Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 6
to support oneself on the feet in an erect position:
to rise to one’s feet:
to place in an upright or standing position:
to tolerate:
to undergo; withstand; hold up:
to seek election:
Русский
By meaning 6
to support oneself on the feet in an erect position:
to rise to one’s feet:
to place in an upright or standing position:
to tolerate:
to undergo; withstand; hold up:
to seek election:
Deutsch
By meaning 6
to support oneself on the feet in an erect position:
to rise to one’s feet:
to place in an upright or standing position:
to tolerate:
to undergo; withstand; hold up:
to seek election:

Examples

5219 sentences
  1. The queen stood beside the king.

    Королева стояла коло короля. — aandrusiak

    ruКоролева стояла возле короля. — odexed

    deDie Königin stand neben dem König. — Hans_Adler

  2. The manager stood at the door.

    Керівник стояв у дверях. — Squaw

    ruНачальник стоял в дверях. — Squaw

    deDer Manager stand in der Tür. — nexx

  3. He was standing at the gate.

    Він стояв біля ворот. — shanghainese

Meaning

25 senses
  1. To position or be positioned physically:

    (copulative, intransitive)To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.

    Here I stand, wondering what to do next.

    I can't reach the ceiling. Get me a chair to stand on.

    stehen, staa

    стоя́тьstojátʹ

    стоя́тиstojáty

  2. (intransitive)To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.

    Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.

    aufstehen

    встава́тьvstavátʹ, встатьvstatʹ

    встава́тиvstaváty, ста́тиstáty

  3. To position or be positioned mentally:

    (transitive)To tolerate.

    I can’t stand when people don’t read the instructions.

    I can’t stand him.

    ausstehen, aushalten, ertragen

    выноси́тьvynosítʹ, вы́нестиvýnesti, выде́рживатьvydérživatʹ

    витри́муватиvytrýmuvaty, ви́триматиvýtrymaty

More meanings 22
  1. To position or be positioned physically:

    (transitive)To place in an upright or standing position.

    He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.

    stellen, abstellen, hinstellen

    ста́витьstávitʹ, поста́витьpostávitʹ

    ста́витиstávyty, поста́витиpostávyty

    be standing; be upright

  2. (intransitive)To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.

    Paris stands on the Seine.

    occupy a place or location, also metaphorically

  3. To position or be positioned socially:

    (transitive)To undergo; withstand; hold up.

    The works of Shakespeare have stood the test of time.

    bestehen, durchstehen

    выде́рживатьvydérživatʹ, вы́держатьvýderžatʹ, вы́стоятьvýstojatʹ

    ви́стоятиvýstojaty, ви́триматиvýtrymaty

  4. (UK, intransitive)To be a candidate (in an election).

    He is standing for election to the local council.

    kandidieren

    баллоти́роватьсяballotírovatʹsja

    балотува́тисяbalotuvátysja

  5. To position or be positioned physically:

    (copulative, intransitive)To remain motionless.

    Do not leave your car standing in the road.

    stehen

    стоя́тьstojátʹ

    стоя́тиstojáty

  6. To position or be positioned mentally:

    (intransitive, with infinitive, with to)To be positioned to gain or lose.

    He stands to get a good price for the house.

  7. To position or be positioned socially:

    (intransitive)To remain valid.

    What I said yesterday still stands.

  8. (intransitive)To act as an umpire.

  9. (transitive)To cover the expense of; to pay for.

    to stand a round of drinks

    to stand a treat

Origin

From Middle English stonden, standen (verb) and stand, stond (noun, from the verb), from O

From Middle English stonden, standen (verb) and stand, stond (noun, from the verb), from Old English standan (“to stand, occupy a place”), from Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), from Pre-Germanic *sth₂-n-t-´, an innovative extended n-infixed form of Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

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Forms

stands, standing, stood, stood

irregular · Lesson

Base formstand · to stand
3rd person singularstands
Present participlestanding
Past simplestood
Past participlestood

Tenses

stand · stood · will stand · have stood

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Present simpleLesson

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

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill stand

Past simpleLesson

all personsstood

Phrasal verbs

20 phrasal verbs
More 12

Synonyms

16 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

3 antonyms

Word family

64 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • can't stand
  • standing over there
  • standing in front
  • just stood there
  • stand in line
  • stand up for
  • standing next to
  • was standing in
  • stand a chance
  • standing behind
  • standing near
  • can't stand this

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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