Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *standaną
Proto-West Germanic *standan
Old English standan
Middle English stonden
English stand
From 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-.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots staund (“to stand”), Yola sthoan, sthoane, sthone, stoane (“to stand”), North Frisian staan, stoune, stuine, stun, stönje, stööne (“to stand”), Saterland Frisian stounde (“to stand”), Danish stande (“to stand”), Faroese and Icelandic standa (“to stand”), Norwegian Nynorsk standa, stå (“to stand”), Swedish stånda (“to stand”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (standan, “to stand”). From the related Proto-Germanic *stāną (“to stand”): West Frisian stean (“to stand”), Alemannic German staa (“to stand”), Central Franconian stiehn, stohn, stonn (“to stand”), Cimbrian stean (“to stand”), Dutch staan (“to stand”), German stehen (“to stand”), Low German stahn, staon (“to stand”), Luxembourgish stoen (“to stand”), Vilamovian śtejn (“to stand”), Yiddish שטיין (shteyn, “to stand”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish stå (“to stand”), Faroese stá (“to stand”). Also from *steh₂-: Breton and Cornish sevel (“to stand”), Welsh sefyll (“to stand”), Latin stō (“to stand”), Greek σταυρός (stavrós, “cross”), Albanian shtyllë (“pillar; column”), Latvian stāvēt (“to stand”), Lithuanian stóti, stovėti (“to stand”), Belarusian стая́ць (stajácʹ, “to stand”), Bulgarian стоя́ (stojá, “to stand, stay”), Czech stát (“to stand”), Macedonian стои (stoi, “to stand”), Polish stać, stojeć (“to stand”), Russian стоя́ть (stojátʹ, “to stand”), Serbo-Croatian ста̏јати, stȁjati (“to stand”), Slovak stáť (“to stand”), Slovene státi (“to stand”), Ukrainian стоя́ти (stojáty, “to stand”), Armenian ստվար (stvar, “large, thick; dense”), Ossetian стын (styn, “to stand up”), Northern Kurdish rawestîn (“to stand”), Persian ایستادن (istâdan), وایسادن (vâysâdan), وایستادن (vâystâdan, “to stand up”), Tocharian A ṣtäm- (“to stand”), Tocharian B stäm- (“to stand”), Sanskrit स्था (sthā, “to stand”).
Meanings
The act of standing.
I took my stand upon an eminence […] to look into their several ladings. October 2, 1712, Joseph Addison, The Spectator No. 499
A defensive position or effort.
The Commander says we will make our stand here.
A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition.
They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.
There are also a growing number of lesbians in prison who are out about being lesbian and that stand in and of itself is much stronger than being out on the outside. These women are in much greater danger. 1991 December 1, Rebecca Levine, Judy Greenspan, “A Great Need”, in Gay Community News, volume 19, number 20, page 9:
A period of performance in a given location or venue.
They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week.
They have a four-game stand at home against the Yankees.
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
Whilst I nipped out to get the booze Eddie would ease the large bread stand at the far end of the shop out from the counter so as to leave a gap behind, big enouh to take the basket. I would streak into the shop like a whippet and be behind the bread stand before you could blink. 2009, B.O.B Wild, The Dogs of War, page 69:
There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls. 1913, Mrs. [Marie] Belloc Lowndes, chapter II, in The Lodger, London: Methuen, →OCLC; republished in Novels of Mystery: The Lodger; The Story of Ivy; What Really Happened, New York, N.Y.: Longmans, Green and Co., […], [1933], →OCLC, page 0091:
The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box.
Shortly after Ellison started at Alameda around fall 2018 as a trader, she learned that the company was financially far sicker than she had known, she said on the stand. 2023 October 11, Victoria Bekiempis, “Bankman-Fried’s ex-girlfriend to take stand again after day of dramatic testimony”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
She took the stand and quietly answered questions.
(historical) An area of raised seating for waiters at the stock exchange.
When a member has failed to comply with his bargains the fact is announced from one of the stands, […] 1923, Julius E. Day, The Stockbroker's Office: Organisation, Management and Accounts, page 99:
Just as that clock is striking now, the two waiters appear on the stands and take off their hats, as if to a corpse. 1934, Frances Cosgrove, Scenes for Student Actors: Dramatic Selections from New Plays, page 8:
A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs.
This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.
Pernambuco is a coastal wood which grows in maintained stands in Brazil. 2000, James Beament, The Violin Explained: Components, Mechanism, and Sound, page 159:
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.
One of the later school of the Grecians, examineth the matter, and is at a stand, to think what should be in it, that men should love lies; where neither they make for pleasure, as with poets, nor for advantage, as with the merchant; but for the lie’s sake. 1625, Francis Bacon, “Of Truth”, in Essays:
Antonia's patience now was at a stand—
"Come, come, 't is no time now for fooling there,"
She whispered[…] 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, I.168:
A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand.
A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait.
a taxi stand
(Australia) A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait. ▸ The place a shearer takes in a shearing shed.
