival. When we came back to the cotton candy stand I saw Brant standing there. As is usually the case in French food markets, most of the stands sell fruits and vegetables. On the weekends, you can grab lunch at one of the food stands that set up camp just outside the gate. Local ladies will have a cake stand and all support would be appreciated. The markets are becoming very popular: there can be about 40 different stands selling fresh agricultural produce at any one time. Dara pretended not to hear and walked off towards the refreshment stand. He looked at the roadside stalls, and stopped to purchase from one of the many fruit stands. The event will kick off at 9.30 am and at 4pm roads in the town centre will be closed to allow market stands and crowds to overflow into the streets. Food stands and other entertainment facilities are also available for both adults and children. We circled the terminal looking at the food stands before we made our choice, a small restaurant in the corner of the terminal. You want to hit the concession stand before the game starts! Synonyms stall, booth, kiosk 2.2 A raised platform for a band, orchestra, or speaker. Example sentencesExamples Dancers could be sure of a pleasant tuneful evening when his orchestra was on the stand. A jazz band was on the stand. While the third speaker was on the stand, a man in the crowd shouted out. We had reached the stands where the band always sits and plays pep band songs. 3The place where someone typically stands or sits. she took her stand in front of the desks Example sentencesExamples One after another they all tried, each man rising in his turn and taking his stand before the threshold. She took her stand at the podium in the center of the room. Taking her stand in the centre of the room, she waited. 3.1 A place where vehicles, typically taxicabs, wait for passengers. Example sentencesExamples Making their way through the fruit skins and the heaps of garbage they start out towards the bus stand. I stood under the bus stand, waiting for the quarter past six bus to the student flats. Hi-tech solar panels have appeared on the top of city bus stands, catching the sun's rays and converting them into electricity. A pedestrian subway near the main bus stand should be constructed to prevent accidents due to increased traffic. Bus drivers had been told on Friday they could no longer wait at stands between picking up and dropping off passengers. The witness added that the incident flared again before the aircraft left its stand prior to take-off. The very stationing of a commercial vehicle at the stand means that it is for hire. Thanks to the new-age look being modelled for six of the city's busiest bus stands, waiting for a bus could well become the most exciting part of the journey. The Sunday Business Post has learned that a temporary pier with eight aircraft stands will not be completed until the autumn, instead of April as anticipated. The plight of passengers at bus stands is much worse. This has resulted in people sleeping in bus stands and railway stations. His main areas of distribution of the pamphlets, which contain day-to-day legal issues, are the bus stands and the railway stations. An increase in hackney carriage numbers can lead to additional pressure on hackney carriage stands. Synonyms rank, station, park, parking place, place, bay 3.2the stand" or "the witness stand A witness box. Sergeant Harris took the stand Example sentencesExamples The opportunity to be humiliated on the stand is unlimited, either for not knowing a fact or for not being able to defend an opinion. He was given to walking around the courtroom before stopping abruptly to bellow questions at the witness in the stand. As he left the stand, he handed his business card to the judge. I asked him so many times to put me on the stand. She was the only witness to the killing, and to make the case for self-defense, her lawyers had to put her on the stand. The mother is still on the stand and emotionally unable to continue on. And let me also remind you that when some of the defense witnesses were on the stand, the jury laughed at them. Tonight, the boy is home after facing some tough questions on the stand today. She walked over to the stand and raised her right hand over the Bible. Prosecutors don't want to put her on the stand without corroboration, because her bias is so evident. The witness came to the stand and the bailiff once again came around with the Bible. Memory fades with time, and as a result the evidence people can provide on the stand becomes progressively more unreliable. The trial is underway right now, and on the stand is a rebuttal witness for the prosecution. Edwards called his witness to the stand. 4A large raised tiered structure for spectators, typically at a sports arena. her parents watched from the stands Example sentencesExamples The spectator stands have been declared dangerous and need urgent renovation. They will also replace the temporary north stand with a permanent structure. Watching the stands, I could see the wind tearing through the spectators at a 90-degree angle. The 30,000 spectators will be seated in two tiered stands that reflect each other across the pitch. We were sat in the very highest echelons of the main stand, with fans of both sides around us, and the camaraderie and mutual respect in evidence was fantastic. The stand is less than quarter-full. Instead, the report recommends extending the covered terraced stand opposite the main stand with new seating installed and a new cantilevered roof. By the time the game started there were only a few parents and spectators in the stands. Have you ever been in the stands at a race meeting when ‘your’ horse is neck and neck on that last half furlong? There are a few interested spectators in the stands, and some reporters and TV cameras. Few spectators in the stands remained for the last inning, disgusted with such a one-sided score. We sat high up in the covered stand, towards the City End. He was more often a spectator in the main stand than a striker selected to play. The lottery money will go towards the completion