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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Stand \Stand\ (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stood
     (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Standing.] [OE. standen; AS.
     standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS.
     standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel.
     standa, Dan. staae, Sw. st[*a], Goth. standan, Russ. stoiate,
     L. stare, Gr. 'ista`nai to cause to stand, sth^nai to stand,
     Skr. sth[=a]. [root]163. Cf. Assist, Constant,
     Contrast, Desist, Destine, Ecstasy, Exist,
     Interstice, Obstacle, Obstinate, Prest, n., Rest
     remainder, Solstice, Stable, a. & n., Staff, Stage,
     Stall, n., Stamen, Stanchion, Stanza, State, n.,
     Statute, Stead, Steed, Stool, Stud of horses,
     Substance, System.]
     1. To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an
        upright or firm position; as:
        (a) To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly
            erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel,
            etc. ``I pray you all, stand up!'' --Shak.
        (b) To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree
            fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its
            foundation.
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                  It stands as it were to the ground yglued.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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                  The ruined wall
                  Stands when its wind-worn battlements are gone.
                                                    --Byron.
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     2. To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be
        situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.
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              Wite ye not where there stands a little town?
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     3. To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause;
        to halt; to remain stationary.
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              I charge thee, stand,
              And tell thy name.                    --Dryden.
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              The star, which they saw in the east, went before
              them, till it came and stood over where the young
              child was.                            --Matt. ii. 9.
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     4. To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against
        tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to
        endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or
        resources.
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              My mind on its own center stands unmoved. --Dryden.
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     5. To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or
        yield; to be safe.
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              Readers by whose judgment I would stand or fall.
                                                    --Spectator.
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     6. To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be
        fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance
        or opposition. ``The standing pattern of their
        imitation.'' --South.
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              The king granted the Jews . . . to gather themselves
              together, and to stand for their life. --Esther
                                                    viii. 11.
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     7. To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral
        rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.
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              We must labor so as to stand with godliness,
              according to his appointment.         --Latimer.
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     8. To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a
        particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love,
        stands first in the rank of gifts.
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     9. To be in some particular state; to have essence or being;
        to be; to consist. ``Sacrifices . . . which stood only in
        meats and drinks.'' --Heb. ix. 10.
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              Accomplish what your signs foreshow;
              I stand resigned, and am prepared to go. --Dryden.
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              Thou seest how it stands with me, and that I may not
              tarry.                                --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     10. To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
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               Doubt me not; by heaven, I will do nothing
               But what may stand with honor.       --Massinger.
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     11. (Naut.) To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the
         shore; to stand for the harbor.
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               From the same parts of heaven his navy stands.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     12. To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.
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               He stood to be elected one of the proctors of the
               university.                          --Walton.
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     13. To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.
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               Or the black water of Pomptina stands. --Dryden.
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     14. To measure when erect on the feet.
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               Six feet two, as I think, he stands. --Tennyson.
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     15. (Law)
         (a) To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to
             have efficacy or validity; to abide. --Bouvier.
         (b) To appear in court. --Burrill.
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     16. (Card Playing) To be, or signify that one is, willing to
         play with one's hand as dealt.
         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     Stand by (Naut.), a preparatory order, equivalent to Be
        ready.
  
     To stand against, to oppose; to resist.
  
     To stand by.
         (a) To be near; to be a spectator; to be present.
         (b) To be aside; to be set aside with disregard. ``In the
             interim [we] let the commands stand by neglected.''
             --Dr. H. More.
         (c) To maintain; to defend; to support; not to desert;
             as, to stand by one's principles or party.
         (d) To rest on for support; to be supported by.
             --Whitgift.
         (e) To remain as a spectator, and take no part in an
             action; as, we can't just stand idly by while people
             are being killed.
  
     To stand corrected, to be set right, as after an error in a
        statement of fact; to admit having been in error.
        --Wycherley.
  
     To stand fast, to be fixed; to be unshaken or immovable.
  
     To stand firmly on, to be satisfied or convinced of.
        ``Though Page be a secure fool, and stands so firmly on
        his wife's frailty.'' --Shak.
  
     To stand for.
         (a) To side with; to espouse the cause of; to support; to
             maintain, or to profess or attempt to maintain; to
             defend. ``I stand wholly for you.'' --Shak.
         (b) To be in the place of; to be the substitute or
             representative of; to represent; as, a cipher at the
             left hand of a figure stands for nothing. ``I will
             not trouble myself, whether these names stand for the
             same thing, or really include one another.'' --Locke.
         (c) To tolerate; as, I won't stand for any delay.
  