At the respective ‘stands’ assigned to them stood the rival foes, each silently adjusting his shearing paraphernalia. 1911, ‘Steel Rudd’, The Book of Dan, Brisbane: University of Queensland Press, published 1970, page 87:
(US, dated) The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.
a good, bad, or convenient stand for business
(US, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, historical) Ellipsis of tavern stand (“a roadside inn”).
The end of the opening period was relatively quite [sic] as Vassiljev's desperate shot from well outside the penalty area flew into the stand housing the Irish supporters and then Ward's ctoss [sic] was gathered by goalkeeper Pareiko. 2011 November 11, Rory Houston, “Estonia 0-4 Republic of Ireland”, in RTE Sport:
Are your seats in the stands or on the floor?
A partnership.
England wrapped up a five-wicket victory in the first Test as a stand of 132 between Alastair Cook and Ian Bell saw off an early West Indies charge. 2012 May 21, Tom Fordyce, “England v West Indies: Hosts cruise home in Lord's Test”, in BBC Sport:
(collective, qualifier:plural often stand) A single set of arms (weaponry).
The police and troops captured eleven thousand stand of arms, including muskets and pistols, together with several thousand bludgeons and other weapons. 1927, Herbert Asbury, The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld, Paragon House, published 1990, →ISBN, page 170:
(obsolete) Rank; post; station; standing.
Father, since your fortune did attain / So high a stand, I mean not to descend. 1595, Samuel Daniel, “(please specify the folio number)”, in The First Fowre Bookes of the Ciuile Wars between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, London: […] P[eter] Short for Simon Waterson, →OCLC:
(dated) A state of perplexity or embarrassment.
to be at a stand what to do
A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.
A location or position where one may stand.
Come, I have found you out a stand most fit, / Where you may have such vantage on the duke, / He shall not pass you. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
An advertisement filling an entire billboard, comprising many sheets of paper.
The cost of the printing alone will average $2 a 'stand.' The sheets are about 28x42 inches and are in four colors, which means they must go through the process four times. 1900, Marketing Communications, volume 30, page 12:
Crew of 14 billers and a four-man brigade will be 10 days ahead and will use all special paper including new jungle and animal designs being prepared by Enquirer Printing Company.
New this season will be a 20-sheet poster depicting 21 K-M elephants parading to local Chevrolet agencies. Deal calls for use of the 20-sheet on poster panels where the auto agency has space allotment. Smaller versions of the same art also will be used.
Circulation of Kelly-Miller heralds, which last season averaged between 5,000 and 6,000 copies per stand, will be in for one of the greatest boosts this year. 1951 February 24, Billboard, page 52:
(collective) A group of flamingos.
Woodland Park’s stand of flamingos are all past breeding age 2024 February 12, Andy Corbley, “Quick-Thinking Flight Attendant and Passengers Save 6 Flamingo Eggs Aboard Flight”, in Good News Network:
But he loves taking pictures of all critters, he said, and noticed a stand of flamingos wading in a salt pond. 2014 March 12, Matt Davenport, “Carmel man snaps photo of rare black flamingo”, in Monterey Herald, archived from the original on 01 Aug 2026:
An anteater at a Swedish zoo massacred a stand of flamingos 2010, Harper's, volumes 320-324, numbers 1916-1945, Harper's Magazine Foundation:
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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-der.
Proto-Germanic *standaną
Proto-West Germanic *standan
Old English standan
Middle English stonden
English stand
From 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-.
Cognates
Cognate with Scots staund (“to stand”), Yola sthoan, sthoane, sthone, stoane (“to stand”), North Frisian staan, stoune, stuine, stun, stönje, stööne (“to stand”), Saterland Frisian stounde (“to stand”), Danish stande (“to stand”), Faroese and Icelandic standa (“to stand”), Norwegian Nynorsk standa, stå (“to stand”), Swedish stånda (“to stand”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (standan, “to stand”). From the related Proto-Germanic *stāną (“to stand”): West Frisian stean (“to stand”), Alemannic German staa (“to stand”), Central Franconian stiehn, stohn, stonn (“to stand”), Cimbrian stean (“to stand”), Dutch staan (“to stand”), German stehen (“to stand”), Low German stahn, staon (“to stand”), Luxembourgish stoen (“to stand”), Vilamovian śtejn (“to stand”), Yiddish שטיין (shteyn, “to stand”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish stå (“to stand”), Faroese stá (“to stand”). Also from *steh₂-: Breton and Cornish sevel (“to stand”), Welsh sefyll (“to stand”), Latin stō (“to stand”), Greek σταυρός (stavrós, “cross”), Albanian shtyllë (“pillar; column”), Latvian stāvēt (“to stand”), Lithuanian stóti, stovėti (“to stand”), Belarusian стая́ць (stajácʹ, “to stand”), Bulgarian стоя́ (stojá, “to stand, stay”), Czech stát (“to stand”), Macedonian стои (stoi, “to stand”), Polish stać, stojeć (“to stand”), Russian стоя́ть (stojátʹ, “to stand”), Serbo-Croatian ста̏јати, stȁjati (“to stand”), Slovak stáť (“to stand”), Slovene státi (“to stand”), Ukrainian стоя́ти (stojáty, “to stand”), Armenian ստվար (stvar, “large, thick; dense”), Ossetian стын (styn, “to stand up”), Northern Kurdish rawestîn (“to stand”), Persian ایستادن (istâdan), وایسادن (vâysâdan), وایستادن (vâystâdan, “to stand up”), Tocharian A ṣtäm- (“to stand”), Tocharian B stäm- (“to stand”), Sanskrit स्था (sthā, “to stand”).
