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Verb stand has 12 senses
- stand, stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
--1 is one way to rest
Antonyms: sit, sit down, lie
Sample sentence:
The chairs stand in the corner
- stand - be in some specified state or condition; "I stand corrected"
--2 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
- stand - occupy a place or location, also metaphorically; "We stand on common ground"
--3 is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something is ----ing PP
Somebody ----s PP
- stand, remain firm - hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; "I am standing my ground and won't give in!"
--4 is one way to resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
Antonyms: yield, relent, soften
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- stand - have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?"
--5 is one way to judge
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
- digest, endure, stick out, stomach, bear, stand, tolerate, support, brook, abide, suffer, put up - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"
--6 is one way to permit, allow, let, countenance
Sample sentence:
Sam cannot stand Sue
- stand - remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"
--7 is one way to stay, remain, rest
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- stand - be in effect; be or remain in force; "The law stands!"
--8 is one way to continue
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- stand - be tall; have a height of; copula; "She stands 6 feet tall"
--9 is one way to measure
Sample sentence:
Something is ----ing PP
- stand, stand up, place upright - put into an upright position; "Can you stand the bookshelf up?"
--10 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:
They stand the bags on the table
- resist, stand, fend - withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
--11 is one way to fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- stand - be available for stud services; "male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females"
--12 is one way to serve, service
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
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