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{
"term": "standing",
"partOfSpeech": "adjective",
"ox5000": true,
"cefr": "c1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "done from a position in which you are standing rather than sitting or running",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **standing jump/start**"
},
{
"text": "The speaker got a **standing ovation** *(= people stood up to clap after the speech)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "existing or arranged permanently, not formed or made for a particular situation",
"labels": "(British English)",
"cefr": "c1",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a standing army"
},
{
"text": "a **standing charge** *(= an amount of money that you pay regularly in order to use a service, such as gas or water)*"
},
{
"text": "a **standing committee**"
},
{
"text": "It’s a **standing joke** *(= something that a group of people regularly laugh at)*."
},
{
"text": "We have a **standing invitation** to visit them anytime."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "from an initial position in which none of the necessary elements are in place",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The space project went from a standing start to the moon in ten years."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstændɪŋ/",
"audio": "st/standing/standing__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈstændɪŋ/",
"audio": "st/standing/standing__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}