standing by
站在,站着,站着的,站立在
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stood [stood], /stʊd/, stand·ing [stan-ding]. /ˈstæn dɪŋ/.
- : to be in an upright position on the feet.
- : to rise to one's feet.
- : to have a specified height when in this position: a basketball player who stands six feet seven inches.
- : to stop or remain motionless or steady on the feet.
- : to take a position or place as indicated: to stand aside.
- : to remain firm or steadfast, as in a cause.
- : to take up or maintain a position or attitude with respect to a person, issue, or the like: to stand as sponsor for a person.
- : to have or adopt a certain policy, course, or attitude, as of adherence, support, opposition, or resistance: He stands for free trade.
- : to be in an upright or vertical position, be set on end, or rest on or as on a support.
- : to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated: The building stands at 34th Street and 5th Avenue.
- : to show, be, or remain as indicated; show the specified position of the parties concerned: The score stood 18 to 14 at the half.
Phrases
- 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
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
You know, we had the typical lemonade stands and selling cinnamon sticks and things like that.
OZY has reported that 70 percent of Gen Zers believe their lives need to make a difference in the world and 65 percent say it’s important for companies to take a stand on social issues.
This engine, situated off-center, powered the vehicle at a slight angle into the sky, where it moved several dozen meters laterally before descending and coming to rest near the launch stand.
One of the reasons I joined Levi Strauss is that this company has had for its entire 167 years a practice where the CEO is expected to take stands on important issues of the day.
We took a stand on it because it’s ripping the country apart.
To be a liberal, you have to stand up for liberal principles.
And with stand-ups, I remember liking George Carlin and Steve Martin.
Those opposing same-sex marriage are on their heels, and increasingly unwilling or unable to make a stand against it.
Spencer, 27, is variously described as a writer and a stand-up comic.
Another read: “We need leaders who will stand against Common Core.”
She stood, in her young purity, at one end of the chain of years, and Mrs. Chepstow—did she really stand at the other?
But the liberal soul deviseth liberal things, and by liberal things shall he stand.
All bribery, and injustice shall be blotted out, and fidelity shall stand for ever.
It is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.