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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : stand
Phonetic Transcription : stænd

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Définition of stands

Origin :
  • Old English standan (class VI strong verb; past tense stod, past participle standen), from Proto-Germanic *sta-n-d- (cf. Old Norse standa, Old Saxon and Gothic standan, Old High German stantan, Swedish stå, Dutch staan, German stehen), from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
  • Sense of "to exist, be present" is attested from c.1300. Meaning "to pay for as a treat" is from 1821. Phrase stands to reason (1620) is from earlier stands (is constant) with reason. Phrase stand pat is originally from poker (1882); stand down in the military sense of "go off duty" is first recorded 1916. Standing ovation attested by 1968; standing army is from c.1600.
  • noun position, opinion
  • noun base, stage
  • verb be or get upright
  • verb be in force, exist
  • verb endure, bear
Example sentences :
  • Borrowed it of an artist who's wintering in Mexico; cheap; just as it stands.
  • Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
  • It stands for something that cannot be expressed in any other way.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • He'd break a man quick enough, but when he gives his word it stands.
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • The village of Zagai stands in a similar situation to that of Domodoloh.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • The name of Capt. Howel Davis stands high among his fellows.
  • Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
  • But here, on the palm of my hand, stands a wonder that outdoes them all!
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Yet I won some change from him, and it stands without your door.
  • Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
  • In what relationship to him lfhere, mentioned 2605, stands, is not clear.
  • Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
  • It stands tall and pointed and graceful against a lovely sky.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
  • He stands in the courtyard, where the young men used to play games.
  • Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall

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