Meanings
(copulative, intransitive) To position or be positioned physically: ▸ To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.
It’s recited in schools across the US every day by students standing stiffly with their hands over their hearts. […] The pledge made headlines this week after a sixth-grade student in Florida told a substitute teacher he would not stand for the pledge because he believed the American flag symbolized discrimination against blacks. 2019 February 19, Doug Criss, “Here’s why students don’t have to recite the Pledge of Allegiance”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2020:
At one time a "standard test" for carriage riding was to stand a pencil on end on the compartment floor, or to measure how long it was possible to stand on one leg without touching the corridor walls; […] 1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 93:
I can't reach the ceiling. Get me a chair to stand on.
Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
Here I stand, wondering what to do next.
(intransitive) To position or be positioned physically: ▸ To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.
Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.
(copulative, intransitive) To position or be positioned physically: ▸ To remain motionless.
Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when, of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear. 1914 November, Louis Joseph Vance, “An Outsider […]”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LIII, number II, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], published 1915, →OCLC, chapter III (Accessory After the Fact), page 382, column 1:
Do not leave your car standing in the road.
The star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 2:9:
The slightest effort made the patient cough. He would stand leaning on a stick and holding a hand to his side, and when the paroxysm had passed it left him shaking. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXIII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
(intransitive) To position or be positioned physically: ▸ To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
He seized the gun which always stood in a corner of his bedroom […] 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
They burned the old gun that used to stand in the dark corner up in the garret, close to the stuffed fox that always grinned so fiercely. Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly. Otherwise his pelt would not have been so perfect. 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter 1, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC:
(transitive) To position or be positioned physically: ▸ To place in an upright or standing position.
He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.
At one time a "standard test" for carriage riding was to stand a pencil on end on the compartment floor, or to measure how long it was possible to stand on one leg without touching the corridor walls; [...]. 1961 February, R. K. Evans, “The role of research on British Railways”, in Trains Illustrated, page 93:
(intransitive) To position or be positioned physically: ▸ To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.
The chapel ſtands on the South ſide of the ſquare, near the governor’s houſe. 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica. Or, General Survey of the Antient and Modern State of that Island, volume 2, book 2, chapter 7, 6:
Las Vegas police say the number of people injured now stands at 515. 2017 October 2, "Las Vegas shooting: At least 58 dead at Mandalay Bay Hotel", in bbc.com, BBC
Paris stands on the Seine.
(intransitive) To position or be positioned physically: ▸ To measure when erect on the feet.
She must stand five feet five—possibly six. At that, with the tread she has, she will take a 4½ to 5. 1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
His face, as I grant, in spite of spite / Has a broad-blown comeliness, red and white, / And six feet two, as I think, he stands; […] 1855, Alfred Tennyson, “Maud”, in Maud, and Other Poems, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, part XIII, stanza 1, page 44:
(intransitive, of tears, qualifier:sweat, usually) To position or be positioned physically: ▸ To be present, to have welled up.
many an orphan’s water-standing eye c. 1591–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Third Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene vi]:
[He] pull’d me up again, and then giving me tvvo or three Kiſſes again, thank’d me for my kind yielding to him; and vvas ſo overcome with the Satisfaction and Joy of it, that I savv Tears ſtand in his Eyes. 1722 (indicated as 1721), [Daniel Defoe], The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders, &c. […], London: […] W[illiam Rufus] Chetwood, […]; and T. Edling, […], published 1722, →OCLC, page 222:
How he escaped a broken neck in that dreadful place no human being will ever ken. The sweat, he has told me, stood in cold drops upon his forehead […] 1902 January, John Buchan, “The Outgoing of the Tide”, in The Watcher by the Threshold, and Other Tales, Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1902, →OCLC, page 258:
He takes me half-price to the play, to an extent which I sometimes fear is beyond his means; and I see the tears a standing in his eyes during the whole performance […] 1842 December – 1844 July, Charles Dickens, chapter 32, in The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1844, →OCLC, page 380:
now my heart beginneth to melt within me being wounded (with that the tears stood in his eyes) to see the faces of some here present, whom J most earnestly love, and now must depart from with shame […] 1651, Francis Bacon, “Sir Jervas his Confession”, in A True and Historical Relation of the Poysoning of Sir Thomas Overbury, London: John Benson & John Playford, page 71:
(intransitive, with-infinitive, with-to) To position or be positioned mentally: ▸ To be positioned to gain or lose.
He stands to get a good price for the house.
(in the negative, transitive) To position or be positioned mentally: ▸ To tolerate.
[I]f you call my duds a ‘livery’ again there'll be trouble. It's bad enough to go around togged out like a life saver on a drill day, but I can stand that 'cause I'm paid for it. What I won't stand is to have them togs called a livery. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter VII, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
I can’t stand him.
