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stand
(stănd)v. stood (sto͝od), stand·ing, stands
v.intr.
1.
a. To rise to an upright position on the feet.
b. To assume or maintain an upright position as specified: stand straight; stand to one side.
2.
a. To maintain an upright position on the feet.
b. To maintain an upright or vertical position on a base or support: The urn stands on a pedestal.
c. To be placed or situated: The building stands at the corner.
3.
a. To remain stable, upright, or intact: The old school still stands.
b. To remain valid, effective, or unaltered: The agreement stands.
4. To be or show a specified figure or amount: The balance stands at $500.
5. To measure a specified height when in an upright position: stands six feet tall.
6. To take up or maintain a specified position, altitude, or course: He stands on his earlier offer. We will stand firm.
7. To be in a position of possible gain or loss: She stands to make a fortune.
8.
a. To be in a specified state or condition: I stand corrected. We stand in awe of the view.
b. To exist in a particular form: Send the message as it now stands.
9. To be at a specified level on a scale or in an amount: stands third in her class; stands high in reputation.
10.
a. To come to a stop; remain motionless.
b. To remain stationary or inactive: The car stood in the garage all winter.
11. To remain without flowing or being disturbed; be or become stagnant.
12. Nautical To take or hold a particular course or direction: a ship standing to windward.
13. To be available as a sire. Used of horses.
14. Chiefly British To be a candidate for public office.
v.tr.
1. To cause to stand; place upright.
2. To engage in or encounter: stand battle.
3.
a. To resist successfully; withstand: stand the test of time; will not stand close examination.
b. To put up with patiently or resolutely; bear: can't stand the heat. See Synonyms at endure.
4. To submit to or undergo: stand trial.
5. To tolerate and benefit from: I could stand a good night's sleep.
6. To perform the duty of: stand guard.
7. Informal To treat (someone) or pay the cost of (food or drink): She stood him to a drink. We'll stand dinner.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1. The act of standing.
2. A ceasing of work or activity; a standstill or halt.
3. A stop on a performance tour.
4. The place or station where a person stands.
5. A booth, stall, or counter for the display of goods for sale.
6. A parking space reserved for taxis.
7. A desperate or decisive effort at defense or resistance, as in a battle: made their stand at the river.
8. A position or opinion one is prepared to uphold: must take a stand on environmental issues.
9. stands Rows of wooden or metal benches placed one above another for people watching a sports event or a performance.
10. Law A witness stand.
11. A small rack, prop, or table for holding any of various articles: a music stand; a bedside stand.
12. A group or growth of tall plants or trees: a stand of pine.
stand by
1. To be ready or available to act.
2. To wait for something, such as a broadcast, to resume.
3. To remain uninvolved; refrain from acting: stood by and let him get away.
4. To remain loyal to; aid or support: stands by her friends.
5. To keep or maintain: stood by her decision.
stand down
1. Law To leave a witness stand.
2. To withdraw, as from a political contest.
3. To end a state of readiness or alert.
4. To go off duty.
stand for
1. To represent; symbolize.
2. To advocate or support: stands for freedom of the press.
3. To put up with; tolerate: We will not stand for impertinent behavior.
stand in
To act as a stand-in.
stand off
1. To stay at a distance; remain apart or aloof.
2. To put off; evade.
3. Nautical To maintain a course away from shore.
stand on
1. To be based on; depend on: The success of the project stands on management's support of it.
2. To insist on observance of: stand on ceremony; stand on one's rights.
stand out
1. To protrude; project.
2. To be conspicuous, distinctive, or prominent.
3. To refuse compliance or maintain opposition; hold out: stand out against a verdict.
4. Nautical To maintain a course away from shore.
stand over
1. To watch or supervise closely.
2. To hold over; postpone.
stand to
To take up positions for action.
stand up
Idioms: 1. To remain valid, sound, or durable: His claim will not stand up in court. Our old car has stood up well over time.
2. Informal To fail to keep a date with.
stand a chance
To have a chance, as of gaining or accomplishing something.
stand (one's) ground
1. To maintain one's position against an attack.
2. To refuse to compromise; be unyielding.
stand on (one's) head
Sports To make numerous sprawling or dramatic saves. Used of a goalie.
stand on (one's) own/two feet
To be independent and responsible for oneself.
stand pat
1. To oppose or resist change.
2. Games To play one's poker hand without drawing more cards.
stand to reason
To be consistent with reason: It stands to reason that if we leave late, we will arrive late.
stand up for
1. To side with; defend.
2. To stand up with.
stand up to
To confront fearlessly; face up to.
stand up with
To act as best man or maid of honor for (the groom or bride) at a wedding.
stand′er n.
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stand for
vb (intr, preposition)
1. to represent or mean
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly Brit to be or become a candidate for
3. to support or recommend
4. informal to tolerate or bear: he won't stand for any disobedience.
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| Verb | 1. |  stand for - express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol; "What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize?" |
| 2. | stand for - denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means" signify - convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?" | |
| 3. | stand for - take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to; "Because of the sound changes in the course of history, an 'h' in Greek stands for an 's' in Latin" | |
| 4. | stand for - tolerate or bear; "I won't stand for this kind of behavior!" brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage" |
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stand
verb1. To adopt a standing posture.Also used with up:
Idiom: get to one's feet.
