stand
To position or be positioned physicallyTo position or be positioned physically: To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
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» The queen stood beside the king.
Die Königin stand neben dem König. — Hans_Adler
Королева стояла возле короля. — odexed
Ферзь стоял возле короля. — User55521
Королева стояла коло короля. — aandrusiak
Цариця стояла біля царя. — aandrusiak
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By meaning 6
Examples
5219 sentencesThe queen stood beside the king.
Королева стояла коло короля. — aandrusiak
ruКоролева стояла возле короля. — odexed
deDie Königin stand neben dem König. — Hans_Adler
The manager stood at the door.
Керівник стояв у дверях. — Squaw
ruНачальник стоял в дверях. — Squaw
deDer Manager stand in der Tür. — nexx
He was standing at the gate.
Він стояв біля ворот. — shanghainese
Meaning
25 sensesTo 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
(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
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
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
(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
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
(UK, intransitive)To be a candidate (in an election).
He is standing for election to the local council.
kandidieren
баллоти́роватьсяballotírovatʹsja
балотува́тисяbalotuvátysja
To position or be positioned physically:
(copulative, intransitive)To remain motionless.
Do not leave your car standing in the road.
stehen
стоя́тьstojátʹ
стоя́тиstojáty
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.
To position or be positioned socially:
(intransitive)To remain valid.
What I said yesterday still stands.
(intransitive)To act as an umpire.
(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 OFrom 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, stoodTenses
stand · stood · will stand · have stoodPhrasal verbs
20 phrasal verbs- stand upвставати, встативставать, встатьaufstehenponerse de pie, levantarsese leveralzarsi in piediwstać, wstawaćlevantarTo rise from a lying or sitting position.
- stand inden Platz übernehmen, Ersatzmann seinhacer las veces, formarzastąpić, zastępowaćyerini almak, yerine çalışmaksubstituirTo substitute for; to replace
- stand onTo continue following the same course.
- stand byбыть в ожиданииesperarse tenir prêtbyć w gotowościesperarTo wait in expectation of some event; to be ready.
- stand outdesentonarfaire tache, détonneressere fin troppo evidente, dare nell'occhiodiferenciar-se entre outrosTo jut out, protrude (from a surface etc.).
- stand up forвідстоювати, відстоятизащищатьeintreten fürsalir en defensa dedéfendrestawać w obronieTo speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).
- stand overTo be very watchful of.
- stand up toпротистоятипротивостоятьWiderstand leistentenir têtetenere testastawić czołakafa tutmakTo object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling).
More 12
- stand backвідступати, відступитидержаться сзади, отойтиzurücktretenreculerdar espaçoTo maintain distance.
- stand forозначатиозначатьunterstützen, eintretenTo advocate; to support.representar, significarrappresentare, significarequerer dizer, significarTo mean; to symbolize; to represent; especially of an acronym or abbreviation.
- stand aroundTo stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time.
- stand toTo tolerate (something); to be able to withstand (something) stressful that will be ultimately beneficial.
- stand in forзамещать, заместитьsich ersetzenhacer las veces de/por, formar porremplacer, suppléersostituire, fare le vecizastępować, zastąpićTo replace; to act as a double or substitute for.
- stand asideTo step sideways to make a space for someone else.
- stand withTo back or side with; to support (in reference to literally standing alongside someone to show one's support).
- stand offTo stand some distance apart from something or someone.
- stand downTo wait; to stop pursuing, stop fighting, or relax from a heightened readiness posture.
- stand up againstTo defy or challenge someone
- stand up withTo publicly support (someone).
- stand underdatedTo withstand, resist or endure.
Synonyms
16 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
64 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
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 dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.