of the new stand and the conversion of the pitch into an all weather surface. The turnstiles will be resited closer to the playing area and opposite the main stand we hope to cover some of the standing area adjacent to the cricket field. Increasingly, sport was watched not from the stands or terraces but from the armchair. Sturdy steel fences surrounding the arena have been constructed, preventing close contact with the spectators sitting in the stands. At half-time, they inflated the ball and ran towards an entrance in the south stand which leads on to the pitch. The stands are half-full, spectators jostling to reach their seats. As we talked the club was preparing to install three hundred new seats in the spectator stand that it built last year. 5usually in singular A cessation from motion or progress. the train drew to a stand by the signal box Example sentencesExamples The driver had failed to set a driver's reminder appliance when he was at a stand in a station, so he didn't have the reminder. For years the trains had to be brought to a stand by a dubious hand-brake, but later two were fitted with air pumps for braking. The train emerges from the foliage and comes to a stand for the crossing gates to be opened. A hill which a motor car would hardly notice would bring a heavy train to a stand in next to no time. Synonyms stop, halt, standstill, dead stop 5.1 Each halt made on a touring theatrical production to give one or more performances. Example sentencesExamples The show's last stand will be at the Dallas Museum of Art. After the Saturday opening date, the show moved to Elkton, Maryland, for its first stand of the tour. More successful was our concluding stand of the tour outside a reconstructed village inn. 6A group of growing plants of a specified kind, especially trees. a stand of poplars Example sentencesExamples Fire, which clears out flammable underbrush and thins stands of young trees, is a natural part of the ecology in most Western forests. Beyond the stand of trees, well away from the road, the hiking trail became dark. We've turned the forestland around, and in addition to improving the existing stands, we've planted many more. Direct planting seeds can be cheaper than planting seedlings and usually results in a denser stand of trees and shrubs. Handsome stands of mature trees were complemented by new flower beds. They thin out dense stands of low trees and shrubs. Eventually we came to a stand of birch trees growing in a circle. A healthy and vigorous alfalfa stand minimizes many production problems. There's a stand of pine just off the side. Aspen groves dot the trail as you go, with larger stands waiting for you on the far side of the lake. Seek shelter in low-lying areas, such as dense stands of small trees. Approaching the house you can see it is covered from the east by a stand of beech trees. The college is nestled into a hillside and is surrounded by a magnificent stand of fir trees. Leave the track here to the right and follow a wire fence which encloses a stand of conifers. He planted a number of stands of spruce, larch and fir trees many of which still exist. It winds up through rolling hills with stands of poplar trees, distant views of lakes and snowy mountain peaks strung along the horizon. Since the American elm generally was regarded as the optimal urban tree, extensive stands were planted, something no city would do today. The path takes me up through some dense stands of pine trees and across a couple of meadows. In the forest were black gum trees and thick stands of white cedar. Great stands of trees march beside the roads in a panoply of greens that rival New England's Fall. Synonyms copse, spinney, thicket, grove, coppice, wood Phrases as it stands 1In its present condition. there are no merits in the proposal as it stands Example sentencesExamples The law as it stands puts the home-owner defending his property and the burglar violating it on exactly the same footing. But the law as it stands also proposes to outlaw all smoking in theatres - including on the stage. The scheme as it stands is a well considered response that pays enormous respect to the building. As it stands the movie is a waste of time. The text as it stands unquestionably lacks many of the qualities that make its predecessors so great. 1.1In the present circumstances. the country would struggle, as it stands, to host the next Winter Olympic Games Example sentencesExamples Yet as things stand, a child removed from home and made a ward of the state often languishes, until the age of eighteen, in a foster care system based on temporary care. The problem is that, as things stand, it is often not until someone has had an accident that a potential problem with his or her driving is picked up. But as things stand, it appears that we are still far from accepting to work together as political parties. I am awaiting an assessment of the injuries, but, as things stand, we are very depleted. Whichever way one looks at it, there is no denying that as things stand now, the state of the liquor trading sector leaves much to be desired. However, as things stand, works remain in copyright in the U.K. for 70 years after the death of their author. And it is certain that, as things stand, thousands of trade unionists - believing that Europe has nothing to offer them - will just not bother to vote at all. But, as things stand, I am having to rely on my parents for financial assistance. He speculates that, as things stand, the victims and the media are left to speculate on the precise motives of the perpetrators. He insists that, as things stand, he has no intention of leaving, but should Middlesbrough fail to come up with a better offer, he will have to. stand on one's own (two) feet Be or become self-reliant or independent. Example sentencesExamples Such nations are rightly proud that they have progressed on their own terms, standing on their own feet. She taught us how to stand on our own feet. Fortunately, the children knew they had to be capable of standing on their own feet and supporting her through old age. When there is no one else around, you