standing

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of stand

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Erect, not cut down.
2. (not-comparable) Performed from an erect position.
3. (not-comparable) Remaining in force or status.
4. (not-comparable) Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
5. (not-comparable) Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
6. (not-comparable) Not movable; fixed.

Noun

1. (countable, figuratively, uncountable) Position or reputation in society or a profession.
2. (countable, uncountable) Duration.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
4. (countable, uncountable) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
5. (British, countable, uncountable) Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
6. (countable, uncountable) 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.
7. (UK, countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable) The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.

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Synonyms

permanent

upright

status

position

condition

state

abiding

erect

staying

rank

stagnant

stand

regular

situation

constant

station

🚉

stand-up

reputation

role

lasting

being

capacity

posture

vertical

vertically

steadfast

enduring

duration

erection

estate

standing up

stand up

standstill

dignity

remaining

circumstances

stationary

function

place

fame

perpetual

repute

persistent

name

mounting

permanence

standard

level

continuance

endurance

Translations

debout

permanent

stehend

Stand

Ansehen

situação

staat

permanente

réputation

rang

ständig

in piedi

gesteldheid

stand

de pie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈstændɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: standynge

Inherited from Old English: standende

Inherited from Middle English: standyng

Inherited from Old English: *standung

In summary

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.

Sentences

A kid is standing on a swing at a playground .

The whole police force standing on it's ear .

He was standing on a pickup truck with a megaphone and propagated his opinion .