stand
The act of standingThe act of standing.
Meaning
25 sensesThe act of standing.
A defensive position or effort.
The Commander says we will make our stand here.
постpost, пози́цияpozícija
пози́ціяpozýcija
a defensive effort
A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.
Standpunkt
пози́цияpozícija, сопротивле́ниеsoprotivlénije
пози́ціяpozýcija
A period of performance in a given location or venue.
They have a four-game stand at home against the Yankees.
They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week.
A device to hold something upright or aloft.
He set the music upon the stand and began to play. an umbrella stand; a hat-stand
Ständer, Stativ
пьедеста́лpʹjedestál, подста́вкаpodstávka, этаже́ркаetažérka
підста́вкаpidstávka, трибу́наtrybúna, сті́йкаstíjka
The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
She took the stand and quietly answered questions.
Zeugenstand
(historical)An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.
a growth of similar plants (usually trees) in a particular area
A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit.
A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game.
A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
Stand, Kiosk
ларёкlarjók, кио́скkiósk, пала́ткаpalátka
ларьо́кlarʹók, кіо́скkiósk, наме́тnamét
A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
a taxi stand
стоя́нкаstojánka
стоя́нкаstojánka
Examples
5313 sentencesThe hotel stands on a hill.
Цей готель знаходиться на пагорку. — deniko
ruОтель стоит на холме. — Gruzilkin
deDas Hotel liegt auf einem Hügel. — MUIRIEL
The girl standing there is Mary.
Дівчина, що стоїть там, — це Мері. — deniko
deDas Mädchen, das dort steht, ist Mary. — Esperantostern
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
I can't stand this hot weather.
Я не переношу такої спеки. — deniko
ruЯ не могу выносить эту жару. — odexed
deIch kann dieses heiße Wetter nicht ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 5
By meaning 4
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-.
From Middle English stand, stande, stond, stonde, stoonde, probably from Middle Dutch stande, from Old Dutch *standan (“to stand”), from Frankish *standan.
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Forms
plural: standsSynonyms
12 synonyms- an interruption of normal activity:standstilltie-up
- a support for displaying or holding various articles:rack
- a booth where articles are displayed for sale:stallsales booth
- a platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air:bandstandoutdoor stage
- a support or foundation:basepedestal
- a mental position from which things are viewed:point of viewviewpointstandpoint
Word family
85 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- can't stand
- standing over there
- standing in front
- just stood there
- stand in line
- stood up and
- standing next to
- stand up for
- standing at the
- standing near the
- standing on the
- standing in the