     To stand in, to cost. ``The same standeth them in much less
        cost.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia).
  
              The Punic wars could not have stood the human race
              in less than three millions of the species. --Burke.
  
     To stand in hand, to conduce to one's interest; to be
        serviceable or advantageous.
  
     To stand off.
         (a) To keep at a distance.
         (b) Not to comply.
         (c) To keep at a distance in friendship, social
             intercourse, or acquaintance.
         (d) To appear prominent; to have relief. ``Picture is
             best when it standeth off, as if it were carved.''
             --Sir H. Wotton.
  
     To stand off and on (Naut.), to remain near a coast by
        sailing toward land and then from it.
  
     To stand on (Naut.), to continue on the same tack or
        course.
  
     To stand out.
         (a) To project; to be prominent. ``Their eyes stand out
             with fatness.'' --Psalm lxxiii. 7.
         (b) To persist in opposition or resistance; not to yield
             or comply; not to give way or recede.
  
                   His spirit is come in,
                   That so stood out against the holy church.
                                                    --Shak.
  
     To stand to.
         (a) To ply; to urge; to persevere in using. ``Stand to
             your tackles, mates, and stretch your oars.''
             --Dryden.
         (b) To remain fixed in a purpose or opinion. ``I will
             stand to it, that this is his sense.'' --Bp.
             Stillingfleet.
         (c) To abide by; to adhere to; as to a contract,
             assertion, promise, etc.; as, to stand to an award;
             to stand to one's word.
         (d) Not to yield; not to fly; to maintain, as one's
             ground. ``Their lives and fortunes were put in
             safety, whether they stood to it or ran away.''
             --Bacon.
         (e) To be consistent with; to agree with; as, it stands
             to reason that he could not have done so; same as
             stand with, below .
         (f) To support; to uphold. ``Stand to me in this cause.''
             --Shak.
  
     To stand together, to be consistent; to agree.
  
     To stand to reason to be reasonable; to be expected.
  
     To stand to sea (Naut.), to direct the course from land.
  
     To stand under, to undergo; to withstand. --Shak.
  
     To stand up.
         (a) To rise from sitting; to be on the feet.
         (b) To arise in order to speak or act. ``Against whom,
             when the accusers stood up, they brought none
             accusation of such things as I supposed.'' --Acts
             xxv. 18.
         (c) To rise and stand on end, as the hair.
         (d) To put one's self in opposition; to contend. ``Once
             we stood up about the corn.'' --Shak.
  
     To stand up for, to defend; to justify; to support, or
        attempt to support; as, to stand up for the
        administration.
  
     To stand upon.
         (a) To concern; to interest.
         (b) To value; to esteem. ``We highly esteem and stand
             much upon our birth.'' --Ray.
         (c) To insist on; to attach much importance to; as, to
             stand upon security; to stand upon ceremony.
         (d) To attack; to assault. [A Hebraism] ``So I stood upon
             him, and slew him.'' --2 Sam. i. 10.
  
     To stand with, to be consistent with. ``It stands with
        reason that they should be rewarded liberally.'' --Sir J.
        Davies.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Standing \Stand"ing\, a.
     1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.
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     2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.
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     3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as,
        a standing color.
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     4. Established by law, custom, or the like; settled;
        continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a
        standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of
        proceeding and standing committees.
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     5. Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from
        a trundle-bed).
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     Standing army. See Standing army, under Army.
  
     Standing bolt. See Stud bolt, under Stud, a stem.
  
     Standing committee, in legislative bodies, etc., a
        committee appointed for the consideration of all subjects
        of a particular class which shall arise during the session
        or a stated period.
  
     Standing cup, a tall goblet, with a foot and a cover.
  
     Standing finish (Arch.), that part of the interior
        fittings, esp. of a dwelling house, which is permanent and
        fixed in its place, as distinguished from doors, sashes,
        etc.
  
     Standing order
        (a) (Eccl.), the denomination (Congregational) established
            by law; -- a term formerly used in Connecticut. See
            also under Order.
        (a) (Com.) an order for goods which are to be delivered
            periodically, without the need for renewal of the
            order before each delivery.
  
