standing
Position or reputation in society or a professionPosition or reputation in society or a profession.
» My favourite team is nearing the bottom of the standings.
Meaning
7 senses(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
(countable, uncountable)Duration.
a member of long standing
Dauer
продолжи́тельностьprodolžítelʹnostʹ
(countable, uncountable)The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
Stehen, Stehplatz
(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
(UK, countable, uncountable)Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
(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.
(UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable)The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.
- 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 sentencesMy favourite team is nearing the bottom of the standings.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English standyng, stonding, stondung, from Old English *standung, equivalent tFrom Middle English standyng, stonding, stondung, from Old English *standung, equivalent to stand + -ing.
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Forms
plural: standingsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable