[ US /ˈstænd/ ]
[ UK /stˈænd/ ]
VERB
  1. occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
    We stand on common ground
  2. be available for stud services
    male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females
  3. be standing; be upright
    We had to stand for the entire performance!
  4. put into an upright position
    Can you stand the bookshelf up?
  5. withstand the force of something
    The trees resisted her
    The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow
    stand the test of time
  6. remain inactive or immobile
    standing water
  7. be in effect; be or remain in force
    The law stands!
  8. have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
    Where do you stand on the War?
  9. hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
    I am standing my ground and won't give in!
  10. be tall; have a height of; copula
    She stands 6 feet tall
  11. be in some specified state or condition
    I stand corrected
  12. put up with something or somebody unpleasant
    he learned to tolerate the heat
    She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage
    The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks
    I cannot bear his constant criticism
NOUN
  1. the position where a thing or person stands
  2. a support for displaying various articles
    the newspapers were arranged on a rack
  3. an interruption of normal activity
  4. tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade)
  5. a mental position from which things are viewed
    teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events
    we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians
  6. a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
  7. a defensive effort
    the army made a final stand at the Rhone
  8. a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
    they cut down a stand of trees
  9. a support or foundation
    the base of the lamp
  10. a small table for holding articles of various kinds
    a bedside stand
  11. a booth where articles are displayed for sale
  12. a stop made by a touring musical or theatrical group to give a performance
    a one-night stand
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How To Use stand In A Sentence

  • Luckily, I have a very understanding boss.
  • Three tall memorial archways inscribed with Chinese characters stand outside the temple.
  • Ask for an aged standing rib roast from the forequarter, trimmed and chined; bring to room temperature before roasting.
  • As the holiday movie season winds down, we thought we'd preview the films of 2003 to see which ones stand out and which should stand down.
  • The protests were going on about 1 kilometers away in the main street and some of the protesting crowd were running from tear gass used among them, towards Salehi St. The film is shot by my friend who was standing beside me. Iran Election Live-Blogging (Saturday June 20 Part II)
  • The front end of the Jaguar was on stands and two mechanics were fitting a new shock absorber. A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE
  • Oh, poof! You do not understand a little soldierly enthusiasm.
  • My poor Lirriper was a handsome figure of a man, with a beaming eye and a voice as mellow as a musical instrument made of honey and steel, but he had ever been a free liver being in the commercial travelling line and travelling what he called a limekiln road — “a dry road, Emma my dear,” my poor Lirriper says to me, “where I have to lay the dust with one drink or another all day long and half the night, and it wears me Emma” — and this led to his running through a good deal and might have run through the turnpike too when that dreadful horse that never would stand still for a single instant set off, but for its being night and the gate shut and consequently took his wheel, my poor Lirriper and the gig smashed to atoms and never spoke afterwards. Mrs. Lirriper's Lodgings
  • I usually sqirt a drop or two on the front and back of my boots, and a few drops on a wick around the stand. i never used the buck pee though. i have used a couple of tarsal glands from a buck that my friend killed. had small buck circle the tree i hung it from a couple times. When to use What deer pee?
  • There is a great deal of feeling and perhaps some bitterness, but do you not all agree with me that it is quite possible, since there is a fashion of armament in Europe, and since there has been no withdrawal on the part of the Admiralty from the stand taken by the First Lord some months ago, to have the entire Canadian people approach this situation in a calm and in an impartial manner? Canada and the Empire
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