English Explanatory Dictionary

standing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of stand
adj
  1. Erect, not cut down.
  2. Performed from an erect position.
  3. Remaining in force or status; ongoing.
  4. Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
  5. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
  6. Not movable; fixed.
noun
  1. Position or reputation in society or a profession.
  2. Duration.
  3. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
  4. The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
  5. Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
  6. The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
  7. The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈstændɪŋ/ en-us-standing.ogg

Word forms

standing standings

Etymology

From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing.

Synonyms

stock pitch

Antonyms

moving working

Related words

cause of action

Derived words

all standing bystanding forestanding freestanding free-standing a standing start fullstanding hardstanding last man standing long-standing nonstanding offstanding outstanding self-standing standing army standing cloud standing committee standing crop standing cup standing desk standing eight standing end standing ground standing joke standingly standing mile standing O standing order standing ovation standing part standing rib standing rigging standing room standing rule standing seam standing start standing stock standing stone standing water standing wave unstanding upstanding class standing hard standing good standing social standing watchstanding

Translations

German: ständig German: aufgestaut Polish: pozostający Russian: постоя́нный Russian: стоя́чий Spanish: permanente Spanish: estancado Bulgarian: стоящ Dutch: stilstaand Swedish: stående
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