I can’t stand when people don’t read the instructions.
(copulative, intransitive) To position or be positioned mentally: ▸ To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.
[R]eaders by whose judgment I would stand or fall […] 1712 February 12 (Gregorian calendar), [Joseph Addison], “FRIDAY, February 2, 1711–1712”, in The Spectator, number 291; republished in Alexander Chalmers, editor, The Spectator; a New Edition, […], volume III, New York, N.Y.: D[aniel] Appleton & Company, 1853, →OCLC:
(copulative, intransitive) To position or be positioned mentally: ▸ To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." 2019 February 19, Doug Criss, “Here’s why students don’t have to recite the Pledge of Allegiance”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jul 2020:
The king granted the Jews[…]to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Esther 8:11:
the standing pattern of their imitation 1660 August 7 (Gregorian calendar), Robert South, “(please specify the sermon number)[Sermon preached at St. Mary’s Church in Oxon]”, in Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions. […], new edition, volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: […] Thomas Tegg, […], published 1843, →OCLC:
(copulative, intransitive, obsolete) To position or be positioned mentally: ▸ To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.
sacrifices[…]which stood only in meats and drinks 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Hebrews 9:10:
Accomplish what your signs foreshow; / I stand resigned, and am prepared to go. 1697, Virgil, “(please specify the book number)”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
Thou seest how it stands with me[…], and that I may not tarry. 1826, [Walter Scott], Woodstock; Or, The Cavalier. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, →OCLC:
(intransitive) To position or be positioned socially: ▸ To act as an umpire.
(transitive) To position or be positioned socially: ▸ To undergo; withstand; hold up.
That not for Fame, but Virtue's better end, / He ſtood the furious Foe, the timid Friend, […] 1735 January 13 (Gregorian calendar; indicated as 1734), [Alexander] Pope, An Epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot, London: […] J[ohn] Wright for Lawton Gilliver […], →OCLC, page 16, lines 324–325:
Bid him disband his legions,[…]/ And stand the judgment of a Roman senate. 1712 (date written), [Joseph] Addison, Cato, a Tragedy. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], published 1713, →OCLC, (please specify the page):
Love stood the siege. 1700, [John] Dryden, “Theodore and Honoria, from Boccace”, in Fables Ancient and Modern; […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
The works of Shakespeare have stood the test of time.
(UK, intransitive) To position or be positioned socially: ▸ To be a candidate (in an election).
He is standing for election to the local council.
He stood to be elected one of the proctors of the university. 1678, Izaak Walton, The Life of Robert Sanderson:
(intransitive) To position or be positioned socially: ▸ To remain valid.
What I said yesterday still stands.
(transitive) To position or be positioned socially: ▸ To oppose, usually as a team, in competition.
"Hey, Louis," Dameon shouted. "Do you want to play kickball?" ¶ ""All right," said Louis. "Ron and I will both play." […] "Ron and I will stand everybody!" Louis announced. 1978, Louis Sachar, chapter 21, in Sideways Stories from Wayside School, page 86:
The game stopped while sides were sorted out. Andy did the sorting. "Okay," he said. "Jimmy is coming out. He and Gaston and Ike and me will stand you guys." c. 1973, R. J. Childerhose, Hockey Fever in Goganne Falls, page 95:
"Kim, Jack, and I will stand you guys," Jimmie Burdette said. / "We'll smear you!" laughed Ron. 1957, Matt Christopher, chapter 7, in Basketball Sparkplug:
(transitive) To position or be positioned socially: ▸ To cover the expense of; to pay for.
to stand bail (security in respect of an arrested person)
I will either stand a glass of grog, or thou shalt pay the like for me, my lad 1854, Arthur Pendennis [pseudonym; William Makepeace Thackeray], The Newcomes: Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Bradbury and Evans, […], →OCLC:
to stand a round of drinks
to stand a treat
(intransitive) To position or be positioned socially: ▸ To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation.
President Obama gave his first extended television interview since the protests in Libya and Egypt to Telemundo on Wednesday night, and he took the opportunity to explain the U.S.'s role in the developing world while clarifying where the country stands with Egypt right now. 2022 September 13, Connor Simpson, “Obama is neutral on Egypt right now”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Aug 2020:
Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.
(intransitive) To position or be positioned socially: ▸ To be consistent; to agree; to accord.
Doubt me not, by Heauen, I vvill doe nothing / But vvhat may ſtand vvith honour: […] c. 1619 (date written), P[hilip] M[assinger], N[athan] F[ield], The Fatall Dowry: A Tragedy. […], London: […] Iohn Norton, for Francis Constable, […], published 1632, →OCLC, Act IV, signature I2, verso:
(intransitive) To position or be positioned socially: ▸ To appear in court.
(intransitive) Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
To repaire his defects, hee stood for the coast of Calabria, but hearing there was six or seven Galleyes at Mesina hee departed thence for Malta[…]. 1630, John Smith, True Travels, Kupperman, published 1988, page 40:
(copulative, intransitive) To remain without ruin or injury.
