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upstand en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) (of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; "an upstand beam".

Antonyms

downstand · downhang

upstand en · NOUN

Etymology

From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”).

Meanings

1. A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.

Forms

Synonyms

upturn

Translations (1)

fr bordure (upturn)

upstand en · VERB

Etymology

From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”).

Meanings

1. (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.
   • At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood / The wise Ulysses. 1820, Homer, William Cowper, translated by into English blank verse, The Iliad of Homer: with notes:
   • Put differently, attention to norms and rules did not increase the likelihood that a student would choose to upstand or intervene. Students who were more likely to recommend direct support for the victim (choosing to upstand), however, […] 2010, Lonnie R. Sherrod, Judith Torney-Purta, Constance A. Flanagan, Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement in Youth:
   • The combination with a closet seat, of a flexible mat having sockets, plates secured upon the seat and having recesses, and a standard pivoted upon each plate and fold- able to lie in the respective socket or to upstand from the seat, […] 1912, United States. Patent Office, Official gazette of the United States Patent Office: Volume 174:

Forms

Relateds

upstanding

Translations (1)

fr ériger (stand up)