Stand Definition
stănd
standing, stands, stood
verb
standing, stands, stood
To be or remain in a generally upright position, supported on the feet (or foot)
Webster's New World
To rise to an upright position, as from a sitting, lying, or crouching position.
Webster's New World
To be or remain in an upright position, supported on its base, bottom, pedestal, etc.
Webster's New World
To grow upright or erect.
Webster's New World
To take, move into, or be in a (specified) upright position.
Stand straight!
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
noun
stands
The act or position of standing (in various senses); esp., a stopping; halt or stop.
Webster's New World
The act of standing.
Wiktionary
A ceasing of work or activity; a standstill or halt.
American Heritage
The place where a person stands or is supposed to stand; position; station.
To take one's stand at the rear.
Webster's New World
A stop on a performance tour.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- tie-up
- standstill
- standpoint
- viewpoint
- point of view
- sales booth
- stall
- rack
- pedestal
- base
- outdoor stage
- bandstand
- station
- gantry
- stage
idiom
stand a chance
- To have a chance, as of gaining or accomplishing something.
American Heritage
stand (one's) ground
- To maintain one's position against an attack.
- To refuse to compromise; be unyielding.
American Heritage
stand on (one's) head
- To make numerous sprawling or dramatic saves. Used of a goalie.
American Heritage
stand on (one's) own
- To be independent and responsible for oneself.
American Heritage
stand pat
- To oppose or resist change.
- To play one's poker hand without drawing more cards.
American Heritage
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Stand
- stand a chance
- stand (one's) ground
- stand on (one's) head
- stand on (one's) own
- stand pat
- stand to reason
- stand up for
- stand up to
- stand up with
- it stands to reason
- make a stand
- stand a chance
- stand by
- stand down
- stand for
- stand in
- stand in for
- stand off
- stand on
- stand out
- stand over
- stand up
- stand up for
- stand up to
- stand up with
- take the stand
Origin of Stand
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From Middle English standen, from Old English standan (“to stand, occupy a place, be valid, stand good, be, exist, take place, consist, be fixed, remain undisturbed, stand still, cease to move, remain without motion, stop, maintain one’s position, not yield to pressure, reside, abide, continue, remain, not to fall, be upheld”), from Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English standen from Old English standan stā- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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