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stand in English
- stand⇄expr. stand a chance. See under chance.
- stand⇄expr. stand by,
a. to be near; be present.
Ex. His son and daughter stood by him at the bar (Macaulay).
b. (Figurative.) to be faithful or loyal to; side with; help; support; defend.
Ex. to stand by a friend.
c. (Figurati - stand⇄expr. stand down,
a. to step down and leave the witness stand after giving evidence.
Ex. I will not trouble the court by asking him any more questions. Stand down, Sir (Dickens).
b. to withdraw from a contest or competition.
Ex. - stand⇄expr. stand easy, (British Military.) to stand completely at ease.
Ex. Soldiers standing easy are permitted to talk. - stand⇄expr. stand for,
a. to represent; be in the place of; mean.
Ex. What does the abbreviation ""St."" stand for? The olive branch stands for peace.
b. (Figurative.) to be on the side of; take the part of; uphold.
Ex. to stand for l - stand⇄expr. stand in,
a. (Informal.) to be on good terms; have a friendly or profitable understanding.
Ex. to stand in well with the police.
b. to act as a stand-in; take the place of another.
Ex. The understudy stood in for the star - stand⇄expr. stand off,
a. (Informal.) to keep off; keep away; evade.
Ex. to stand off an angry crowd, to stand off a questioner.
b. (Figurative.) to hold oneself aloof, as from an offer or appeal or friendship.
Ex. He stood off from h - stand⇄expr. stand on (or upon),
a. to depend on; be based on.
Ex. to stand on the facts. Your future stands on your decision. He does not stand upon ceremony.
b. (Figurative.) to demand; assert; claim.
Ex. to stand on one's rights. - stand⇄expr. stand on one's own feet. See under feet.
- stand⇄expr. stand on, (Nautical.) to keep one's course; remain on the same tack.
Ex. The Admiral continued, with a press of sail, standing on close to the wind (Robert Beatson). - stand⇄expr. stand one's ground. See under ground (1).
- stand⇄expr. stand out,
a. to project or protrude.
Ex. His ears stood out.
b. to be noticeable or prominent.
Ex. Certain facts stand out.
c. (Figurative.) to refuse to yield; oppose; resist.
Ex. to stand out against popula - stand⇄expr. stand over, to be left or reserved for later treatment, consideration, or settlement.
Ex. His accounts are balanced at the close of each season, and no bad debts are allowed to stand over (Saturday Review). - stand⇄expr. stand to,
a. to support or uphold, as a cause or interest.
Ex. We stood to our fellow student right loyally (Tait's Magazine).
b. (Figurative.) to apply oneself manfully to (a fight, contest, or task).
Ex. The peasants sto - stand⇄expr. stand up and be counted, to take a public stand (on a controversial issue) as an individual; state one's own position openly and fearlessly.
Ex. One can understand the desire of Americans who oppose their government's Vietnam policy to stand - stand⇄expr. stand up for, to take the part of; support; defend.
Ex. to stand up for a friend. - stand⇄expr. stand up to, to meet or face boldly.
Ex. to stand up to an enemy. - stand⇄expr. stand up with, (Informal.) to act as best man, bridesmaid, or other sponsor or assistant, to.
Ex. I want to tell you ... about the wedding. ... We had no one to stand up with us, as we wished to have a simple service (Chicago Sunday Tribune). - stand⇄expr. stand up,
a. to get to one's feet; rise.
Ex. He stood up and began to speak.
b. (Figurative.) to endure; last.
Ex. The smaller boy, ... though still standing up pluckily, was getting decidedly the worst of it (A. E. Hought - stand⇄expr. take the stand, to go on the witness stand and give evidence.
Ex. The judge called on the witness to take the stand for the cross-examination. - stand⇄noun stander.
- stand⇄noun 1. the act of standing.
Ex. All we have to ask is whether a man's a Tory, and will make a stand for the good of the country? (George Eliot).
2. the act of coming to a position of rest; pause; halt; stop.
Ex. The hikers made a stan - stand⇄stand, verb, stood,standing,noun.
- stand⇄v.i. 1. to be upright on one's feet.
Ex. Don't stand if you are tired, but sit down.
2. to have a certain height when upright.
Ex. She stands five feet tall.
3. to rise to one's feet.
Ex. He stood when she entered the room - stand⇄v.t. 1. to cause to stand; place or leave standing; set upright or in an indicated position or condition.
Ex. to stand a ladder against a wall. Stand the box over there.
2. to be submitted to (a trial, test, or ordeal); undergo.
Ex. to