English word

Stand

Definitions

verb

  1. to support oneself on the feet in an erect position
  2. to be in a position to gain or lose because of an action taken or a commitment made
  3. to be a candidate : runchiefly British
  4. to rest or remain upright on a base or lower end
  5. to occupy a place or location
  6. to remain stationary or inactive
  7. to gather slowly and remain
  8. agree, accord
  9. to exist in a definite written or printed form
  10. to remain valid or efficacious
  11. to exist at the present time
  12. to be a specified height when fully erect
  13. to have a particular belief or opinion
  14. to be available as a sireof a male animal
  15. to refuse additional cards (as in blackjack)
  16. to endure or undergo successfully
  17. to tolerate without complaint : bear courageously
  18. to derive benefit or enjoyment from
  19. to remain firm in the face of
  20. to submit to
  21. to perform the duty of
  22. to rise to an erect position
  23. to participate in (a military formation)
  24. to pay the cost of (a treat) : pay for
  25. to cause to stand : set upright
  26. to make available for breeding
  27. to take up or maintain a specified position or posture
  28. to maintain one's position
  29. to be in a particular state or situation
  30. to hold a course at sea
  31. hesitateobsolete
  32. to have or maintain a relative position in or as if in a graded scale

Synonyms for stand

Closest evidence-backed alternatives.

  • sit
  • be
  • lie
  • podium
  • platform