stand
verb (used without object), stood, stand·ing.
- to take or hold a particular course at sea.
- to move in a certain direction: to stand offshore.
verb (used with object), stood, stand·ing.
noun, plural stands for 28–49, stands or, esp. after a numeral, stand for 50.
Verb Phrases
- to uphold; support: She stood by him whenever he was in trouble.
- to adhere to (an agreement, promise, etc.); affirm: She stood by her decision despite her sister's arguments.
- to stand ready; wait: Please stand by while I fix this antenna.
- to get ready to speak, act, etc., as at the beginning of a radio or television program.
- to be ready to board a plane, train, or other transport if accommodations become available at the last minute.
- Law. to leave the witness stand.
- to step aside; withdraw, as from a competition: I agreed to stand down so that she could run for the nomination unopposed.
- to leave or take out of active work or service: to stand down some of the ships in the fleet.
- to represent; symbolize: P.S. stands for “postscript.”
- to advocate; favor: He stands for both freedom and justice.
- Informal. to tolerate; allow: I won't stand for any nonsense!
- to be in association or conspiracy with.
- to enjoy the favor of; be on friendly terms with.
- to keep or stay at a distance.
- to put off; evade.
- to depend on; rest on: The case stands on his testimony.
- to be particular about; demand: to stand on ceremony.
- Nautical. to maintain a course and speed.
- to project; protrude: The piers stand out from the harbor wall.
- to be conspicuous or prominent: She stands out in a crowd.
- to persist in opposition or resistance; be inflexible.
- Nautical. to maintain a course away from shore.
- to supervise very closely; watch constantly: He won't work unless someone stands over him.
- to put aside temporarily; postpone: to let a project stand over until the following year.
- to continue to hold; persist in: to stand to one's statement.
- to keep at steadily: Stand to your rowing, men!
- to wait in readiness; stand by: Stand to for action.
- to come to or remain in a standing position: to stand up when being introduced.
- to remain strong, convincing, or durable: The case will never stand up in court. Wool stands up better than silk.
- Slang. to fail to keep an appointment with (someone, especially a sweetheart or date): I waited for Kim for an hour before I realized I'd been stood up.
- to defend the cause of; support: No one could understand why he stood up for an incorrigible criminal.
- to serve a bridegroom or bride, as best man or maid (matron) of honor.
Idioms for stand
Origin of stand
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Words nearby stand
Example sentences from the Web for stand
To be a liberal, you have to stand up for liberal principles.
Bill Maher: Hundreds of Millions of Muslims Support Attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’ |Lloyd Grove |January 8, 2015 |DAILY BEASTThose opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.
Another read: “We need leaders who will stand against Common Core.”
Is there any chance the potential 2016 hopeful will stand up to the right and embrace paid sick leave?
“I feel a shaking of the ground I stand on,” Carson tells Mrs. Hughes with trepidation.
Let stand until morning in a warm place or in a covered bread pan well wrapped to retain the heat.
Civic League Cook Book |AnonymousEvery horse that can stand up is pressed into service for the day.
Worldly Ways and Byways |Eliot GregoryCover with one cup of sugar and then let stand for one-half hour.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book |Mary A. WilsonThe banks, with their usual feline sagacity, alighted upon their feet, while depositors had to stand the loss.
The Secret Service. |Albert D. RichardsonOne sharp word from Stewart calmed Madeline's horse; the other horses, however, were frightened and not inclined to stand.
The Light of Western Stars |Zane Grey
British Dictionary definitions for stand
verb stands, standing or stood (mainly intr)
- to remain motionless
- (foll by for) US to tolerateI won't stand still for your threats
noun
- a position on the floor of a shearing shed allocated to one shearer
- the shearing equipment belonging to such a position
Derived forms of stand
stander, nounWord Origin for stand
Idioms and Phrases with stand
In addition to the idioms beginning with stand
- stand a chance
- stand at ease
- stand by
- stand corrected
- stand down
- stand fast
- stand for
- stand guard
- stand in awe
- stand in for
- standing joke
- standing on one's head
- stand in good stead
- standing order
- stand off
- stand on
- stand one's ground
- stand on one's own feet
- stand out
- stand over
- stand pat
- stand still for
- stand the gaff
- stand the sight of
- stand to reason
- stand up
- stand up and be counted
- stand up for
- stand up to
- stand up with
also see:
- can't stand the sight of
- heart misses a beat (stands still)
- (stand) in awe of
- it stands to reason
- know where one stands
- make a stand
- make one's hair stand on end
- not have (stand) an earthly chance
- take a stand
- without a leg to stand on