     Standing part. (Naut.)
        (a) That part of a tackle which is made fast to a block,
            point, or other object.
        (b) That part of a rope around which turns are taken with
            the running part in making a knot or the like.
  
     Standing rigging (Naut.), the cordage or ropes which
        sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as
        the shrouds and stays, -- distinguished from running
        rigging.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Standing \Stand"ing\, n.
     1. The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of
        being erect upon the feet; stand.
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     2. Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence
        in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom
        of long standing; an officer of long standing.
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              An ancient thing of long standing.    --Bunyan.
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     3. Place to stand in; station; stand.
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              I will provide you a good standing to see his entry.
                                                    --Bacon.
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              I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing.
                                                    --Ps. lxix. 2.
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     4. Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank;
        as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.
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     Standing off (Naut.), sailing from the land.
  
     Standing on (Naut.), sailing toward land.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Stand \Stand\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Stood; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Standing.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries.
     stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, G. stehen,
     Icel. standa, Dan. staae, Sw. st[*a], Goth. standan, Russ.
     stoiate, L. stare, Gr. ? to cause to stand, ? to stand, Skr.
     sth[=a]. [root]163. Cf. Assist, Constant, Contrast,
     Desist, Destine, Ecstasy, Exist, Interstice,
     Obstacle, Obstinate, Prest, n., Rest remainder,
     Soltice, Stable, a. & n., State, n., Statute,
     Stead, Steed, Stool, Stud of horses, Substance,
     System.]
     1. To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an
        upright or firm position; as:
        (a) To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly
            erect position; -- opposed to lie, sit, kneel,
            etc. ``I pray you all, stand up!'' --Shak.
        (b) To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree
            fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its
            foundation.
  
                  It stands as it were to the ground yglued.
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
                  The ruined wall Stands when its wind worn
                  battlements are gone.             --Byron.
  
     2. To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be
        situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.
  
              Wite ye not where there stands a little town?
                                                    --Chaucer.
  
     3. To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause;
        to halt; to remain stationary.
  
              I charge thee, stand, And tell thy name. --Dryden.
  
              The star, which they saw in the east, went before
              them, till it came and stood over where the young
              child was.                            --Matt. ii. 9.
  
     4. To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against
        tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to
        endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or
        resources.
  
              My mind on its own center stands unmoved. --Dryden.
  
     5. To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or
        yield; to be safe.
  
              Readers by whose judgment I would stand or fall.
                                                    --Spectator.
  
     6. To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be
        fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance
        or opposition. ``The standing pattern of their
        imitation.'' --South.
  
              The king granted the Jews . . . to gather themselves
              together, and to stand for their life. --Esther
                                                    viii. 11.
  
     7. To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral
        rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.
  
              We must labor so as to stand with godliness,
              according to his appointment.         --Latimer.
  
     8. To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a
        particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love,
        stands first in the rank of gifts.
  
     9. To be in some particular state; to have essence or being;
        to be; to consist. ``Sacrifices . . . which stood only in
        meats and drinks.'' --Heb. ix. 10.
  
              Accomplish what your signs foreshow; I stand
              resigned, and am prepared to go.      --Dryden.
  
              Thou seest how it stands with me, and that I may not
              tarry.                                --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     10. To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
  
               Doubt me not; by heaven, I will do nothing But what
               may stand with honor.                --Massinger.
  
     11. (Naut.) To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the
         shore; to stand for the harbor.
  
               From the same parts of heaven his navy stands.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     12. To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.
  
               He stood to be elected one of the proctors of the
               university.                          --Walton.
  
     13. To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.
  
               Or the black water of Pomptina stands. --Dryden.
  
     14. To measure when erect on the feet.
  
               Six feet two, as I think, he stands. --Tennyson.
  
     15. (Law)
         (a) To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to
             have efficacy or validity; to abide. --Bouvier.
         (b) To appear in court. --Burrill.
  
     Stand by (Naut.), a preparatory order, equivalent to Be
        ready.
  
     To stand against, to opposite; to resist.
  
     To stand by.
         (a) To be near; to be a spectator; to be present.
         (b) To be aside; to be aside with disregard. ``In the
             interim [we] let the commands stand by neglected.''
             --Dr. H. More.
         (c) To maintain; to defend; to support; not to desert;
             as, to stand by one's principles or party.
         (d) To rest on for support; to be supported by.
             --Whitgift.
  