My mind on its own centre stands unmov'd. 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy:
The ruin'd wall / Stands when its wind-worn battlements are gone. 1816, Lord Byron, “Canto III”, in Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. Canto the Third, London: […] [F]or John Murray, […], →OCLC, stanza XXXII:
To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
is standa (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ckb راوەستان (to remain motionless) · sa तिष्ठति (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · inh латта (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · st ema (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · pt ficar parado (to remain motionless) · eo starigi (to place in an upright or standing position) · ca suportar (to tolerate) · quc tak'alik (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sh издр̀жати (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · mk застанува (to place in an upright or standing position) · it tollerare (to tolerate) · mnc ᡳᠯᡳᠮᠪᡳ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sh pòstaviti (to place in an upright or standing position) · war tukdaw (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · pt aguentar (to tolerate) · nl stellen (to place in an upright or standing position) · zdj uhima (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · pt tolerar (to tolerate) · it sostare (to remain motionless) · aii ܩܵܝܹܡ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi sietää (to tolerate) · bn দাঁড়ানো (to rise to one’s feet) · be устава́ць (to rise to one’s feet) · ang ætstandan (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · hy կանգնել (to rise to one’s feet) · ja 突っ立つ (to remain motionless) · it sostenere (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · uk витри́мувати (to tolerate) · it subire (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · mk станува (to rise to one’s feet) · hy դիմանալ (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · es pararse (to rise to one’s feet) · hy կանգնեցնել (to place in an upright or standing position) · fa ایستادن (to rise to one’s feet) · grc ἵστημι (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mba tintundog (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es todavía estar en pie (to remain valid — see also prevail) · fi vastustaa (to oppose, usually as a team, in competition) · chr ᎦᏙᎦ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fa برخاستن (to rise to one’s feet) · ba бирешмәү (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · swb ulimbala (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ang ætstandan (to rise to one’s feet) · si අමිශ්ර ගොන්න (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mk поставува (to place in an upright or standing position) · ru баллоти́роваться (to seek election) · hu áll (to remain motionless) · hi खड़ा होना (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cs postavit se (to rise to one’s feet) · sv tolerera (to tolerate) · ky туруу (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · bg понасям (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · uk ви́стояти (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · it ergersi (to rise to one’s feet) · mk стои (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · la surgo (to rise to one’s feet) · su adeg (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · id berdiri (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es seguir en pie (to remain valid — see also prevail) · fi seisoa (to remain motionless) · ba сыҙау (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · it gareggiare (to be positioned to gain or lose) · ps درېدل (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sh ста̏јати (to remain motionless) · nl staan (to remain motionless) · da stå (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mk застанува (to rise to one’s feet) · it soffrire (to tolerate) · qu sayay (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi pyrkiä (to seek election) · eo validi (to remain valid — see also prevail) · tr ayakta durmak (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fr attendre (to be positioned to gain or lose) · uk ста́вити (to place in an upright or standing position) · da stå stille (to remain motionless) · it arbitrare (to act as an umpire) · gl estar (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · uk ста́ти (to rise to one’s feet) · sl stati (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · eo elteni (to tolerate) · sv stå (to be placed in an upright or vertical orientation) · pl cierpieć (to tolerate) · war tugbos (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cy sefyll (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mk стои (to remain motionless) · tg истодан (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · tr kaldırmak (to tolerate) · krl seisuo (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es poner (to place in an upright or standing position) · sw msimamo (to tolerate) · ru ста́вить (to place in an upright or standing position) · yue 企 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · hu magasságú (to measure when erect on the feet) · ro sta (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · dsb wucuś (to tolerate) · da stille (to place in an upright or standing position) · fr se tenir debout (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · it appoggiare (to place in an upright or standing position) · sv stå (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mk издржува (to tolerate) · no reise opp (to place in an upright or standing position) · rm star en pes (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · zh 站起來 /站起来 (to rise to one’s feet) · es ponerse en pie (to rise to one’s feet) · koi сулавны (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · da udholde (to tolerate) · ug تۇرماق (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · hu felállít (to place in an upright or standing position) · fi seisoa (to be placed in an upright or vertical orientation) · got 𐌿𐍃𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (to rise to one’s feet) · yi שטיין (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ru стоя́ть (to remain motionless) · de ausstehen (to tolerate) · eve ил- (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · bg ста́на (to rise to one’s feet) · uga 𐎖𐎎 (to rise to one’s feet) · sk stáť (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ca tolerar (to tolerate) · uk ви́тримати (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · nl doorstaan (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · sh tŕpeti (to tolerate) · ar وَقَفَ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mk истрпува (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · bg поставям (to place in an upright or standing position) · gld или- (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sv motstå (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · fi olla mahdollisuus (to be positioned to gain or lose) · ruo stå (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · nl overeind zetten (to place in an upright or standing position) · sw msimamo (to act as an umpire) · ru выде́рживать (to tolerate) · th ลุก (to rise to one’s feet) · ja 立たす (to be placed in an upright or vertical orientation) · ja 我慢する (to