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    stand·ing
    [ˈstandiNG]
    noun
    standing (noun) · standings (plural noun)
    1. position, status, or reputation:
      "their standing in the community" · "a man of high social standing"
      • (standings)
        the table of scores indicating the relative positions of competitors in a sports contest:
        "she heads the world championship standings"
    2. used to specify the length of time that something has lasted or that someone has fulfilled a particular role:
      "an interdepartmental squabble of long standing"
    adjective
    standing (adjective)
    1. (of a jump or a start in a running race) performed from rest or an upright position, without a run-up or the use of starting blocks:
      "I took a standing jump"
    2. remaining in force or use; permanent:
      "he has a standing invitation to visit them" · "a standing army"
    3. (of water) stagnant or still:
      "standing water will also freeze in winter"
    4. printing
      (of metal type) kept set up after use.
    5. (of grain) not yet reaped and so still erect.
    stand
    [stand]
    verb
    standing (present participle)
    1. have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet:
      "Lionel stood in the doorway" · "she stood still, heart hammering" · "to improve your balance, practice standing on one foot"
      • rise to one's feet:
        "he pushed back his chair and stood"
      • move to and remain in a specified position:
        "she stood aside to let them enter"
      • place or set in an upright or specified position:
        "don't stand the plant in direct sunlight"
    2. (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position:
      "the town stood on a hill" · "the hotel stands in three acres of gardens"
      • (of a building or other vertical structure) remain upright and entire rather than fall into ruin or be destroyed:
        "after the heavy storms, only one house was left standing"
      • remain valid or unaltered:
        "my decision stands" · "his strikeout record stood for 38 years"
      • (especially of a vehicle) remain stationary:
        "the train now standing on track 3"
      • (of a liquid) collect and remain motionless:
        "avoid planting in soil where water stands in winter"
      • (of food, a mixture, or liquid) rest without disturbance, typically so as to infuse or marinate:
        "pour boiling water over the fruit and leave it to stand for 5 minutes"
      • (of a ship) remain on a specified course:
        "the ship was standing north"
    3. be in a specified state or condition:
      "since mother's death the house had stood empty" · "sorry, darling—I stand corrected"
      • adopt a particular attitude toward a matter or issue:
        "students should consider where they stand on this issue"
      • be of a specified height:
        "Sampson was a small man, standing 5 ft. 4 in. tall"
      • be in a situation where one is likely to do something:
        "investors stood to lose heavily"
      • be at a particular level, value, or stage:
        "the budget stood at $14 million per annum" · "you can use the chart to create a report of where the project stands"
      • act in a specified capacity:
        "he stood watch all night"
      • (of a stallion) be available for breeding.
    4. withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged:
      "small boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas"
      • informal
        be able to endure or tolerate:
        "I can't stand the way Mom talks to him"
    5. BRITISH ENGLISH
      be a candidate in an election:
      "he stood for parliament in 1968" · "she stood as an Independent candidate in the general election"
    6. provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's own expense:
      "somebody in the bar would stand him a beer"
    Origin
    Old English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead.
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    verb
    1. have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet:
      be on one's feet
      be upright
      be erect
      be vertical
      Opposite:
    2. (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position:
      be situated
      be located
      be positioned
      be set
      be found
      be sited
      be established
      be perched
    3. withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged:
     
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