     To stand corrected, to be set right, as after an error in a
        statement of fact. --Wycherley.
  
     To stand fast, to be fixed; to be unshaken or immovable.
  
     To stand firmly on, to be satisfied or convinced of.
        ``Though Page be a secure fool, and stands so firmly on
        his wife's frailty.'' --Shak.
  
     To stand for.
         (a) To side with; to espouse the cause of; to support; to
             maintain, or to profess or attempt to maintain; to
             defend. ``I stand wholly for you.'' --Shak.
         (b) To be in the place of; to be the substitute or to
             represent; as, a cipher at the left hand of a figure
             stands for nothing. ``I will not trouble myself,
             whether these names stand for the same thing, or
             really include one another.'' --Locke.
  
     To stand in, to cost. ``The same standeth them in much less
        cost.'' --Robynson (More's Utopia).
  
              The Punic wars could not have stood the human race
              in less than three millions of the species. --Burke.
  
     To stand in hand, to conduce to one's interest; to be
        serviceable or advantageous.
  
     To stand off.
         (a) To keep at a distance.
         (b) Not to comply.
         (c) To keep at a distance in friendship, social
             intercourse, or acquaintance.
         (d) To appear prominent; to have relief. ``Picture is
             best when it standeth off, as if it were carved.''
             --Sir H. Wotton.
  
     To stand off and on (Naut.), to remain near a coast by
        sailing toward land and then from it.
  
     To stand on (Naut.), to continue on the same tack or
        course.
  
     To stand out.
         (a) To project; to be prominent. ``Their eyes stand out
             with fatness.'' --Psalm lxxiii. 7.
         (b) To persist in opposition or resistance; not to yield
             or comply; not to give way or recede.
  
                   His spirit is come in, That so stood out
                   against the holy church.         --Shak.
  
     To stand to.
         (a) To ply; to urge; to persevere in using. ``Stand to
             your tackles, mates, and stretch your oars.''
             --Dryden.
         (b) To remain fixed in a purpose or opinion. ``I will
             stand to it, that this is his sense.'' --Bp.
             Stillingfleet.
         (c) To abide by; to adhere to; as to a contrast,
             assertion, promise, etc.; as, to stand to an award;
             to stand to one's word.
         (d) Not to yield; not to fly; to maintain, as one's
             ground. ``Their lives and fortunes were put in
             safety, whether they stood to it or ran away.''
             --Bacon.
         (e) To be consistent with; to agree with; as, it stands
             to reason that he could not have done so.
         (f) To support; to uphold. ``Stand to me in this cause.''
             --Shak.
  
     To stand together, to be consistent; to agree.
  
     To stand to sea (Naut.), to direct the course from land.
  
     To stand under, to undergo; to withstand. --Shak.
  
     To stand up.
         (a) To rise from sitting; to be on the feet.
         (b) To arise in order to speak or act. ``Against whom,
             when the accusers stood up, they brought none
             accusation of such things as I supposed.'' --Acts
             xxv. 18.
         (c) To rise and stand on end, as the hair.
         (d) To put one's self in opposition; to contend. ``Once
             we stood up about the corn.'' --Shak.
  
     To stand up for, to defend; to justify; to support, or
        attempt to support; as, to stand up for the
        administration.
  
     To stand upon.
         (a) To concern; to interest.
         (b) To value; to esteem. ``We highly esteem and stand
             much upon our birth.'' --Ray.
         (c) To insist on; to attach much importance to; as, to
             stand upon security; to stand upon ceremony.
         (d) To attack; to assault. [A Hebraism] ``So I stood upon
             him, and slew him.'' --2 Sam. i. 10.
  
     To stand with, to be consistent with. ``It stands with
        reason that they should be rewarded liberally.'' --Sir J.
        Davies.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Standing \Stand"ing\, a.
     1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.
  
     2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.
  
     3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as,
        a standing color.
  
     4. Established by law, custom, or the like; settled;
        continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a
        standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of
        proceeding and standing committees.
  
     5. Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from
        a trundle-bed).
  
     Standing army. See Standing army, under Army.
  
     Standing bolt. See Stud bolt, under Stud, a stem.
  
     Standing committee, in legislative bodies, etc., a
        committee appointed for the consideration of all subjects
        of a particular class which shall arise during the session
        or a stated period.
  
     Standing cup, a tall goblet, with a foot and a cover.
  
