standing
About 52.00 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb present participle and gerund of stand
- adjective Erect, not cut down.
- adjective Performed from an erect position.
standing ovation
- adjective Remaining in force or status; ongoing.
standing committee
- adjective Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
standing water
- adjective Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
a standing colour
- adjective Not movable; fixed.
a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
- noun Position or reputation in society or a profession.
He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.
Similar words
upright slack lasting dead erect stagnant permanent still unfelled regular
Often followed by
in on at by there up and committee with
Word family
standings
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