stand

stand
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noun
1 effort to resist opposition
ADJECTIVE
brave, defiant, determined, firm, strong, tough
moral, principled
last, last-ditch
public
VERB + STAND
make, take
PREPOSITION
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 ↑stall
ADJECTIVE
concession, farm, market (all AmE)
roadside (AmE)
news (usually news-stand), newspaper
fruit (AmE), hamburger, hot-dog, lemonade (AmE), etc.
VERB + STAND
set up
PREPOSITION
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 exhibition
ADJECTIVE
display, exhibition, trade (BrE)
information
VERB + 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 on
ADJECTIVE
coat, hat (usually hatstand), umbrella
mic (informal), microphone, mike (informal)
music
night (usually nightstand) (AmE)
wooden
PREPOSITION
in a/the stand, on a/the stand

There was some music open on the music stand.

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verb
1 be on your feet/be upright
ADVERB
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 sth
VERB + STAND
can

I don't know how you can stand the heat.

cannot

I can't stand that man!

can hardly
3 (esp. BrE) be a candidate in an election ⇨ See also ↑run
ADVERB
successfully, unsuccessfully
VERB + STAND
decide to
be allowed to
PREPOSITION
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 election
PHRASAL VERBS
stand by
ADVERB
idly, passively

Surely the world cannot stand idly by and let this country go through the agony of war yet again?

VERB + STAND BY
can
stand up
ADVERB
straight

You'll look taller if you stand up straight.

abruptly, quickly, suddenly
slowly
immediately
VERB + STAND UP
try to

I tried to stand up and found myself in agony.

Stand is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑arrangement, ↑building, ↑castle, ↑chair, ↑horse, ↑house, ↑mansion, ↑memorial, ↑monument, ↑palace, ↑pillar, ↑record, ↑statue, ↑tear, ↑thing, ↑tower, ↑train, ↑tree, ↑vase, ↑wall
Stand is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bail, ↑chance, ↑comparison, ↑pace, ↑pain, ↑pint, ↑strain, ↑stress, ↑suspense, ↑trial, ↑vigil, ↑watch, ↑weight

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