stand

stand: stand ► VERB (past and past part. stood) 1) be in or rise to an upright position, supported by one's feet. 2) place or be situated in a particular position. 3) move in a standing position to a specified place: stand aside. 4) remain stationary or without disturbance. 5) be in a specified state or condition. 6) remain valid or unaltered. 7) adopt a particular attitude towards an issue. 8) be likely to do something: investors stood to lose heavily. 9) act in a specified capacity. 10) tolerate, withstand, or like: I can't stand it. 11) Brit. be a candidate in an election. 12) provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's expense. 13) (of a ship) remain on a specified course.

► NOUN 1) an attitude towards a particular issue. 2) a determined effort to hold one's ground or resist something. 3) a stopping of motion or progress. 4) a large raised tiered structure for spectators. 5) a raised platform for a band, orchestra, or speaker. 6) a rack, base, or item of furniture for holding or displaying something. 7) a small temporary stall or booth from which promotional goods are sold or displayed. 8) (the stand) a witness box. 9) a place where vehicles wait for passengers. 10) a group of trees or other plants. 11) Cricket a partnership.

● stand alone — Cf. ↑stand alone

● stand and deliver! — Cf. ↑stand and deliver!

● stand by — Cf. ↑stand by

● stand down — Cf. ↑stand down

● stand for — Cf. ↑stand for

● stand in — Cf. ↑stand in

● stand off — Cf. ↑stand off

● stand on — Cf. ↑stand on

● stand on one's own (two) feet — Cf. ↑stand on one's own two feet

● stand out — Cf. ↑stand out

● stand to — Cf. ↑stand to

● stand trial — Cf. ↑stand trial

● stand up — Cf. ↑stand up

● stand up and be counted — Cf. ↑stand up and be counted

● stand up for — Cf. ↑stand up for

● stand up to — Cf. ↑stand up to

USAGE it is not good English to use the past participle stood with the verb ‘to be’, as in we were stood in a line for hours; the correct form is we were standing in a line for hours.

ORIGIN Old English, related to STEAD(Cf. ↑stead).

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Synonyms:

Be upon the feet, rest on the feet, Endure, sustain, bear, weather, bear up against, Place, post, station, standing-place, position / Be a candidate, Difficulty, perplexity, hesitation, embarrassment / Steer, hold a course, Stall, booth / Agree, consist, be reconciled, be compatible / Rest, depend, have support / Stagnate / Be erect, continue erect, remain upright, Resist (without flinching), oppose, withstand, stand against, Station / Be placed, be situated, be located, Abide, await, submit to, yield to, suffer, admit, Stop, halt, stay / Remain, continue, abide, be fixed, endure, hold good, be permanent, Put, place, set upright, fix, Platform, raised station / Stop, halt, pause, Small table / Stay, be firm, be resolute, keep one's position, maintain one's ground, stand one's ground, be fixed, be steady, Witness-stand / Rank, have rank, hold a place, Resistance, opposition / Be (emphatically), Rank, post, station, standing / Be valid, have force, have validity, Interruption, cessation, stop, stand-still, obstruction

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stand — stand … Dictionnaire des rimes
stand — /stand/, v., stood, standing, n., pl. stands for 43 63, stands, stand for 64. v.i. 1. (of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet. 2. to rise to one s feet (often fol. by up). 3. to have a specified height when in this position: a… … Universalium
Stand — (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae, Sw. st[*a],… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stand by — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stand-by — [ stɑ̃dbaj ] n. inv. et adj. inv. • 1975; de l angl. stand by passenger, de to stand by « se tenir prêt » et passenger « passager » ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦ Personne qui voyage en avion sans avoir réservé sa place (cf. Passager en attente). 2 ♦ N. m. Voyage … Encyclopédie Universelle
Stand Up — may refer to:* Stand up comedy MusicAlbums* Stand Up (Dave Matthews Band album) * Stand Up (Everyday Sunday album) * Stand Up (Jethro Tull album) * Stand Up! (album), an album by The Archers * Stand Up (Blue King Brown album), an album by Blue… … Wikipedia
stand — [stand] vi. stood, standing [ME standen < OE standan; akin to MDu standen, Goth standan < IE base * stā , to stand, be placed > L stare, to stand, Gr histanai, to set, cause to stand] 1. a) to be or remain in a generally upright position … English World dictionary
Stand Up — Álbum de Jethro Tull Publicación 1 de agosto de 1969 Grabación Abril de 1969 Género(s) Rock, rock progresivo, blues y … Wikipedia Español
Stand — (st[a^]nd), n. [AS. stand. See {Stand}, v. i.] 1. The act of standing. [1913 Webster] I took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into their several ladings. Spectator. [1913 Webster] 2. A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stand — can mean several things:Objects*A stand, when referring to an object, is an object that has a massive head another object, usually for display purposes (at events or places such as a conference, a congress, a shop, etc.). See column, armature… … Wikipedia

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