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standing
[stan-ding]
noun
rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc..
He had little standing in the community.
good position, reputation, or credit.
He is a merchant of standing in the community.
length of existence, continuance, residence, membership, experience, etc..
a friend of long standing.
Sports.standings, a list of teams or contestants arranged according to their past records.
According to the standings, the White Sox are leading the division by three games.
the act of a person or thing that stands.
a place where a person or thing stands.
Law.the right to initiate or participate in a legal action.
having standing as a friend of the court.
adjective
having an erect or upright position.
a standing lamp.
performed in or from an erect position.
a standing jump.
still; not flowing or stagnant, as water; stationary.
continuing without cessation or change; lasting or permanent.
continuing in operation, force, use, etc..
a standing rule.
customary or habitual; generally understood.
We have a standing bridge game every Friday night.
Printing.kept for use in subsequent printings.
standing type.
out of use; idle.
a standing engine.
Nautical.noting any of various objects or assemblages of objects fixed in place or position, unless moved for adjustment or repairs.
standing bowsprit.
Knots.noting the part of a rope that is in use and terminates in a knot or the like.
standing
/ ˈæԻɪŋ /
noun
social or financial position, status, or reputation
a man of some standing
length of existence, experience, etc
(modifier) used to stand in or on
standing room
adjective
athletics
(of the start of a race) begun from a standing position without the use of starting blocks
(of a jump, leap, etc) performed from a stationary position without a run-up
(prenominal) permanent, fixed, or lasting
(prenominal) still or stagnant
a standing pond
printing (of type) set and stored for future use Compare dead
Other Word Forms
- unstanding adjective
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Separately, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a message to Iranians on the second day of the attacks said "the time has come" for Iranians to unite "by standing up for your freedom".
Shortly after, an agent can be seen with one man in handcuffs calmly standing against the fence, while Ramirez can be heard shouting and being wrestled to the ground.
It featured the prince standing with his three children, their arms around each other, looking out to sea.
“In reality, we are standing up against the ways he breaks the rules and harms people. His anti-LGBTQ+ policies, his anti-DEI policies, his extreme way he’s treating immigrants and then using the military here.”
Mandy Moriarty, 68, said it was unfair that the standing charge - which is rising to more than £85 - was the same for everyone regardless of how big their home was.
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