2. To restore to or place in an upright or proper position.Also used with up:
stand behind
To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:
advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand by, support, uphold.
Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.
stand by
To aid the cause of by approving or favoring:
advocate, back, champion, endorse, get behind, plump for, recommend, side with, stand behind, support, uphold.
Idioms: align oneself with, go to bat for, take the part of.
stand for
1. To serve as an example, image, or symbol of:
stand in
To act as a substitute:
stand out
1. To curve outward past the normal or usual limit:
2. To be obtrusively conspicuous:
Idioms: stare someone in the face, stick out like a sore thumb.
stand up
1. To prove valid under scrutiny:
Informal: wash.
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Translations
يَتَحَمَّليُرَشِّحُ نَفْسَه للإنتِخاباتيَرْمُزيَشِيرُ إِلىيُمَثِّلُ
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reprezentovať
stå för
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vi +prep obj
(= be candidate for) → kandidieren für, sich zur Wahl stellen für; to stand for Labour → für Labour kandidieren; to stand for (the post of) chairman → für den Posten des Vorsitzenden kandidieren; to stand for election → (in einer Wahl) kandidieren, sich zur Wahl stellen; to stand for re-election → sich zur Wiederwahl stellen; to stand for election to something → für etw kandidieren; she is standing for election to Parliament → sie kandidiert in den Parlamentswahlen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
stand
(stӕnd) – past tense, past participle stood (stud) – verb1. to be in an upright position, not sitting or lying. His leg was so painful that he could hardly stand; After the storm, few trees were left standing.
2. (often with up) to rise to the feet. He pushed back his chair and stood up; Some people like to stand (up) when the National Anthem is played.
3. to remain motionless. The train stood for an hour outside Newcastle.
4. to remain unchanged. This law still stands.
5. to be in or have a particular place. There is now a factory where our house once stood.
6. to be in a particular state, condition or situation. As matters stand, we can do nothing to help; How do you stand financially?
7. to accept or offer oneself for a particular position etc. He is standing as Parliamentary candidate for our district.
8. to put in a particular position, especially upright. He picked up the fallen chair and stood it beside the table.
9. to undergo or endure. He will stand (his) trial for murder; I can't stand her rudeness any longer.
10. to pay for (a meal etc) for (a person). Let me stand you a drink!
noun1. a position or place in which to stand ready to fight etc, or an act of fighting etc. The guard took up his stand at the gate; I shall make a stand for what I believe is right.
2. an object, especially a piece of furniture, for holding or supporting something. a coat-stand; The sculpture had been removed from its stand for cleaning.
3. a stall where goods are displayed for sale or advertisement.
4. a large structure beside a football pitch, race course etc with rows of seats for spectators. The stand was crowded.
5. (American) a witness box in a law court.
take the stand to come and sit in the witness box in order to testify. The witness was asked to take the stand.
ˈstanding adjective permanent. The general's standing orders must be obeyed.
noun1. time of lasting. an agreement of long standing.
2. rank or reputation. a diplomat of high standing.
ˈstand-by – plural ˈstand-bys – noun1. readiness for action. Two fire-engines went directly to the fire, and a third was on stand-by (= ready to go if ordered).
2. something that can be used in an emergency etc. Fruit is a good stand-by when children get hungry between meals.
adjective (of an airline passenger or ticket) costing or paying less than the usual fare, as the passenger does not book a seat for a particular flight, but waits for the first available seat.
adverb travelling in this way. It costs a lot less to travel stand-by.
ˈstand-in noun a person who takes someone else's job etc for a temporary period, especially in making films.
ˈstanding-room noun space for standing only, not sitting. There was standing-room only on the bus.
make someone's hair stand on end to frighten someone very greatly. The horrible scream made his hair stand on end.
stand aside to move to one side or withdraw out of someone's way. He stood aside to let me pass.
stand back to move backwards or away. A crowd gathered round the injured man, but a policeman ordered everyone to stand back.
stand by1. to watch something happening without doing anything. I couldn't just stand by while he was hitting the child.
2. to be ready to act. The police are standing by in case of trouble.
3. to support; to stay loyal to. She stood by him throughout his trial.
stand down to withdraw eg from a contest.
stand fast/firm to refuse to yield.
stand for1. to be a candidate for election to. He stood for Parliament.
2. to be an abbreviation for. HQ stands for Headquarters.
3. to represent. I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.
4. to tolerate. I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.
stand in to take another person's place, job etc for a time. The leading actor was ill and another actor stood in for him.
stand on one's own (two) feet to manage one's own affairs without help.
stand out1. to be noticeable. She stood out as one of the prettiest girls in the school.
2. to go on resisting or to refuse to yield. The garrison stood out (against the besieging army) as long as possible.
stand over to supervise closely. I have to stand over him to make him do his schoolwork.
stand up for to support or defend. She stood up for him when the others bullied him.
stand up to to show resistance to. He stood up to the bigger boys who tried to bully him; These chairs have stood up to very hard use.
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stand for
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