📒 to be on your feet; to be in a vertical position
- She was too weak to stand.
- + adv./prep. a bird standing on one leg
- Don't just stand there—do something!
📒 to get up onto your feet from another position
- Everyone stood when the president came in.
- stand up We stood up in order to get a better view.
- I tried to stand up and found myself in agony.
📒 to put something/somebody in a vertical position somewhere
- Stand the ladder up against the wall.
- I stood the little girl on a chair so that she could see.
📒 used especially in negative sentences and questions to emphasize that you do not like somebody/something
- stand somebody/something I can't stand his brother.
- I can't stand the sight of blood.
- I can't stand it when you do that.
📒 used especially with can/could or will to say that somebody/something can survive something or can tolerate something without being hurt or damaged
- stand something His heart won't stand the strain much longer.
- Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures.
- stand doing something It can stand being dropped from a great height without breaking.
📒 to be in a particular place
- The castle stands on the site of an ancient battlefield.
- An old oak tree once stood here.
- Books stood in piles in the corner.
📒 to be in a particular condition or situation
- + adj. The house stood empty for a long time.
- 'You're wrong about the date—it was 2008.’ ‘I stand corrected (= accept that I was wrong).'
- You stand accused of a terrible crime.
📒 to be a candidate in an election
- stand for something He stood for election in Colchester.
- He stood for parliament (= tried to get elected as an MP).
- stand as something She stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the local elections.
📒 to be a particular height
- The tower stands 30 metres high.
📒 to be at a particular level, amount, height, etc.
- Interest rates stand at 3 per cent.
- The world record then stood at 6.59 metres.
📒 to be in a particular place, especially while waiting to go somewhere
- The train standing at platform 3 is for London, Victoria.
📒 to remain still, without moving or being moved
- Mix the batter and let it stand for twenty minutes.
- standing pools of rainwater
📒 if an offer, a decision, etc. made earlier stands, it is still available or relevant or still exists
- My offer still stands.
- The world record stood for 20 years.
📒 to be in a situation where you are likely to do something
- You stand to make a lot from this deal.
- Who stands to benefit the most?
- to stand to gain/lose something
📒 to have a particular attitude or opinion about something or towards somebody
- Where do you stand on private education?
📒 to buy a drink or meal for somebody
- stand something He stood drinks all round.
- stand somebody something She was kind enough to stand us a meal.