tolerate) · zza pa vınden (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · fi olla vastaan (to oppose, usually as a team, in competition) · gl estar en pé (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cu стоꙗти (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · la tolerō (to tolerate) · gez ቆመ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · la perpetior (to tolerate) · km ឈរ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · uk поста́вити (to place in an upright or standing position) · ca estar dret (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · zea stae (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · af opstaan (to rise to one’s feet) · olo seižuo (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · no motstå (to tolerate) · no tåle (to tolerate) · hu jelölteti magát (to seek election) · de aufstellen (to place in an upright or standing position) · gl ficar (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · hu áll (to remain valid — see also prevail) · fr se lever (to rise to one’s feet) · hy կանգնել (to remain motionless) · da holde til (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · sh stȁviti (to place in an upright or standing position) · fr être debout (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · as থিয় হোৱা (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ru вы́стоять (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · fi tuomita (to act as an umpire) · it durare (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · hu feláll (to rise to one’s feet) · es estar de pie (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es soportar (to tolerate) · pt erguer (to place in an upright or standing position) · ja 耐える (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · cs postavit (to place in an upright or standing position) · gd seas (to remain motionless) · pt encostar (to place in an upright or standing position) · eo elteni (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · got 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi olla ehdokkaana (to seek election) · ang ætstandan (to remain motionless) · pms stè (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · pt levantar (to rise to one’s feet) · fur stâ in pîs (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · uk ви́тримати (to tolerate) · xdq кабирцца́ра (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sh ста̏вити (to place in an upright or standing position) · kaw adĕg (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ckb ھەستان (to rise to one’s feet) · it sopportare (to tolerate) · sh тр́пети (to tolerate) · gl poñerse de pé (to rise to one’s feet) · grc βέβηκα (to remain motionless) · ms berdiri (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ga seas (to remain motionless) · be уста́ць pf ўстаць (to rise to one’s feet) · uk стоя́ти (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ar وقف (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi sietää (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · fa وایسوندن (to place in an upright or standing position) · nl opstaan (to rise to one’s feet) · fi olla voimassa (to remain valid — see also prevail) · et seisma (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · no reise seg (to rise to one’s feet) · grc ανίσταμαι (to rise to one’s feet) · mk суди (to act as an umpire) · ja 立候補する (to seek election) · es parado (to remain motionless) · wuu 隑 /𬮿 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi seistä (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ga fulaing (to tolerate) · sv gälla (to remain valid — see also prevail) · bg става́м (to rise to one’s feet) · sw msimamo (to remain motionless) · rup stau (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi seistä (to remain motionless) · lo ຍືນ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ro sta în picioare (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sh у̀стати (to rise to one’s feet) · hu magas (to measure when erect on the feet) · yai уштак (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · af staan (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · egy aHa-a:D54 (to rise to one’s feet) · zza pay siyen (to rise to one’s feet) · nl verdragen (to tolerate) · yur 'oolo' (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mrw tindeg (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · eu zutik egon (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ru вы́нести (to tolerate) · sw msimamo (to seek election) · nl staan (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ga seas (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · zh 站立 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es aún estar vigente (to remain valid — see also prevail) · it elevarsi (to rise to one’s feet) · lt stovėti (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · zh зан (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · hu kiáll (to tolerate) · pt candidatar-se (to seek election) · gd seas (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · el στέκομαι (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · he עָמַד (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sh stȁjati (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ja 大目に見る (to tolerate) · ang standan (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fr encaisser (to tolerate) · ia star (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ca estar-se quiet (to remain motionless) · gug ñembo'y (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fa ایست (to remain motionless) · no stå (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es ponerse de pie (to rise to one’s feet) · tr tahammül etmek (to tolerate) · de bestehen (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · nl weerstaan (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · da rejse sig (to rise to one’s feet) · pt estar em pé (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · tt торырга (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · zh 立 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · bg стоя (to remain motionless) · rm star si (to rise to one’s feet) · oc se levar (to rise to one’s feet) · cs přestát (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · udm сылыны (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · wuu 徛 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mr उभं राहने (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · aa soole (to rise to one’s feet) · ltg stuoveit (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · de aufstehen (to rise to one’s feet) · gd seas (to rise to one’s feet) · az durmaq (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · gl pórse de pé (to rise to one’s feet) · sw kusimama (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · lv stāvēt (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi asettaa pystyyn (to place in an upright or standing position) · sw msimamo (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · ee tsitrɛ (to rise to one’s feet) · es tolerar (to tolerate) · te నిలబడు (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ckb وەستان (to remain motionless) · dsb stajaś (to place in an upright or standing position) · nl neerzetten (to place in an upright or standing position) · zza pay vınden (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · eu