     Standing finish (Arch.), that part of the interior
        fittings, esp. of a dwelling house, which is permanent and
        fixed in its place, as distinguished from doors, sashes,
        etc.
  
     Standing order (Eccl.), the denomination (Congregiational)
        established by law; -- a term formerly used in
        Connecticut. See also under Order.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Standing \Stand"ing\, n.
     1. The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of
        being erect upon the feet; stand.
  
     2. Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence
        in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom
        of long standing; an officer of long standing.
  
              An ancient thing of long standing.    --Bunyan.
  
     3. Place to stand in; station; stand.
  
              I will provide you a good standing to see his entry.
                                                    --Bacon.
  
              I think in deep mire, where there is no standing.
                                                    --Ps. lxix. 2.
  
     4. Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank;
        as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.
  
     Standing off (Naut.), sailing from the land.
  
     Standing on (Naut.), sailing toward land.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  standing
       adj 1: having a supporting base; "a standing lamp" [syn: standing(a)]
       2: (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in
          standing water" [syn: standing(a)] [ant: running(a)]
       3: not created for a particular occasion; "a standing
          committee" [syn: standing(a)]
       4: maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many
          buildings were still standing" [syn: upright] [ant: falling]
       5: executed in or initiated from a standing position; "a
          standing ovation"; "race from a standing start"; "a
          standing jump"; "a standing ovation" [syn: standing(a)]
          [ant: running(a)]
       6: (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect
          position supported by straight legs; "standing room only";
          "a standing ovation" [ant: seated]
       7: permanent; "a standing army"
       8: not cut down; "standing timber"; "uncut trees" [syn: uncut]
       n 1: social or financial or professional status or reputation;
            "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
       2: the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  standing
     Αγγλικά n.
     κοινωνικός θέση

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  standing
     Cebuano n.
     in bato lata; an instance where the can is standing upright and,
  still in play, after being hit and push out of its ring
     Faroese n.
     erection
     Spanish n.
     status, (l en standing), class

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Standing
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  standing
     a.
     1 erect, not cut down.
     2 Performed from an erect position.
     3 remaining in force or status.
     4 stagnant; not moving or flowing.
     5 Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
     6 Not movable; fixed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en stand nocat=1)
     n.
     1 (lb en figurative) position or reputation in society or a
  profession.
     2 duration.
     3 The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
     4 (lb en sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in
  a list.
     5 (lb en British) Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Standing
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  standing
     Faroese n.
     erection
     French n.
     1 (l en standing), status
     2 Level of quality or comfort, especially about real estate

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Standing
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  standing
     Faroese n.
     erection
     French n.
     1 (l en standing), status
     2 Level of quality or comfort, especially about real estate

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Standing
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  standing
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm s tand ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  standing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en stand ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb stand)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  الموقف

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  standing //ˈstændɪŋ// 
  1. изправен, стоящ
  upright
  2. стоящ
  water

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  standing //ˈstændɪŋ// 
  1. продължителност
  duration
  2. статус
  position in society
  3. класиране
  the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/ 
  postavení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  stojící

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  Stellung , Ansehen 
        "his standing with his colleagues"  - sein Ansehen bei den Kollegen
        "a person of high standing"  - eine hochstehende/hoch angesehene Person
        "a company of good standing"  - eine renommierte Firma
     Synonym: status
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  ertragend, aushaltend
     Synonyms: bearing, tholing
  
   see: bear sth., stand sth., thole sth., borne, stood, tholed, How can she bear his sarcasm?, How can she stand his sarcasm?
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  hinnehmend, duldend, sich bieten/gefallen lassend
     Synonyms: putting up, taking, having
  
   see: stand for sth., put up with sth., take sth., have sth., stood, put up, taken, had, He refused to stand for any nonsense., He puts up with an awful lot from his wife., I'm not going to take it anymore!, Are you just going to sit there and take it?, I won't have that kind of behaviour from you or anyone.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  standhaltend, gewachsen seiend
     Synonym: standing up
  
   see: stand, stand up, stood, stood up
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  standhaltend, widerstehend
     Synonyms: withstanding, resisting
  
   see: withstand sb./sth., stand sth., resist sth., withstood, stood, resisted, be designed to resist high temperatures, The structure has been designed to withstand wind speeds of more than 125 mph.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  stehend
        "have difficulty in standing"  - Schwierigkeiten beim Stehen haben
   see: stand, stood, be above (doing) sth.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  tragend
     Synonyms: bearing, carrying, supporting, sustaining
  
   see: bear, carry, stand, support, sustain, born/borne, carried, stood, supported, sustained
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  
  όρθιος, κύρος

