- OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stondastān, D. staan, OS. standanstān, OHG. stantanstān, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae, Sw. stå, Goth. standan, Russ. stoiate, L. stare, Gr. 'ista`nai to cause to stand, sth^nai to stand, Skr. sthā. √163. Cf. AssistConstantContrastDesistDestineEcstasyExistIntersticeObstacleObstinatePrestn.Rest remainder, SolsticeStablea. & n.StaffStageStalln.StamenStanchionStanzaStaten.StatuteSteadSteedStoolStud of horses, SubstanceSystem
- To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an upright or firm position; as: To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly erect position; -- opposed to liesitkneel, etc.I pray you all,standup!Shak.To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its foundation.It stands as it were to the ground yglued.The ruined wallStands when its wind-worn battlements are gone.
- To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.Wite ye not where there stands a little town?
- To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause; to halt; to remain stationary.I charge thee, stand, And tell thy name.The star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
- To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or resources.My mind on its own center stands unmoved.
- To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or yield; to be safe.Readers by whose judgment I would stand or fall.
- To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance or opposition.Thestandingpattern of their imitation.The king granted the Jews . . . to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life.
- To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.We must labor so as to stand with godliness, according to his appointment.
- To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love, stands first in the rank of gifts.
- To be in some particular state; to have essence or being; to be; to consist.Sacrifices . . . whichstoodonly in meats and drinks.Accomplish what your signs foreshow; I stand resigned, and am prepared to go.Thou seest how it stands with me, and that I may not tarry.
- To be consistent; to agree; to accord.Doubt me not; by heaven, I will do nothing But what may stand with honor.
- NautTo hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the shore; to stand for the harbor.From the same parts of heaven his navy stands.
- To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.He stood to be elected one of the proctors of the university.
- To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.Or the black water of Pomptina stands.
- To measure when erect on the feet.Six feet two, as I think, he stands.
- LawTo be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to have efficacy or validity; to abide.Bouvier.To appear in court.Burrill.
- Card PlayingTo be, or signify that one is, willing to play with one's hand as dealt.
