Meaning

10 senses
  1. (intransitive)To rise from a lying or sitting position.

    Stand up, then sit down again.

    aufstehen

    встава́тьvstavátʹ, встатьvstatʹ

    встава́тиvstaváty, вста́тиvstáty

    rise to one's feet

  2. (transitive)To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up.

    Laura stood the sofa up on end.

    aufstellen

    put into an upright position

  3. (idiomatic, transitive)(stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.

    John stood Laura up at the movie theater.

    sitzen lassen, versetzen

    динамитьdinamitʹ

  4. (intransitive)To last or endure over a period of time.

  5. (intransitive)To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible.

  6. (intransitive)To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.

  7. (transitive)To launch, propel upwards

  8. (US, transitive)To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.).

  9. To make one's voice heard, to speak up.

  10. (formal, intransitive)To serve in a role during a wedding ceremony.

    Will you stand up for me (as my best man) at the wedding?

    The bridesmaids will stand up over there during the ceremony.

Examples

651 sentences
  1. You don't need to stand up.

    Тобі не потрібно вставати. — deniko

    deDu brauchst nicht aufzustehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I don't like being stood up.

    Мені не подобається, коли мене "кидають" із зустріччю. — deniko

  3. Tom wasn't able to stand up.

    Том не міг встати. — deniko

    ruТом не смог подняться. — marafon

  4. The teacher told me to stand up.

    Учитель сказав мені встати. — anastasishko

    ruУчитель сказал мне встать. — Wezel

    deDer Lehrer befahl mir, aufzustehen. — Esperantostern

  5. We have to stand up for minority rights.

    Ми повинні відстоювати права меншин. — MaxUA

    ruМы должны отстаивать права меньшинств. — odexed

    deWir müssen uns für Minderheitenrechte einsetzen. — al_ex_an_der

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
rise from a sitting position:
Русский
By meaning 2
rise from a sitting position:
to avoid a prearranged meeting:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
rise from a sitting position:
bring something up and set it into a standing position:
to avoid a prearranged meeting:

Origin

From Middle English standen up, from Old English standan up; equivalent to stand + up. Com

From Middle English standen up, from Old English standan up; equivalent to stand + up. Compare Old Norse standa upp.

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Forms

stands up, standing up, stood up, stood up
Base formstand up · to stand up
3rd person singularstands up
Present participlestanding up
Past simplestood up
Past participlestood up

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theystand up
he, she, itstands up

Past simpleLesson

all personsstood up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave stood up
he, she, ithas stood up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stand up

Phrasal verbs

15 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

10 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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