standing
Part of speech: adj
noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: hobbies
law
lifestyle
sports
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.
Base: stand
Affixes: -ing
Inflected forms:
form: standings
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: Erect, not cut down.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
gloss: Performed from an erect position.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: standing ovation
gloss: Remaining in force or status; ongoing.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: standing committee
gloss: Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: standing water
gloss: Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: a standing colour
gloss: Not movable; fixed.
pos: adj
tags: not-comparable
examples: a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
the standing rigging of a ship
gloss: Position or reputation in society or a profession.
pos: noun
tags: countable
figuratively
uncountable
examples: He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.
The males constantly test their standing, looking to move up in the hierarchy.
The Russian president has given a series of public addresses this week in a bid to repair his public standing, and portray Wagner’s march on Moscow as a moment that unified Russia.
gloss: Duration.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: a member of long standing
gloss: The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Tech[elles]. I heare them come, ſhall wee encounter them?
Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your ſtandings, and not ſtir a foot,
Myſelfe will bide the danger of the brunt.
I sinke in deepe mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deepe waters, where the flouds ouerflow me.
I will provide you and your fellows of a good standing to see his entry
gloss: The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: After their last win, their standing went up three places.
gloss: Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
pos: noun
tags: UK
countable
uncountable
examples: "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
"The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: to have standing
He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.
Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund and the NGTF Fund for Human Dignity retained Erie attorney James E. Marsh, Jr. to argue the case. Boston's Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) also sought standing with the court in a memorandum of law prepared by Sandra L. Smales with Stephen Ansolabehere and Gary Buseck.
Legal experts noted earlier this week that while Epps will have to prove that Carlson’s claims damaged his reputation, he presents a strong argument and therefore likely has standing.
gloss: The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.
pos: noun
tags: UK
countable
obsolete
slang
uncountable
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:
lang: German
word: ständig
lang: Polish
word: pozostający
lang: Russian
word: постоя́нный
roman: postojánnyj
lang: Spanish
word: permanente
lang: Bulgarian
word: стоящ
roman: stojašt
lang: Dutch
word: stilstaand
lang: German
word: aufgestaut
lang: Russian
word: стоя́чий
roman: stojáčij
lang: Spanish
word: estancado
lang: Swedish
word: stående