stand

stand · verb

imported

Definitions

verb

  1. 1.

    (verb) To be in an upright position on the feet.

  2. 2.

    (verb) To rise to one's feet from a sitting position.

  3. 3.

    (verb) To be situated in a particular place.

  4. 4.

    (verb) To tolerate or endure.

  5. 5.

    (verb) To remain valid or unchanged.

  6. 6.

    (noun) A position or opinion on an issue.

  7. 7.

    (noun) A small structure for selling goods.

Related words

Antonyms: fall, lie, sit
See also: rise, sit, stood
Synonyms: endure, rise, tolerate

Etymology

From Old English standan ("to stand, occupy a place"), from Proto-Germanic standaną ("to stand"), from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- ("to stand"). Cognate with German stehen, Dutch staan, and Latin stāre.