stand
stand [-ing, -s, stood] v
OE.
- Be in an upright position on the feet.
- Remain.
- Exist; be.
- Left a mark; stain; make shadows.
- Have a place; be on the same level; be equal in stature; maintain status.
- Come into the presence of; arrive.
- Bear; Endure.
- Be located.
- Come.
- Be still; remain firm.
- Linger.
- Become.
- Phrase. “Stand up”: Be alive; live; be upright on one's feet.
- Phrase. “Stand upon”: Get up; put yourself on your feet.
- Phrase. “Stand upon their heads”: Turn upside down on your head.
- Phrase. “Stand by”: Watch; see; witness.
- Phrase. “Stand for”: Signify; equal; mean.
- Phrase. “Stand on”: Crush; hurt; trample.