stand up

Meaning

1. (intransitive) To rise from a lying or sitting position.
2. (transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up.
3. (idiomatic, transitive) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk.
4. (intransitive) To last or endure over a period of time.
5. (intransitive) To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible.
6. (intransitive) To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.
7. (transitive) To launch, propel upwards
8. (US, transitive) To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.).
9. To make one's voice heard, to speak up.
10. (formal, intransitive) To serve in a role during a wedding ceremony.

Synonyms

rise

get up

stand

arise

erect

rise up

uprise

stop

🛑

raise

halt

stand erect

wake up

lift

place upright

become erect

withstand

stick up

jump

hold up

spike

resist

set up

wake

emerge

start

defend

carry

project upwards

spring to one’s feet

bristle

stick out

stand still

stand out

straighten

depart

advance

put up

oppose

perform

hold water

be up

hoist

appear

hold out

establish

come into sight

materialize

standing

cast

bear up

Translations

aufstehen

alzarsi

levantarse

se lever

opstaan

pararse

ponerse de pie

se mettre debout

σηκώνομαι

gaan staan

sursauter

ponerse en pie

sich erheben

surgir

نهض

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: standen up

Inherited from Old English: standan up

Cognate with Old Norse: standa upp

In summary

From Middle English standen up, from Old English standan up; equivalent to stand + up. Compare Old Norse standa upp.