have to stand on your own two feet. It teaches them responsibility, to stand on their own two feet and to get a job afterwards. You've got to stand on your own two feet eventually. I am a 30 year-old woman and I am fairly independent, believing in standing on my own two feet most of the time and having strong relationships based on intellect and feeling. The state will help you with education and training but ultimately you have to stand on your own feet. The skills and qualities all these young people have developed will help them stand on their own two feet and prepare them to be good citizens of the future. Farmers have been told to stand on their own two feet. Synonyms manage, survive, subsist, look after oneself, fend for oneself, shift for oneself, stand on one's own two feet, carry on, get through, get on, get along, get by, muddle through, muddle along, scrape by, bear up, make the grade, come through, hold one's own, keep one's end up, keep one's head above water, keep the wolf from the door, weather the storm stand trial Be tried in a court of law. Example sentencesExamples There can be no trial at all unless the accused is fit both to plead and to stand trial. He was later charged by officers and had been due to stand trial at Southampton Crown Court. They were later extradited to Britain and had been due to stand trial at Woolwich Crown Court in London. The teenager was charged with murder and stood trial at Manchester Crown Court in March this year but the jury failed to reach a verdict and a re-trial was ordered. They stood trial at Hull Crown Court in spring last year, and when that trial collapsed they faced a retrial six months later. Should he be extradited to Spain to stand trial for the grave crimes of which he is accused? A North Yorkshire woman is to stand trial at Hull Crown Court after denying a charge of manslaughter. The judge concluded that the applicant was fit to stand trial and listed the trial for 1st March. A year later 15 men stood trial at Sheffield Crown Court charged with riot, but the case against them collapsed. In December last year he was due to stand trial and some of his victims had attended court to give evidence, one becoming ill because of the stress. stand up and be counted State publicly one's support for someone or something. Example sentencesExamples However, when no one else was willing to speak up, it was necessary to stand up and be counted. Time has come for this nation to stand up and be counted. It takes a lot of courage to stand up and be counted. It's time for the Irish people to stand up and be counted. Well now is the time for them to stand up and be counted and show they are true supporters. We decided it was time to stand up and be counted. The borough council must stand up and be counted. Maybe we will have someone with the ‘grit’ to stand up and be counted in our Government! It's time for our politicians to stand up and be counted and obtain the desired objective. He has long been a lone voice advocating for human rights and has been prepared to stand up and be counted when the establishment prefers a quiet and diplomatic approach. Synonyms speak publicly, speak openly, speak boldly, speak frankly, speak one's mind, sound off, spout off, go on, stand up and be counted will the real — please stand up informal Used rhetorically to indicate that the specified person should clarify their position or reveal their true character. he was so different from the unhappy man of a week ago—would the real Jack Lawrence please stand up? Example sentencesExamples We're going to ask the question, will the real Republican Party please stand up. Will the real John Wayne please stand up? Now, as he unwraps his directorial debut, will the real Edward Norton please stand up? Phrasal Verbs stand alone Be unequaled. when it came to fun, Julia stood alone Example sentencesExamples In terms of deaths caused by one individual acting alone, he stands alone. The clinic stands alone as being almost wholly independent of provincial scrutiny. But Malaysia stands alone among the airlines flying here to score a marvellous five stars for its economy class long haul seating. The television show stands alone with a unique place in the nation's heart. This is a historic and momentous occasion in the life of this country and it is an event that stands alone. In a largely stamina-based sport dominated by increasingly young swimmers, the 50m stands alone as an event where power is the key factor. It is a challenge that stands alone, a task that must be taken on without flinching or averting your attention. In a year that has yet again seen the world of comic books plundered by Hollywood for source material, one film stands alone. Synonyms unmatched, unrivalled, unparalleled, unequalled, matchless, peerless, without peer, without equal, in a class of its own, all-time best, inimitable, incomparable, beyond compare, beyond comparison, second to none, unsurpassable, surpassing, nonpareil stand aside 1Take no action to prevent, or not involve oneself in, something that is happening. the army had stood aside as the monarchy fell Example sentencesExamples Again, this is good union practice, and historically unions have never stood aside from engaging in ‘political’ struggles. They urged the army to stand aside and offer no resistance. The 30 uniformed and plain clothes police officers stood aside with a ‘non-interference’ attitude. Were they, self-declared army of the Republic, to stand aside while the crown defied and repressed the government? She said they have been told, in the event of serious trouble, to stand aside and not attempt to prevent a breakout. The Prime Minister yesterday warned of the dangers of standing aside from closer European integration. Many religious leaders stood aside and ignored what was happening, though there were notable, courageous exceptions in both the Protestant and Catholic clergy. Our best way of making a difference here is not by standing aside and refusing to sully our hands, but by trying to set a pattern of linking trade to human rights improvements. If somebody is going to start causing trouble am I going to stand aside and watch it happen? She was prepared to stand aside from the conflict that has now involved practically the whole of Europe. 