zutitu (to rise to one’s feet) · it collocare (to place in an upright or standing position) · ru вы́держать (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · sw msimamo (to place in an upright or standing position) · uk балотува́тися (to seek election) · ru встать (to rise to one’s feet) · mk издржува (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · hy կանգնել (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es pasar (to tolerate) · pt passar por (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · sv kandidera (to seek election) · pl stać (to remain motionless) · es estar parado (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · da klare (to tolerate) · uz turmoq (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sw msimamo (to rise to one’s feet) · tr durmak (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi tuomaroida (to act as an umpire) · ca posar-se dret (to rise to one’s feet) · it stare in piedi (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · nrf sténer (to tolerate) · sh ùstati (to rise to one’s feet) · pt ficar em pé (to rise to one’s feet) · fi nousta (to rise to one’s feet) · vi đứng (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · it essere in lizza (to be positioned to gain or lose) · arc ܩܘܡ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · pl wstawać (to rise to one’s feet) · fr se tenir (to remain motionless) · kn ನಿಲ್ಲು (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ba тороу (to remain motionless) · ckb ھەڵسان (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · af staan (to remain motionless) · alt турар (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · la stō (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · uk стоя́ти (to remain motionless) · gl estar de pé (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · frr stönje (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fur stâ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es levantarse (to rise to one’s feet) · ko 서다 (to rise to one’s feet) · th ยืน (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sv stå ut med (to tolerate) · pl stać (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ka დგომა (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · crh turmaq (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · bg търпя (to tolerate) · got 𐌿𐍂𐍂𐌴𐌹𐍃𐌰𐌽 (to rise to one’s feet) · ko 올라서다 (to rise to one’s feet) · fi suunnata (to steer in a specified direction or destination) · ga seas (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · tr dayanmak (to tolerate) · pl wstać (to rise to one’s feet) · ru встава́ть (to rise to one’s feet) · mn зогсох (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mk се кандиди́ра (to seek election) · eo stari (to be placed in an upright or vertical orientation) · it mettere in piedi (to place in an upright or standing position) · sh stȁjati (to remain motionless) · dlg тур (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ru выноси́ть (to tolerate) · de stehen (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ru стоя́ть (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ckb بە پێوە (to place in an upright or standing position) · ru поста́вить (to place in an upright or standing position) · csb stojec (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cu стати (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · yur 'oolo'oh (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ang ætstandan (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ttj -emerra (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · mk поднесува (to tolerate) · it stare fermo (to remain motionless) · fi seistä (to be placed in an upright or vertical orientation) · sv stå (to remain motionless) · be балаці́равацца (to seek election) · nn uthalda (to tolerate) · cdo 企 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · evn илми (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · uk встава́ти (to rise to one’s feet) · es parar (to remain motionless) · ms tahan (to tolerate) · tet hamriik (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · pt aguentar (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · gd seas (to place in an upright or standing position) · ht kanpe (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · de durchstehen (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · hy դիմանալ (to tolerate) · ko 서다 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sq rri (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · bg кандидатирам се (to seek election) · da sætte (to place in an upright or standing position) · tyv турар (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ar وقف (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · as থিয় হোৱা (to rise to one’s feet) · tr katlanmak (to tolerate) · ar قام (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cs vstávat (to rise to one’s feet) · crh turmaq (to rise to one’s feet) · ta நில் (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · de abstellen (to place in an upright or standing position) · ceb tindog (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · zh ли (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · el στέκομαι (to remain motionless) · orv стоꙗти (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fr tolérer (to tolerate) · ba тороу (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ood ke꞉k (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ckb وەستان (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · hu állít (to place in an upright or standing position) · zh 站 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · dlm stur (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cs stát (to remain motionless) · sh по̀ставити (to place in an upright or standing position) · sv ställa (to place in an upright or standing position) · nv sézį́ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · da stå (to remain motionless) · ja 立つ (to rise to one’s feet) · fi toimia tuomarina (to act as an umpire) · yi אַוועקשטעלן (to place in an upright or standing position) · ja 立つ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · hu áll (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · no bli stående (to remain motionless) · tk durmak (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · te నిలబడు (to rise to one’s feet) · zh 徛 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fa وایسادن (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · hu kiáll (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · gd fuiling (to tolerate) · dsb stojaś (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ro fi supus (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · fi kestää (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · my ရပ် (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · no stå (to remain motionless) · kmr rabûn (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · sh izdr̀žati (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · ru выде́рживать (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · it mettere ritto (to place in an upright or standing position) · duu rep (to rise to one’s feet) · af verdra (to tolerate) · eo stari (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ce латта (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · pt levantar (to place in an upright or standing