Stand Definition

stănd
standing, stands, stood
verb
standing, stands, stood
To be or remain in a generally upright position, supported on the feet (or foot)
Webster's New World
To rise to an upright position, as from a sitting, lying, or crouching position.
Webster's New World
To be or remain in an upright position, supported on its base, bottom, pedestal, etc.
Webster's New World
To grow upright or erect.
Webster's New World
To take, move into, or be in a (specified) upright position.
Stand straight!
Webster's New World
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noun
stands
The act or position of standing (in various senses); esp., a stopping; halt or stop.
Webster's New World
The act of standing.
Wiktionary
A ceasing of work or activity; a standstill or halt.
American Heritage
The place where a person stands or is supposed to stand; position; station.
To take one's stand at the rear.
Webster's New World
A stop on a performance tour.
American Heritage
idiom
stand a chance
  • To have a chance, as of gaining or accomplishing something.
American Heritage
stand (one's) ground
  • To maintain one's position against an attack.
  • To refuse to compromise; be unyielding.
American Heritage
stand on (one's) head
  • To make numerous sprawling or dramatic saves. Used of a goalie.
American Heritage
stand on (one's) own
  • To be independent and responsible for oneself.
American Heritage
stand pat
  • To oppose or resist change.
  • To play one's poker hand without drawing more cards.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Stand

Noun

Singular:
stand
Plural:
stands

Origin of Stand

  • From Middle English standen, from Old English standan (“to stand, occupy a place, be valid, stand good, be, exist, take place, consist, be fixed, remain undisturbed, stand still, cease to move, remain without motion, stop, maintain one’s position, not yield to pressure, reside, abide, continue, remain, not to fall, be upheld”), from Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English standen from Old English standan stā- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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