to stand on sth

  • 1stand for sth — UK US stand for sth Phrasal Verb with stand({{}}/stænd/ verb (stood, stood) ► to represent a particular idea: »You have to identify what you want your brand to stand for. »This party has always stood for working class values. ► if a letter or… …

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  • 2ˈstand for sth — phrasal verb 1) if an abbreviation or a symbol stands for something, that is what it means or represents The letters ERM stand for exchange rate mechanism.[/ex] 2) if someone stands for a particular principle, they believe that that principle is… …

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  • 3ˌstand ˈby sth — phrasal verb to continue to believe or support something although a situation has changed The doctors are standing by their claim that they are not at fault.[/ex] …

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  • 4Stand — (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae, Sw. st[*a],… …

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  • 5Stand by — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… …

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  • 6stand something on its head — stand/turn/something on its head informal phrase to make someone think in a completely new way about something Einstein’s theories stood the mathematical world on its head. Thesaurus: to have an effect on someone s emotions or attitudessynonym …

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  • 7stand by something — ˈstand by sth derived to still believe or agree with sth you said, decided or agreed earlier • She still stands by every word she said. Main entry: ↑standderived …

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  • 8stand — stand1 W1S1 [stænd] v past tense and past participle stood [stud] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(be on feet)¦ 2¦(rise)¦ 3¦(step)¦ 4¦(in a particular position)¦ 5¦(in a state/condition)¦ 6¦(not like)¦ 7¦(accept a situation)¦ 8¦(be good enough)¦ 9 …

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  • 9stand — 1 verb past tense and past participle stood /stUd/ BE UPRIGHT 1 (I) to support yourself on your feet in an upright position: It looks like we ll have to stand there are no seats left. | Can you see any better from where you re standing? | stand… …

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  • 10stand*/*/*/ — [stænd] (past tense and past participle stood [stʊd] ) verb I 1) to have your body in an upright position supported by your feet The train was full and we had to stand all the way to Edinburgh.[/ex] Stand still (= don t move) and let me brush… …

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