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stand

Definitions


[stand], (Verb)

Definitions:
- have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet
(e.g: Lionel stood in the doorway)

- (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position
(e.g: the town stood on a hill)

- be in a specified state or condition
(e.g: since mother's death the house had stood empty)

- withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged
(e.g: small, stable boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas)

- be a candidate in an election
(e.g: he stood for parliament in 1968)

- provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's own expense
(e.g: somebody in the bar would stand him a beer)

- act as umpire in a cricket match


Phrases:
- as it stands
- be at a stand
- stand and deliver!
- stand on me
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand treat
- stand trial
- stand up and be counted
- will the real — please stand up

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


[stand], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument
(e.g: the party's tough stand on immigration)

- a rack, base, or piece of furniture for holding, supporting, or displaying something
(e.g: a microphone stand)

- the place where someone typically stands or sits
(e.g: she took her stand in front of the desks)

- a large raised tiered structure for spectators, typically at a sporting venue
(e.g: United's manager watched from the stands)

- a cessation from motion or progress
(e.g: the train drew to a stand by the signal box)

- a group of growing plants of a specified kind, especially trees
(e.g: a stand of poplars)

- a plot of land

- a flock of game birds
(e.g: the stand of pheasants has been better this year than for many years)


Phrases:
- as it stands
- be at a stand
- stand and deliver!
- stand on me
- stand on one's own two feet
- stand treat
- stand trial
- stand up and be counted
- will the real — please stand up

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




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