position) · grc ἀνίστημι (to rise to one’s feet) · mi tū (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ja 立てる (to place in an upright or standing position) · wuu 立 (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cs vstát (to rise to one’s feet) · pt suportar (to tolerate) · kum турмакъ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · syl ꠃꠛꠣꠘꠤ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es pararse (to remain motionless) · de stellen (to place in an upright or standing position) · gl permanecer (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi nousta seisomaan (to rise to one’s feet) · fa ایستادن (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · az dayanmaq (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · io staceskar (to rise to one’s feet) · de staa (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · da klare (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · sh ста̏јати (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · nl uitstaan (to tolerate) · ee tso (to rise to one’s feet) · io stacar (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · it candidarsi (to seek election) · de kandidieren (to seek election) · ru вы́держать (to tolerate) · ro ridica (to rise to one’s feet) · ro suporta (to tolerate) · bn দাঁড়ানো (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · gd seas (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · it gareggiare (to seek election) · es levantar (to place in an upright or standing position) · ckb بە راوەستان (to place in an upright or standing position) · it entrare in lizza (to seek election) · mk трпи (to tolerate) · ssy soole (to rise to one’s feet) · it resistere (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · ba тороу (to rise to one’s feet) · sv ställa upp (to seek election) · fi päteä (to remain valid — see also prevail) · sah тур (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · fi kestää (to tolerate) · es estar en pie (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · dsb stajiś (to place in an upright or standing position) · no stå opp (to rise to one’s feet) · tsg tindug (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · tl tindig (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cs stoupnout si (to rise to one’s feet) · fa پا شدن (to rise to one’s feet) · de aushalten (to tolerate) · lb stoen (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · de stehen (to remain motionless) · ga seas (to rise to one’s feet) · ee tsitrɛ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · de hinstellen (to place in an upright or standing position) · fi seisoa (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · be стая́ць (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · kk тұру (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · bg стоя́ (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · ba түҙеү (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · sv ställa sig upp (to rise to one’s feet) · ty ti'a (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cs vystát (to tolerate) · fi nousta ylös (to rise to one’s feet) · fi olla vaarassa (to be positioned to gain or lose) · eo stariĝi (to rise to one’s feet) · se čuožžut (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · be пастая́ць (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · nb motstå (to undergo; withstand; hold up) · be ўстава́ць (to rise to one’s feet) · fy stean (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · cs stát (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · es todavía ser válido (to remain valid — see also prevail) · da udstå (to tolerate) · de ertragen (to tolerate) · ur کھڑا ہونا (to support oneself on the feet in an erect position) · it alzarsi (in piedi) (to rise to one’s feet)
From Middle English stand, stande, stond, stonde, stoonde, probably from Middle Dutch stande, from Old Dutch *standan (“to stand”), from Frankish *standan.
Forms with -o- may show influence of stonden (“stand”, verb).
Meanings
(Scotland, US, dated) A container which stands upright, such as a barrel or cask.
First dip me in a stand o milk, / And then a stand o water; a. 1791, “Tam Lin”, in Francis James Child, editor, The English and Scottish Popular Ballads, part II, Boston, Mass.: Houghton, Mifflin and Company; New York: […]; The Riverside Press, Cambridge; London: Henry Stevens, […], published 1884, page 344:
As for the Tapſter, he fled into the Cellar, rapping out fiue or ſixe plaine Country oathes, that hée would drowne himſelfe in a moſt villanous Stand of Ale, if the ſicke Londoner ſtoode at the doore any longer. 1603, Thomas Dekker, “The VVonderfull Yeare”, in The Non-Dramatic Works of Thomas Dekker, volume I, published 1884, pages 123–124:
Therefore at length sir Iefferie bethought him of a feat whereby he might both visit the alestond, and also keepe his othe. 1588, Martin Mar-prelate, An Epistle to the Terrible Priests of the Convocation House, London: John Petheram, published 1842, page 54:
All his war ſtore of proviſions conſiſted in three ſtands of barbicued veniſon, till he had an opportunity to revenge blood, and return home. 1775, James Adair, The History of The American Indians; Particularly Those Nations Adjoining to the Missisippi, East and West Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina, and Virginia: […], London: […] Edward and Charles Dilly, page 395:
[…]that he may have leave to meet ſome few Neighbours to duſt a ſtand of Ale[…] 1674, A Letter from a Gentleman of the Romish Religion to His Brother, a Person of Quality of the Same Religion; Perswading Him to Go to Church, and Take Those Oaths the Law Directs, Proving the Lawfulness Thereof by Arguments Not Disagreeable to Doctrines of the Roman Church, London: […] John Starkey, page 28:
Memp. Ile teach my wag-halter to know grapes from barley. Pris. And I mine to discerne a spigot from a faucet. Spe. And I mine, to iudge the difference between a blacke boule and a siluer goblet. Stel. And mine shall learne the oddes betweene a stand and a hogs-head; yet I cannot choose but laugh to see how my wag aunswered mee, when I stroke him for drinking sacke. 1594, John Lyly, “Mother Bombie”, in The Complete Works of John Lyly, published 1902, page 193:
Item, for a ſtande of small ale - ii s. 1559, The Progresses and Public Processions of Queen Elizabeth. Among Which are Interspersed, Other Solemnities, Public Expenditures, and Remarkable Events, During the Reign of that Illustrious Princess. […], volume I, […] the Editor [John Nichols], […], published 1788, page 45:
[…]one gialfatte, 3 stannes 3s.,[…] 1582, Rural Economy in Yorkshire in 1641, Being the Farming and Account Books of Henry Best, of Elmswell, in the East Riding of the County of York (The Publications of the Surtees Society; volume XXXIII), Durham: […] for the Society by George Andrews, […]. London: Whittaker & Co., […]; T. & W. Boone, […]. Edinburgh: William Blackwood and Sons, published 1857, page 172:
I have the rareſt Stand of Ale to drink out in the Afternoon, with three or four honeſt Country-fellows; 1672, Thomas Shadwell, “Epsom-Wells”, in The Works of Thomas Shadwell, volume the second, London: […] James Knapton, […]; and Jacob Tonson, […], published 1720, page 196:
(obsolete) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three hundred pounds, used in weighing pitch.