stand

About 63.39 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To position or be positioned physically: To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.

   Here I stand, wondering what to do next.

2. verb To support oneself on the feet in an erect position.

   Here I stand, wondering what to do next.

3. verb To rise to one’s feet; to stand up.

   Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.

4. verb To remain motionless.

   Do not leave your car standing in the road.

5. verb To be placed in an upright or vertical orientation.
6. verb To place in an upright or standing position.

   He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.

7. verb To occupy or hold a place; to be set, placed, fixed, located, or situated.

   Paris stands on the Seine.

8. verb To measure when erect on the feet.

Similar words

stand up support endure brook abide put up tie-up tolerate resist base

Often followed by

in for on up out by the at and

Word family

can't stand can't stand the thought/idea more than I could stand stand around stand in the way stand in your way stand the test of time stander standers standing