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{ "term": "stand", "partOfSpeech": "verb", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "verbForms": { "presentSimple": { "iYouWeThey": "stand", "heSheIt": "stands" }, "pastSimple": "stood", "pastParticiple": "stood", "ingForm": "standing" }, "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "to be on your feet; to be in a vertical position", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.+ adj.stand doing something", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "She was too weak to stand." }, { "text": "a bird standing on one leg", "contextForm": "+ adv./prep." }, { "text": "Don't just **stand there**—do something!" }, { "text": "I was standing only a few feet away." }, { "text": "We all **stood around** in the corridor waiting." }, { "text": "to stand on your head/hands *(= to be upside down, balancing on your head/hands)*" }, { "text": "**Stand still** while I take your photo.", "contextForm": "+ adj." }, { "text": "We stood talking for a few minutes.", "contextForm": "stand doing something" }, { "text": "People stood waiting for a bus in the rain." }, { "text": "After the earthquake, only a few houses were **left standing**." }, { "text": "He felt so weak he could hardly stand." }, { "text": "The man stood with his arms folded." }, { "text": "She stands with her back to the camera." }, { "text": "We stood side by side." }, { "text": "The painting shows a figure standing on a river bank." }, { "text": "People are shown standing or sitting in various poses." }, { "text": "Please remain standing until the judge takes her seat." }, { "text": "He stood stiffly in the middle of the room." }, { "text": "That's me standing in the middle on the back row." }, { "text": "She came and stood next to me." }, { "text": "You have to stand outside to smoke." }, { "text": "She stood silently staring at the screen." }, { "text": "She stood shyly in the corner, sipping her drink." }, { "text": "people standing in line at the supermarket" }, { "text": "Soldiers stood guarding the gates." }, { "text": "They stood facing each other." }, { "text": "As they stood watching, the building began to burn." }, { "text": "He stood awkwardly in the doorway, not sure what to say." }, { "text": "Her parents stood proudly at her side." }, { "text": "I stood there staring at him." }, { "text": "She stood on tiptoe to reach the shelf." }, { "text": "She stood rooted to the spot, too afraid to move or speak." }, { "text": "The roof was so low I could not stand upright." }, { "text": "He stood and looked out to sea." }, { "text": "He was standing on a chair, trying to change a light bulb." }, { "text": "She stood by the window, gazing out." }, { "text": "Stand still when I'm talking to you!" }, { "text": "She walks confidently, standing tall." }, { "text": "He stood naked in front of the mirror." }, { "text": "The kids were standing around chatting." }, { "text": "There were several people standing at the counter." }, { "text": "He grew up at 17 Leopold Strasse, where the house still stands." }, { "text": "It was one of the few trees standing after the forest fire." }, { "text": "They fought until only one man was left standing." }, { "text": "These majestic trees have stood for hundreds of years." }, { "text": "The wind damaged some of the crop so that it's no longer standing." }, { "text": "Only a short portion of the fence is still standing." }, { "text": "Most of the castle walls and both the towers still stand." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["erect", "tall", "upright"], "verb + stand": ["be able to", "can", "be unable to"], "phrases": ["be left standing", "stand rooted to the spot"] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "to get up onto your feet from another position", "sensetop": "stand up", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "Everyone stood when the president came in." }, { "text": "We stood up in order to get a better view.", "contextForm": "stand up" }, { "text": "I tried to stand up and found myself in agony." }, { "text": "She stood and walked out of the room." }, { "text": "He stood up to shake my hand." }, { "text": "The crowd stood and cheered." }, { "text": "Stand up so we can see you." }, { "text": "We have to stand up when the headteacher comes into the room." }, { "text": "The man slowly stood and started walking towards us." }, { "text": "When he stands up I see that he's over six feet tall." }, { "text": "Christine suddenly stood up and said, 'I have to go.'" }, { "text": "She finished eating, stood and pushed her chair back." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "to put something/somebody in a vertical position somewhere", "sensetop": "stand something/somebody + adv./prep.", "examples": [ { "text": "Stand the ladder up against the wall." }, { "text": "I stood the little girl on a chair so that she could see." } ], "collocations": { "adverb": ["erect", "tall", "upright"], "verb + stand": ["be able to", "can", "be unable to"], "phrases": ["be left standing", "stand rooted to the spot"] } }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "used especially in negative sentences and questions to emphasize that you do not like somebody/something", "sensetop": "stand somebody/somethingstand doing somethingstand to do somethingstand somebody/something doing something", "cefr": "a2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "I **can't stand** his