1.1Withdraw or resign from a position or office. the acting prime minister refused to stand aside to permit Sir Julius to resume his post Example sentencesExamples He stood aside because ‘no one more than me wants the Conservatives to win the general election’. Today he stood aside from the leadership, although he'll remain in the Parliament. A judge at the centre of an operation against child pornography stood aside last night. But on Wednesday he stood aside for the sake of the party and the ‘first class’ candidate who replaced him. However, he says he has no intention of standing aside as Labour's candidate for Caerphilly at May's Welsh assembly election. He stood aside from an executive position a couple of years ago, but still remains a large shareholder. Seven years later, he was leader of a tiny party, his dominant position secured by the fact that he was the only one of nine Liberal MPs who had won his seat without the help of Tories standing aside. He should have stood aside pending the findings of the enquiry. He is one of five long-term Liberal politicians who announced this week that they are standing aside to make way for new blood. In 1892 he was elected Labour MP for the West Ham constituency in London, abetted by the fact that the Liberal candidate had stood aside. Synonyms resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne stand back Withdraw from a situation emotionally in order to view it more objectively. Example sentencesExamples I can't stand back from it and have some objectivity about the whole thing. Do I have the capacity to stand back from the deep emotions and not get mired or lost in destructive thoughts and feelings? Only by standing back and viewing the evidence as a whole can one properly reach a conclusion. When he writes the show he can stand back from the women he knows and view them subjectively. Strategic assessment involves standing back from the everyday activities of the business. It is time to stand back from a situation that has gained acceptability through long familiarity and reappraise it objectively. You may have to stand back a little and take another look at this situation. No one is standing back to take a long-term view. He's also able to stand back and be objective and will always challenge me if he thinks something is not quite right. The courts deals with the risk of bias in such cases by a strong warning to the jury as to just how important it is to stand back, be objective, and look at the evidence. stand by 1Be present while something bad is happening but fail to take any action to stop it. he was beaten to the ground as onlookers stood by Example sentencesExamples It was surprising that Stewart stood by and watched this happen. Police stood by and did nothing to stop the massacres, often participated themselves. I have told her she is destroying her life and I can't stand by and watch it happen. We aren't prepared to stand by and watch that happen. And the police stood by and let it happen because it was peaceful. And not the least of the horror is that the rest of the world stood by and let it happen. In just 100 days an estimated 800,000 people were slaughtered while the rest of the world stood by. Yet only now is the world beginning to wake up to what happened, having stood by at the height of the bloodshed. As a local representative there is no way on earth I'm going to stand by and watch this happen. Although they have the means to avert it, Western governments and transnational companies are standing by and letting it happen. 2Support or remain loyal to (someone), typically in a time of need. she had stood by him during his years in prison Example sentencesExamples My question is this - will you continue to support her and stand by her for the next 40 years? You knew when doing it, though, that a lot of your friends, and supporters and people who stood by you would be outraged. Thanking all his friends and supporters for standing by him, he said his case had raised important questions about householders' rights. You believe in someone, you have faith in them, you expect them to be there for you, support you, stand by you. ‘We love Barry, support him and stand by him without reservation,’ the family said after his arrest. Most football supporters have stood by him in his adversity, and greeted him with warm applause on match days despite his falling from grace so publicly. Paula has asked me to convey her heartfelt thanks to all those who stood by her and support her. I just want to thank everyone who stood by me. Dan says he has had further support from his two kids and his mother who with their unwavering support have stood by him. Do you have any suggestions on how I can stand by her and support her? Synonyms be loyal to, remain loyal to, stand up for, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with be loyal to, remain loyal to, stand by, support, give one's support to, be supportive of, back, back up, give one's backing to, uphold, defend, come to the defence of, stick up for, champion, take someone's part, take the side of, side with 2.1Adhere to or abide by (something promised, stated, or decided) the government must stand by its pledges Example sentencesExamples If it introduces a firm policy of that sort, it must stand by it. Fewer and fewer Democrats today are willing to stand by that position and support trade bills that are good for American workers. Does the Prime Minister stand by the baby bonus policy and promise that it won't be abolished? Does he stand by his pledge that no beneficiary will be worse off financially as a result of changes announced in the Budget? The Tory leader stood by his pledge to cut taxes by £4bn. Why can't its adherents stand by their principles? He said his members want to go back to work as quickly as possible, but the Government had to stand by its promises first. He said he stood by his support for Britain joining the Euro, which sparked the tabloid