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/ 
  1. स्थायी
        "Russia is one of the standing member of UN."
  2. इज्जत
        "He has a good standing in the society."
  3. एकदम से किसी चीज़ की शुरुवात
        "He had a standing jump from Ist floor of the building."
  4. रहने का समय
        "My friendship with you should be long standing."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  položaj, poziv, regularan, stalan, stalež, stanovište, stojeći, trajanje, uobičajen, uspravljen, ustaljen, zanimanje

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  standing /stˈandɪŋ/
  1. állandóság
  2. felállított
  3. maradandó
  4. álló
  5. tekintély
  6. állomásozás
  7. mûködésben nem levô
  8. tartósság
  9. nem mûködô
  10. állóhely
  11. állás
  12. állapot
  13. álló helyzetben levô
  14. helyzet
  15. állandó
  16. megbecsülés
  17. pozíció
  18. rang
  19. álló helyzet
  20. befolyás
  21. idôtartam
  22. rögzített
  23. tartós
  24. tartam
  25. parkolás

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  standing /stændıŋ/
  1. pastovus, nustatytas
  2. stovintis
  3. nuolatinis
  4. padėtis, svoris (visuomenėje)
  5. trukmė

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  standing /ˈstændɪŋ/
  I.    reputacja, ranga
  II.   1.  stały
   2.  [form]  of five years' standing (:of NUM :years :standing)
   - istniejący 5 lat
   3.  of long standing (:of :long :standing)
   - długotrwały
  III.  standing room /ˈstændɪŋru:m/   miejsca stojące

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  standing //ˈstændɪŋ// 
  stående 2.
  upright
   3.
  water

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  standing //ˈstændɪŋ// 
  1. ställning
  position in society
  2. plats
  the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈstændɪŋ/

From IPA:fr :   [ IPA:fr ]

  

/stɑ̃diŋ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  188 Moby Thesaurus words for "standing":
     abeyant, abidingness, age, angle, antiquity, apathetic, base,
     bearings, cachet, candidacy, candidature, capacity, case, caste,
     cataleptic, catatonic, changelessness, character, circumstance,
     class, condition, consequence, constancy, continuance, continued,
     continuing, continuous, conventional, customary, dead,
     defeat of time, defiance of time, dignity, distance, diuturnity,
     dopey, dormant, dull, durability, durableness, duration, echelon,
     eminence, endurance, erect, established, estate, face, firmness,
     fix, fixed, fixedness, flat, foothold, footing, footplate,
     footrail, footrest, foul, frozenness, grade, groggy, ground,
     hardening, heavy, hierarchy, high place, hold, immobility,
     immovability, immovableness, immutability, in abeyance,
     in suspense, inactive, inert, invariability, invariableness,
     inveteracy, jam, kudos, languid, languorous, lastingness, latent,
     leaden, level, lifeless, location, locus standi, logy,
     long standing, long-lastingness, long-livedness, longevity, lot,
     maintenance, modality, mode, motionless, normal, ongoing, order,
     pass, passive, perch, perdurability, perennation, permanence,
     permanency, permanent, perpetual, perpetualness, perpetuity,
     persistence, persistency, perspective, phlegmatic, pickle, place,
     plight, position, post, posture, power structure, precedence,
     predicament, prestige, prominence, purchase, quiescence, rank,
     rate, rating, regular, reputation, repute, rigidity, running,
     running for office, seat, sedentary, set, situation, slack,
     sleeping, sluggish, slumbering, smoldering, solidity, sphere, spot,
     stability, stage, stagnant, stance, stand, standard,
     standing for office, standing place, stasis, state, static,
     station, stationary, stature, status, steadfastness, still,
     stratum, survival, survivance, suspended, tame, toehold, torpid,
     torpor, unaroused, unbroken, unchangeability, unchangingness,
     unmoving, unseated, upright, usual, venue, vertical, viewpoint
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 起立,持续,身份;
  a. 立著的,不动的,经常的;
  vbl. 站立,忍耐;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 身分,地位,名望
     a. 站立的,常设的,持久的,长期的,正规的;
     n. [律]提起诉讼的资格,提起诉讼权

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