brother.", "contextForm": "stand somebody/something" }, { "text": "I can't stand the sight of blood." }, { "text": "I **can't stand it** when you do that." }, { "text": "She couldn't stand being kept waiting.", "contextForm": "stand doing something" }, { "text": "She couldn't stand to be kept waiting.", "contextForm": "stand to do something" }, { "text": "I can't stand people interrupting all the time.", "contextForm": "stand somebody/something doing something" }, { "text": "How do you stand him being here all the time?" }, { "text": "I can't stand that man!" }, { "text": "I can't stand bland food." }, { "text": "One thing she can't stand is whining." }, { "text": "Even with people I really can't stand, I try to be polite." }, { "text": "You need to at least know if you can stand a person before you go travelling with them." }, { "text": "Her friends can stand me, but they don't really love me." }, { "text": "She couldn't stand the thought of being stuck with him all evening." }, { "text": "Get out—I can't stand the sight of you!" }, { "text": "Get out—I can't stand to look at you!" }, { "text": "How can you stand it here?" }, { "text": "The two of them can barely stand each other." }, { "text": "I used to love that album, though I can hardly stand it now." }, { "text": "I just can't stand them talking about work non-stop." }, { "text": "I can't stand it when he looks at me like that." }, { "text": "She can't stand it when people are rude." }, { "text": "I can't stand to listen to this garbage." }, { "text": "I can't stand him looking at me like that." } ], "synonyms": "bear", "collocations": { "verb + stand": ["can", "cannot", "can hardly"] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "used especially with can/could or will to say that somebody/something can survive something or can tolerate something without being hurt or damaged", "sensetop": "stand somethingstand doing somethingstand somebody doing somethingstand to do something", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "His heart won't stand the strain much longer.", "contextForm": "stand something" }, { "text": "Modern plastics can stand very high and very low temperatures." }, { "text": "It can stand being dropped from a great height without breaking.", "contextForm": "stand doing something" }, { "text": "Can you stand me touching your hand or is it too sore?", "contextForm": "stand somebody doing something" }, { "text": "I can't stand to see him suffer any more.", "contextForm": "stand to do something" }, { "text": "He could stand the pain no more." }, { "text": "How could she have stood such treatment for so long?" }, { "text": "Unable to stand the suspense, she opened the envelope." }, { "text": "At last, unable to stand it any longer, she screamed at them to shut up." }, { "text": "I'm not sure if the bookcase can stand any more weight." }, { "text": "There is a limit to how much stress the crop will stand." }, { "text": "I don't know how you can stand the heat." }, { "text": "I gave up because I couldn't stand the pressure." }, { "text": "The audience can stand about an hour before it starts to get restless." }, { "text": "The grief of losing a child is more than anyone can stand." }, { "text": "I couldn't stand the thought of never seeing him again." }, { "text": "It was so bad, I couldn't stand to watch." }, { "text": "I can't stand to touch it without flinching." }, { "text": "It smells so bad that no-one can stand to come near it." }, { "text": "She could barely stand to hear his name spoken without crying." }, { "text": "She could barely stand hearing his name spoken without crying." }, { "text": "They were unable to stand their father being treated with such disrespect." }, { "text": "It will stand being heated to high temperatures." } ], "collocations": { "verb + stand": ["can", "cannot", "can hardly"] } }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "to be in a particular place", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The castle stands on the site of an ancient battlefield." }, { "text": "An old oak tree once stood here." }, { "text": "Books stood in piles in the corner." }, { "text": "He points up to where a ruined building stands, surrounded by bare trees." }, { "text": "The two buildings stand back-to-back." }, { "text": "The stone manor house stands halfway up a hill." }, { "text": "There was a farm down the lane from where our house stood." }, { "text": "A mature sycamore tree stands at the bottom of the garden." }, { "text": "Here and there, dark trees stand." }, { "text": "The monument stood in the middle of an artificial lake." }, { "text": "A grandfather clock stands in the hall." }, { "text": "There was a gaping hole where the tower once stood." }, { "text": "The hotel stood about 65 metres above sea level on the cliff." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "to be in a particular condition or situation", "sensetop": "+ adj.", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "The house **stood empty** for a long time.", "contextForm": "+ adj." }, { "text": "'You're wrong about the date—it was 2008.’ ‘I stand corrected *(= accept that I was wrong)*.'" }, { "text": "You **stand accused** of a terrible crime." }, { "text": "You never **know where you stand** with her—one minute she's friendly, the next she'll hardly speak to you." }, { "text": "**As things stand**, there is little chance of a quick settlement of the dispute." }, { "text": "We stand ready to help if you ever need it." }, { "text": "The machines stand idle because there is no one to operate them." }, { "text": "The property stood vacant for about six years." }, { "text": "His reputation deserves to stand higher than it does." }, { "text": "Make sure you know where you stand before you commit to anything." }, { "text": "I'd rather he was honest with me, then at least I'd know where I stand." }, { "text": "Where do we stand? Are we going to be allowed to continue?" }, { "text": "Give me a call tomorrow and let me know how things stand then." }, { "text": "As it stands (= in the current situation), there are two main sides to the debate." }, { "text": "As it currently stands, takeovers by foreign companies need the approval of this committee." }, { "text": "In the real world, as things currently stand, this rarely happens." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 8, "definition": "to be a candidate in an election", "sensetop": "stand for somethingstand as something", "labels": "(especially British English)North American English usually", "cefr": "b2", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "He **stood for election** in Colchester.", "contextForm": "stand for something" }, { "text": "He **stood for parliament** *(= tried to get elected as an MP)*." }, { "text": "She **stood** unsuccessfully **as a candidate** in the local elections.", "contextForm": "stand as something" }, { "text": "Her friends persuaded her to stand." }, { "text": "I have decided not to stand again." }, { "text": "There are more than a dozen candidates standing." }, { "text": "The company will make all its directors stand for re-election next year." }, { "text": "Members of the Civil Service cannot stand for political office." }, { "text": "He stood unsuccessfully for the party leadership." }, { "text": "I'm standing for class president." }, { "text": "He is standing for Oxford East in the election." }, { "text": "She decided to stand as an independent." }, { "text": "He was barred from standing as an MP." }, { "text": "She stood as a Liberal in the June elections." }, { "text": "He stood unsuccessfully as Mayor of New York." }, { "text": "Two candidates will be standing against her." } ], "topics": ["Politics"], "collocations": { "adverb": ["successfully", "unsuccessfully"], "verb + stand": ["decide to", "be allowed to"], "preposition": ["against", "as", "for"], "phrases": ["somebody’s decision to stand", "stand for election"] } }, { "senseNumber": 9, "definition": "to be a particular height", "sensetop": "+ noun", "examples": [ { "text": "The tower stands 30 metres high." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 10, "definition": "to be at a particular level, amount, height, etc.", "sensetop": "stand at something", "examples": [ { "text": "Interest rates stand at 3 per cent." }, { "text": "The world record then stood at 6.59 metres." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 11, "definition": "to be in a particular place, especially while waiting to go somewhere", "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.", "examples": [ { "text": "The train standing at platform 3 is for London, Victoria." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 12, "definition": "to remain still, without moving or being moved", "examples": [ { "text": "Mix the batter and let it stand for twenty minutes." }, { "text": "standing pools of rainwater" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 13, "definition": "if an offer, a decision, etc. made earlier stands, it is still available or relevant or still exists", "examples": [ { "text": "My offer still stands." }, { "text": "The world record stood for 20 years." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 14, "definition": "to be in a situation where you are likely to do something", "sensetop": "stand to do something", "examples": [ { "text": "You stand to make a lot from this deal." }, { "text": "Who **stands to benefit** the most?" }, { "text": "to **stand to gain/lose** something" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 15, "definition": "to have a particular attitude or opinion about something or towards somebody", "sensetop": "stand (on something)", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "**Where do you stand** on private education?" } ], "topics": ["Opinion and argument"] }, { "senseNumber": 16, "definition": "to buy a drink or meal for somebody", "sensetop": "stand somethingstand somebody something", "examples": [ { "text": "He stood drinks all round.", "contextForm": "stand something" }, { "text": "She was kind enough to stand us a meal.", "contextForm": "stand somebody something" } ] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/stænd/", "audio": "st/stand/stand__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/stændz/", "audio": "st/stand/stands__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/stʊd/", "audio": "st/stand/stood__gb_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈstændɪŋ/", "audio": "st/stand/standing__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/stænd/", "audio": "st/stand/stand__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/stændz/", "audio": "st/stand/stands__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/stʊd/", "audio": "st/stand/stood__us_1.mp3" }, { "pronunciation": "/ˈstændɪŋ/", "audio": "st/stand/standing__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead." }