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1.b> (); he was standing near the window ; she was too weak to stand , ; a bird standing on one leg ; stand still I'm trying to draw you / ; only a few houses were left standing after the earthquake / ;
2.b> (up) i> (), [.i> .i> to stand up 1)]; he stood up when I entered the room , ; everyone stood when the President came in , i> / ;
3.b> (), ; stand the ladder up against the wall ; we stood the mirror against the wall while we decided where to hang it , , ; I stood the little girl on a chair so that she could see , i> ;
4.b> 1) i> (), ; / ; the castle stands on a hill / ; an old oak tree once stood here ; near the railway station stood a hotel ;
2) i> (); ; the house stood empty for a long time / ; the kitchen door stood open so she went in ; as things stand, there is little chance of a quick settlement of the dispute , ; the law as it stands is very unclear i> , / ;
5.b> (); ; does your decision still stand? / ? my offer still stands / ; the world record has stood for ten years i> / ;
6.b> (at) i> i> ; , ( , .i>); the world record then stood at 6.59 metres 6,59 ; the building stands nearly 60 metres high 60 ; inflation currently stands at 3 percent 3 ; he stood 6 feet tall 6 ;
7.b> (on) i> i> , i> (); where do you stand on private education? ? how/ where / does he stand on foreign policy issues? / ?
8.b> ( i>) , i> i> ; i> i> ; he stands to gain a fortune if the company is sold , i> / ; our firm stands to lose a lot of money if the deal is unsuccessful , ; what do firms think they stand to gain by merging? , i> / i> ? after the oil spill, thousands of fishermen stand to lose their livelihoods ;
9.b> (for, as) (), ( i>); the president has announced she does not intend to stand for re-election , ; he stood for parliament in 1968 1968 ; she stood unsuccessfully as a candidate in the local elections / , ;
10.b> 1) i> (), ( i>); I can't stand that woman she's so rude ; I couldn't stand the thought of waiting another two hours so I went home , , ; I can't stand people interrupting all the time , ; she can't stand the sight of blood / ;
2) (), , ( , .i>); camels can stand extremely hot and cold temperatures ; his heart won't stand the strain much longer ;
11.b> i> (), i> i> ; I'll stand you a drink if you like , i> / i> ; I couldn't get to the bank, so could you stand me lunch? / ?
to stand aroundb> / i> (); we stood around saying goodbye for a while ; we stood around in the cold for about an hour, waiting for the demo to start i> ; a lot of people were just standing around outside ;
to stand asideb> (), ; she stood aside to let us pass / , ; don't stand aside and let others do all the work .i> ;
to stand backb> (), / ; the police ordered the crowd to stand back , ;
to stand byb> 1) i> / ; i> [.i> .i> bystander]; I'm not going to stand by and see her hurt , , ;
2) i> ( ); [.i> .i> standby Ir>]; the troops are standing by / ; police stood by to arrest any violent fans , ; cabin crew, please stand by for takeoff / i> ;
3) (, ), , ; his wife stood by him during his years in prison / ;
4) (, , .i>); I stand by what I said earlier , / ; he stood by his convictions / ;
to stand downb> 1) (as) i> (), / ; he stood down to make way for someone younger i> , ;
2) .i> i> (); ( , .i>) [.i> .i> stand-downr>]; the Brigade was ordered to stand down , ;
to stand forb> 1) i> / ; what does ATM stand for? ATM?
2) (), , (, .i>); I hated the organization and all it stood for / , ; this party stands for low taxes and individual freedom ;
to stand inb> (for) ()i> (), ; my assistant will stand in for me while I'm away , / ; would you mind standing in for me for a while? ?
tob> stand offb> / (), ; , ; the tanks stood off in order to engage the enemy from the flank , ;
to stand outb> 1) , ; the pier of Dover, which stands out in the sea / , ;
2) , ; the lettering stood out well against the dark background ; she always stood out in a crowd / ; his application stood out from all the rest .i> / ;
3) (against) i> (); i> / ; we must stand out against bigotry / ; more and more people are standing out against what is a very unpopular piece of legislation / ;
tob> stand tob> .i> (); [.i> .i> stand-tor>]; the battalion stood to at first light ;
to stand upb> 1) i> () [.i> .i> 2]; there were no seats left so I had to stand up i> ; you'll look taller if you stand up straight , ;
2) (for) (), ; always stand up for your friends / ; you must stand up for your rights ; she had learnt to stand up for herself / ;
3) (to) (), , ; he wasn't afraid to stand up to bullies ; he'll respect you more if you stand up to him / , ;
4) (to) , , ; their argument won't stand up to detailed criticism ; I'm afraid this document will never stand up in a court of law , ;
5) (to) (), ; most of the plants stood up well to the heat / ; the carpet is designed to stand up to a lot of wear and tear , / ;
6) .i> i> ( ), (.i> ;i> .i> i>); I've been stood up! ! he's stood me up twice now ;
to stand a chanceb> i> [.i> .i> chance Ir> 4]; she stands a good chance of passing her exam if she works hard / , ; you'll stand a better chance of getting a job with a degree i> , / ; to stand fastb> ) ; , .i> ; ) .i> .i> i> ( i>); , ; we were ordered to stand fast , / ( i>); I stand correctedb> .i> ; ( i>) [.i> .i> correct IIr> 1]; , / ; I stand corrected the date of foundation was 1411, and not 1412 as I had written ,i> 1411 1412, ; to stand trialb> ; ; he will stand trial for murder ; the accused was ordered to stand trial on a number of charges ; to stand accused (of smth.)b> ; , (); you stand accused of murder, how do you plead? , ? the former president stands accused of lying to the nation's parliament ; the radio station stands accused of racism / ; to stand bail (for smb.)b> () / ( i>) [.i> .i> bailr> 1)]; to stand in queue /b> .i> in line /b> ; to stand (up)on ceremonyb> .i> ceremonyr> 2; come on, don't stand on ceremony here at home , / , ; to make smb.'s hair stand on endb> .i> hair Ir> ; make IIr> ; to stand out like a sore thumbb> .i> sore IIr> .
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