newspaper's attack on him. However, the former world junior champion is standing by his claims. Remember, if you make it a rule, you must stand by it. Synonyms abide by, keep, keep to, adhere to, hold to, stick to, observe, heed, comply with, act in accordance with 3Be ready to deal or assist with something. two battalions were on their way, and a third was standing by Example sentencesExamples The area was sealed off by police as engineers went in to investigate - with fire fighters standing by until they declared it safe. Two crews from Clacton Fire Station and paramedics stood by. A lifeboat attended, but because of the falling tide, decided to stand by until the boat floated clear. The jet made an emergency landing at Manchester Airport with fire and ambulance crews standing by. They had a medical officer standing by to assist with the survivor. Officers there had to put out several small fires, believed to have been started deliberately, while four fire engines stood by in case they were needed. We assisted with extra air bottles and stood by in case of emergency. British Royal Marines and US Marines are standing by to assist with evacuations of UK and US citizens if needed. The jets sit fueled and ready on the tarmac, and pilots stand by around the clock ready to scramble them into the air on a moment's notice. An ambulance stood by during the fire fighting operation in case there were any casualties but was not needed. Synonyms wait, be prepared, be in readiness, be in a state of readiness, be ready for action, be on full alert, be at battle stations, wait in the wings stand down 1Withdraw or resign from a position or office. he stood down as leader of the party Example sentencesExamples The outspoken Tory, a veteran of 40 years in Parliament, will stand down at the next general election. Some of the long-standing trustees are standing down either by retirement or resignation. The parliamentary party has spoken and I will stand down as leader when a successor has been chosen. The present leaders are standing down after ten years. His election victory means he automatically stands down from the European Parliament. Last night he announced his intention to stand down as leader of the Labour party in Wales. The decision to stand down as Leader of the House of Commons was not an easy one. The first-ever female principal of Northallerton College has announced that she is standing down from her position next summer after nearly seven years in the job. He is standing down from his position due to ill health. He announced that he was standing down from the position as treasurer after 18 years. Synonyms resign, retire, quit, stand down, step down, bow out, renounce the throne 2Relax or cause to relax after a state of readiness. if something doesn't happen soon, I guess they'll stand us down Example sentencesExamples By loading the ammunition but then standing down the firing squad, Lord Butler has left the Prime Minister still breathing, and the political landscape largely unchanged. Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Endurance has been stood down from a rescue in the sea off Antarctica. The number of men in the Home Guard did not fall below one million until they were stood down in December 1944. After I was stood down no relief teachers were employed to take my place. If there is not a successful breakthrough, we're there at the Government's behest and if they decide to stand us down, then we will be stood down. The civil rights movement of the late 1960s demanded the unit be stood down, a demand which was conceded in 1970 under conditions of incipient civil war. They have got to accept that the war is over and stand down their army once and for all. An ambulance crew was dispatched immediately, however they were stood down shortly after. The force's slow but inexorable decline dragged on until October 1944, when the government announced that the Home Guard would be stood down the following month. There were a couple of minor clashes between pro and anti hunt protesters but all police units were later stood down. Synonyms relax, stand easy, come off full alert 3(of a witness) leave the witness stand after giving evidence. Example sentencesExamples The applicant may stand down and go back to the Bar table. After a minute of silence the judge said, ‘Okay, the witness may stand down.’ What I propose to do is to have this witness stood down. stand for 1Be an abbreviation of or symbol for. NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration Example sentencesExamples Find out what those pesky acronyms and abbreviations stand for. We then developed these pictures into symbols that would stand for the sounds we made when we spoke to others. Green denoted hope for renewal, red stood for the ancestors' courage, and yellow symbolized the country's treasures. He also showed me which arabic symbol stood for Allah, and which stood for Mohammad. Symbols stand for something, yet this one doesn't seem to represent anything at all. Within Christian symbolism, bread stood for the body of Christ. CI stands for Cycle Indicator and NCI stands for Neutral Cycle Indicator. The glyph for Neptune is the symbol of a trident, which stands for rulership over the sea. However the abbreviation in this case stands for Cross Program Recovery. This abbreviation stands for DVD rewritable disc and means that it can be recorded and erased just the same as a VHS video. Synonyms mean, be an abbreviation of, represent, signify, denote, indicate, correspond to, be equivalent to, symbolize 2with negativeRefuse to endure or tolerate. I won't stand for any nonsense Example sentencesExamples Would the world stand for a country that approved of athletes who refused to compete against people because of their religion? This patient won't stand for any nonsense - but she does require instant gratification It's getting to the point where hunt supporters won't stand for it. The referee refused to stand for any nonsense and brandished a succession of cards. He would not stand for any nonsense. He did not stand for nonsense from anyone. Synonyms put up