stand

stand is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

stairs - stand - standard

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /'stænd/

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Verb

Plain form stand

Third-person singular stands

Past tense stood

Past participle stood

Present participle standing

1. (intransitive) When you stand, your body is at rest and supported only by your feet.

   I stand in the bus when there are no seats.

   He stood in line at the store for a long time.

Noun

Singular stand

Plural stands

1. (countable) A stand is a position or opinion that you plan to defend and not move from.
2. (countable) You put something on a stand to keep it off the ground or floor.

   The clock was on the night stand next to the bed.

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