- stand
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 effort to resist oppositionADJECTIVE▪ brave, defiant, determined, firm, strong, tough▪ moral, principled▪ last, last-ditch▪ publicVERB + STAND▪ make, takePREPOSITION▪ stand against▪
to make a stand against industries that contribute to river pollution
▪ stand on▪He has taken a public stand on the issue of misuse of hospital funds.
2 (esp. AmE) small shop ⇨ See also ↑stallADJECTIVE▪ concession, farm, market (all AmE)▪ roadside (AmE)▪ news (usually news-stand), newspaper▪ fruit (AmE), hamburger, hot-dog, lemonade (AmE), etc.VERB + STAND▪ set upPREPOSITION▪ at a/the stand▪We can get a magazine at the newspaper stand.
PHRASES▪ hit the stands▪The magazine will hit the stands in April.
3 (esp. BrE) table at an exhibitionADJECTIVE▪ display, exhibition, trade (BrE)▪ informationVERB + STAND▪ have▪Our company has a display stand at this year's fair.
▪ set up▪ man▪We took it in turns to man the exhibition stand.
PREPOSITION▪ at a/the stand, on the stand▪I'll be on the stand for two hours.
▪You'll find brochures of our new products on the stand.
4 furniture/equipment for putting sth onADJECTIVE▪ coat, hat (usually hatstand), umbrella▪ mic (informal), microphone, mike (informal)▪ music▪ night (usually nightstand) (AmE)▪ woodenPREPOSITION▪ in a/the stand, on a/the stand▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}There was some music open on the music stand.
verb1 be on your feet/be uprightADVERB▪ erect, tall, upright▪ motionless, still▪Stand still while I take your photo.
▪ barefoot, naked▪ on tiptoe▪She stood on tiptoe to reach the shelf.
▪ awkwardly, meekly, uncertainly▪He stood awkwardly in the doorway, not sure what to say.
▪ rigidly, stiffly▪ quietly, silently▪ proudly▪Her parents stood proudly at her side.
▪ around, there▪Don't just stand there—do something.
▪I stood there staring at him.
VERB + STAND▪ be able to, can▪ be unable to, cannot▪The roof was so low I couldn't stand upright.
▪ can barely, can hardly▪He felt so weak he could hardly stand.
PHRASES▪ be left standing▪After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.
▪ stand rooted to the spot▪She stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move or speak.
2 tolerate sthVERB + STAND▪ can▪I don't know how you can stand the heat.
▪ cannot▪I can't stand that man!
▪ can hardly3 (esp. BrE) be a candidate in an election ⇨ See also ↑runADVERB▪ successfully, unsuccessfullyVERB + STAND▪ decide to▪ be allowed toPREPOSITION▪ against▪Two candidates will be standing against her.
▪ as▪She stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the local elections.
▪ for▪He is standing for Oxford East in the election.
PHRASES▪ sb's decision to stand▪ stand for electionPHRASAL VERBSstand byADVERB▪ idly, passively▪Surely the world cannot stand idly by and let this country go through the agony of war yet again?
VERB + STAND BY▪ canstand upADVERB▪ straight▪You'll look taller if you stand up straight.
▪ abruptly, quickly, suddenly▪ slowly▪ immediatelyVERB + STAND UP▪ try to▪I tried to stand up and found myself in agony.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