with, endure, tolerate, allow, accept, take, abide, suffer, support, brook, countenance 3Support (a cause or principle) we stand for animal welfare Example sentencesExamples We are the people who truly care and who truly promote and stand for Women's Rights. Surely he isn't arguing that you have to agree with everything a politician stands for in order to support that politician. If parties need cash, let them go out and convince people that they stand for something worth supporting. In spite of their peaceable professions, the French revolutionaries had always believed that they stood for principles of universal validity. Ours is the only party that stands for the fundamental principle that all workers must be able to live and work in whichever country they choose. On that day the principles I stood for and believed in were set aside on the altar of political expediency. The members of the Green Party will say that they stand for green principles. If that doesn't give you a clear indication of what they stand for then I don't know what will. And while I agree with everything else the Green Party stands for, I can't abide by that point. This is not to suggest that we support everything he stands for. Synonyms advocate, champion, uphold, defend, stand up for, support, be in favour of, promote, recommend, urge, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for, campaign for stand in 1Deputize. Brown stood in for the injured Simpson Example sentencesExamples The equipment has already been tested with court staff standing in as replacements. Ian Bell also pushed his claims by striking an assured 70 when he stood in for Graham Thorpe. I then stood in for another team leader while she was off, and I picked up everything really quickly. He stood in for us when called on and played better than we could have expected. Synonyms deputize, act, act as deputy, substitute, act as substitute, act as stand-in, fill in, sit in, do duty, take over, act as understudy, act as locum, do a locum, be a proxy, cover, provide cover, hold the fort, step into the breach 2Nautical Sail closer to the shore. Example sentencesExamples In the evening we saw a harbour, stood in towards it and found it to have all the appearances of a good one. The ship stood in for the island. The American ship stood in as close to the shoals as she dared and then fired a shot across the steamer's bow. stand off 1Move or keep away. the women stood off at a slight distance Example sentencesExamples Jessica and I stood off to the side, eager to get under way. Nathan stood off to the side watching her for a moment. Unbeknownst to everyone else, a man in an impeccable suit stood off in the shadows, not moving a muscle. Dad stood off to the side, a proud look on his face. During this process, the safety observer stood off to the side. You're getting ready to play your second shot from the middle of the fairway, and your opponent is standing off to the side, at the edge of the rough. Bill stood off to one side talking quietly with Angela's parents. I stood off to the side, listening to the conversation. Lauren joined us, and Tommy stood off in the far corner. She nodded and stood off to the side as I turned to face Ryan. 1.1Sail further away from the shore. Example sentencesExamples The boat edged in, standing off sufficiently to avoid boats, people and rocks. Recognizing it to be a naval auxiliary, the Shackleton stood off. Before that time steamers often had to stand off in busy times until it was their turn to be unloaded. They had drafted a number of messages to the ship instructing her to stand off, all of which were sent but apparently went astray. stand someone off Keep someone away: repel someone. Example sentencesExamples He can easily be stood off by either of the Austrian armies. It is not in our interest to create the impression that a group of insurgents can stand us off for months. After Grant outflanked the Confederates and encircled Vicksburg, they stood him off for weeks. I stood him off by saying I did not like that sort of game. Synonyms fight off, repulse, drive away, drive back, put to flight, force back, beat back, push back, thrust back stand on 1Be scrupulous in the observance of. call me Alex—let's not stand on formality Example sentencesExamples We both know that you know who I am, so lets not stand on ceremony. A wave of competition is coming and standing on formality and baloney is no way to compete. 2Nautical Continue on the same course. Example sentencesExamples Still the boat stood on; the spray was beating in heavy showers over her, and it was as much as she could do to look up to her canvas. There was risk of collision if the other ship stood on. A small vessel stood on towards them, and anchored before the fort. stand out 1Project from a surface. the veins in his neck stood out Example sentencesExamples I could see the veins stand out on his forehead and the sweat stream down his neck. One gable jutted into the road with a projecting like window which stood out from the building like a glass box held together by a massive frame of wood. She was careful not to stub her toes on the rocks that stood out above the surface of the sand. Her collarbones stood out below her neck, like a coat hanger. His back was aching, and the cords in his neck were standing out. The use of crumbled or folded paper standing out from the plane surface of the canvas was a recurring motif of the Vanitas trompe l' oeil paintings. I am bolt upright in bed, awake and trembling, the veins in my neck standing out like guy-ropes. He screeched the words, the tendons in his neck standing out with the strain. I noticed her face: chalk-white, jaw set so rigid the tendons in her neck stood out. He delivered this all with a wet smile and a charming crinkle in his eye and only the veins standing out in his neck mirrored the hostility of his words. Synonyms project, stick out, bulge, bulge out, protrude, jut out, jut, extend, poke out, obtrude 1.1Be easily noticeable. he was one of those men who stood out in a crowd Example sentencesExamples The project also has a plot of cannabis that manages to stand out