Meaning

7 senses
  1. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Position or reputation in society or a profession.

    He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.

    Stellung, Ansehen, Reputation

    ста́тусstátus, положе́ниеpoložénije, пози́цияpozícija

  2. (countable, uncountable)Duration.

    a member of long standing

    Dauer

    продолжи́тельностьprodolžítelʹnostʹ

  3. (countable, uncountable)The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.

    Stehen, Stehplatz

  4. (countable, uncountable)The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.

    After their last win, their standing went up three places.

    Platz, Tabellenplatz, Listenplatz

  5. (UK, countable, uncountable)Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles

  6. (countable, uncountable)The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.

    to have standing

    He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.

  7. (UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.

More definitions
  • the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
  • an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
  • social or financial or professional status or reputation

Examples

1 sentences
  1. My favourite team is nearing the bottom of the standings.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
position in society:
duration:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
position in society:
duration:
the act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands:
the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list:

Origin

From Middle English standyng, stonding, stondung, from Old English *standung, equivalent t

From Middle English standyng, stonding, stondung, from Old English *standung, equivalent to stand + -ing.

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