adj
Meaning 1
Erect, not cut down.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
standing
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈstændɪŋ/
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adj
Meaning 2
Performed from an erect position.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- standing ovation
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adj
Meaning 3
Remaining in force or status; ongoing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- standing committee
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adj
Meaning 4
Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- standing water
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adj
Meaning 5
Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a standing colour
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adj
Meaning 6
Not movable; fixed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
- the standing rigging of a ship
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name
Meaning 7
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
Position or reputation in society or a profession.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Examples
- He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stock
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
Duration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- a member of long standing
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noun
Meaning 10
The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 11
The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- After their last win, their standing went up three places.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 12
Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 13
The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: law
Examples
- to have standing
- He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.
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noun
Meaning 14
The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pitch
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 15
present participle and gerund of stand
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective
Meaning 16
(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- standing room only
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: seated
adjective satellite
Meaning 17
permanent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a standing army
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noun
Meaning 18
the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: motion, movement, move, motility
noun
Meaning 19
an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: list, listing
noun
Meaning 20
social or financial or professional status or reputation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- of equal standing
- a member in good standing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: status, position
Narrower terms: rating, ranking, prominence, importance, grandness, prestige, prestigiousness, obscurity, honor, honour, laurels, dishonor, dishonour
History
Etymology
From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing.
From Middle English standyng, stonding, stondung, from Old English *standung, equivalent to stand + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
68 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Basque: zutik — upright
- Bulgarian: стоящ (stojašt) — upright
- Bulgarian: изправен (izpraven) — upright
- Cornish: a'y sav — upright
- Esperanto: staranta — upright
- German: vertikal — upright
- Gujarati: ખડું (khaḍũ) — upright
- Polish: stojący — upright
- Russian: стоя́щий (stojáščij) — upright
- Spanish: de pie — upright
- Spanish: parado — upright
- Spanish: de plantón — upright
- Spanish: en plantón — upright
- Swedish: stående — upright
- German: ständig — permanent
- Polish: pozostający — permanent
- Russian: постоя́нный (postojánnyj) — permanent
- Spanish: permanente — permanent
- Bulgarian: стоящ (stojašt) — water
- Dutch: stilstaand — water
- German: aufgestaut — water
- Russian: стоя́чий (stojáčij) — water
- Spanish: estancado — water
- Swedish: stående — water
- Arabic: مَنْزِلَة (manzila) — position in society
- Arabic: مَكَانَة (makāna) — position in society
- Bulgarian: ста́тус (státus) — position in society
- Catalan: posició — position in society
- Catalan: categoria — position in society
- Catalan: rang — position in society
- French: statut — position in society
- German: Stellung — position in society
- German: Ansehen — position in society
- German: Reputation — position in society
- German: Leumund — position in society
- German: Ruf — position in society
- German: Standing — position in society
- Gothic: 𐌲𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍃 (griþs) — position in society
- Italian: posizione — position in society
- Māori: tupu — position in society
- Māori: tūnga — position in society
- Portuguese: reputação — position in society
- Russian: ста́тус (státus) — position in society
- Russian: положе́ние (položénije) — position in society
- Russian: пози́ция (pozícija) — position in society
- Russian: ранг (rang) — position in society
- Russian: сан (san) — position in society
- Russian: чин (čin) — position in society
- Spanish: standing — position in society
- Swedish: ställning — position in society
- Ottoman Turkish: صان (san) — position in society
- Ottoman Turkish: اعتبار (i’tibâr) — position in society
- Ottoman Turkish: شان (şan) — position in society
- Bulgarian: продължи́телност (prodǎlžítelnost) — duration
- German: Dauer — duration
- Italian: durata — duration
- Russian: продолжи́тельность (prodolžítelʹnostʹ) — duration
- German: Stehen — the act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands
- German: Stehplatz — the act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands
- Spanish: bipedestación — the act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands
- Bulgarian: класи́ране (klasírane) — the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list
- German: Platz — the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list
- German: Tabellenplatz — the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list
- German: Listenplatz — the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list
- German: Position — the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list
- German: Tabellenposition — the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list
- Italian: classifica — the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list
- Swedish: plats — the position of a team in a league or of a player in a list
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