even among all the other green plants. Certain landmarks and locations in London stand out and are very noticeable. He said because she was wearing lightweight summer clothing when she disappeared she would have easily stood out. Add a Christmas wreath, holly, and bright red rope, and you'll have a project that will stand out and can be seen from blocks away when flooded with bright, white spot lights. His spiky red hair makes him easily stand out in a crowd. A matching cloak fluttered from around his neck, standing out in stark contrast to his golden hair. On a smooth surface, a fingerprint can stand out on its own, refracting light differently than the surface below. Movie soundtracks fall into one of two camps - those you're not supposed to notice during the movie, and those that stand out loud and proud. Chips stand out more on bright colors, so stick with sheer shades that don't require serious maintenance. I developed a unique way to not be noticed or stand out. Synonyms be noticeable, be noticed, be visible, be seen, be obvious, be conspicuous, stick out, be striking, be distinctive, be prominent, attract attention, catch the eye, leap out, show up 1.2Be clearly better or more significant than someone or something. four issues stand out as being of crucial importance Example sentencesExamples Innovation was what made a project stand out. It has a catchy chorus that you can easily sing along to and he has a voice that not many male singers have right now, so he stands out from the other male singers of today. Our project will create the conditions for young drivers to stand out in world motorsport. One issue stands out from canvassing core Labour voters over more than four decades. It stands out from other French rosé wines with its gustatory characteristics, its history and techniques. As a big-match player whose centuries have proved a virtual guarantee of victory, he also stands out from many of his compatriots. He stands out from the majority of his young teammates, his individualism so strikingly visible. He easily stands out as the strongest character in the film. His study stands out from some of the other books that have appeared because he has spent most of his working life outside Australia without, however, losing touch with his birth-place. An early chase scene involving a hijacked car-carrier is the third big chase scene to show up this summer, but easily stands out as the season's best. 2Persist in opposition or support of something. she stood out against public opinion the company stood out for the product it wanted Example sentencesExamples Bradford has a proud record of multi-cultural education and has stood out against higher fees for overseas students for a long time. Brave individuals and small organizations stood out against the prevailing developmental ethos. But I was the first among the few who stood out for the successful candidate, who won with 63% of the vote in my province. stand over 1Stand close to (someone) so as to watch, supervise, or intimidate them. Example sentencesExamples He stood over her quietly, watching as her shoulders rose and fell with each breath. He stood over her, just watching her, just waiting for her to understand. He just stands over my bed silently, watching me with this terrible reproach in his eyes. He reached her bed and stood over her silently, watching her rib cage move up and down slowly as she breathed. Cameron's eyes narrowed and he came to stand over her, his posture intimidating. For the time being it leaves the establishments with no choice other than to stand over customers and supervise their use of the portable chip and PIN machines. It was a good place to rest, and she didn't feel so intimidating as she did standing over him. He was going to stand over her with a constant watch, until he was sure nothing was happening that he couldn't control. Looking up, she noticed that a figure was standing over her, watching her carefully. He simply developed the knowledge that someone was standing over him, watching him work. 2Be postponed or postpone to be dealt with at a later date. a number of points were stood over to a further meeting Example sentencesExamples Your Honour, I am very grateful to the Court for standing the matter over until 3.00 pm and I am grateful to my learned friends for consenting. So far as your appeal is concerned, we intend to stand it over. In effect, her Honour stood the applications over until the applications for special leave had been heard. Should we stand this matter over part heard and allow you to make any application you are advised to make to the Court of Appeal? So I think I should probably stand your application over to the Full Court, but in the meantime do refine your submissions and I will incorporate you in the timetable. Is there utility in standing the matter over to a fixed date? If I were to stand the matter over until Monday next, what would you say? Justice Kirby stood the matter over generally pending the outcome of the decisions on Tuesday. So the committal proceedings were stood over until the afternoon on 14th May. I do recollect, now, that the summons was stood over. Synonyms put to one side, lay aside, pigeonhole, stay, keep in abeyance, suspend, mothball stand to often in imperativeStand ready for an attack, especially one before dawn or after dark. Example sentencesExamples Ordered to ‘stand-to!’ just before dawn, the men would be assigned to stand on the fire step dug into the wall of the trench. All British battalions in the front line of 28th Division were ordered to ‘stand to’. ‘Stand to!’ shouted the Corporal. The defenders were ordered to stand to. stand up (of an argument, claim, evidence, etc.) remain valid after close scrutiny or analysis. but will your story stand up in court? Example sentencesExamples One's own morality only stands up to so much scrutiny before breaking down. His account is rife with factual errors and fails to stand up to scrutiny. Whether the allegations against her will stand up in court remains to be seen. However, not one of them stands up to even a modicum of scholarly scrutiny. We are confident that our plan stands up to scrutiny and we remain committed to green energy projects. The question is whether, either in a court of law or in the mind of an objective observer, this defence stands up. He claimed they were for me, but I know for a fact that this wouldn't stand up in a court of law. Therefore the notion of supply/demand does not stand up to scientific scrutiny. I am not suggesting that his arguments necessarily stood up to academic scrutiny. It was examined to see if the idea stood up and had integrity and financial credibility. Synonyms be valid, remain valid, be sound, be plausible, hold water, hold up, stand questioning, survive investigation, bear examination, be verifiable, be provable, ring true, be convincing stand someone up Fail to keep an appointment with a boyfriend or girlfriend. Example sentencesExamples I stand him up and don't return his calls to give him a taste of his own medicine. I picked up the message whilst I waited at the pharmacy for my prescription and was instantly overcome with a feeling of guilt, as if I had just stood him up. He just happened to take it out on me because I looked like his old high school girlfriend who stood him up at prom. I think it would have been better for you to stand me up than to show up with five day old stubble. In another study, people were asked to imagine a scenario where they had been stood up by a friend with whom they had fixed a time to meet, only to discover that the friend had gone partying without them. I hate the girl who left me waiting for almost an hour before I finally realised she'd stood me up. The ultra-dependable person in your life has morphed into the biggest flake on the planet, canceling plans, showing up late for dates, standing you up. She was forced to stand him up because of her grandmother's funeral. I can't believe that jerk stood you up like that. He rang my cell phone 6 times on a Saturday morning, two weeks after he stood me up. Synonyms fail to keep a date with, fail to meet, fail to keep an appointment with, fail to turn up for, jilt, let down stand up for 1Speak or act in support of. she learned to stand up for herself Example sentencesExamples If they personally feel that a decision is unjust and unfair, they must stand up for themselves. The larger man began pushing the smaller man, who seemed hesitant to stand up for himself. Parents need to control their kids and kids need to stand up for themselves. She is the type to stand up for herself and if she doesn't like something, she will voice her opinion. We've seen other workers stand up for themselves and win improvements. If we never stand up for ourselves then we'll never get anywhere in this world. He said she could stand up for herself and would have reacted if somebody had tried to physically attack her. He was bullied at first, until he learned to stand up for himself. It's possible to stand up for yourself without being blunt or hurtful to others. Life was often difficult, but she had to stand up for herself. Synonyms advocate, champion, uphold, defend, stand up for, support, be in favour of, promote, recommend, urge, back, endorse, sponsor, espouse, push for, work for, campaign for 1.1Act as best man for in a wedding. Example sentencesExamples I must confess it was with real surprise that they asked me stand up for them like this. After being asked to stand up for your brother or best friend, you may feel you need a best man guide to help you. Sometimes a man's best friend is a woman, and he wants this woman to stand up for him at his wedding. stand up to 1Make a spirited defense against. giving workers the confidence to stand up to their employers Example sentencesExamples If we defeat the congestion tax then it will give people confidence to stand up to other measures imposed on us by authority. A defiant single mum plans to create a haven for her children and their friends to rebuild community spirit after standing up to nuisance neighbours. People who stood up to criminals had their shop windows smashed. His central challenge is to reaffirm his masculinity by standing up to his father. Covertly, then with more confidence, he stands up to the school bully. Workers want to see a union that's willing to have a go, to stand up to the boss and fight for their interests. I learned early on the spirit to stand up to my father, that he wasn't right because he was bigger than me or had a louder voice. A brave community who stood up to an abusive yob have won justice and an anti-social behaviour order to keep him under control. Even if you don't win the fight at least people can say you stood up to her. He could not bear to think that a young man dared to stand up to him. Synonyms defy, confront, challenge, oppose openly, resist, show resistance to, brave, take on, put up a fight against, take a stand against 2Be resistant to the harmful effects of (prolonged wear or use). Example sentencesExamples But unfortunately he has had problems and I don't really think his legs would stand up to any more racing. I went around to see mum and Andrew to say goodbyes and make sure their network will stand up to two weeks of unsupervised use. But once I'd made a couple of tackles, I was fine and confident my back would stand up to anything. The first is the way the tyres stand up to the wear and tear imposed by a circuit on which the cars spend more time braking on full power than at any other track. And it stands that if a higher-strength material that stands up to super cold conditions were available, designers might specify it. The tamper resistant properties of the unit - including standing up to a little high voltage - is what protects the asset. Cotton can also be ironed at relatively high temperatures, stands up to abrasion and wears well. It will be interesting to see how this landform stands up to wear and tear from the public. Synonyms withstand, survive, come through, come through unscathed, outlast, outlive, weather, ride out Origin Old English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead. verb.1 phr. phr.v.
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