stand // verb, noun

■ verb [no obj]

1

to be in a particular situation, position, etc:

Our market share stands at about 23%.

Where do you stand on (= what's your opinion of) this issue?

◆ As things stand, it looks as if the shipment will be delayed by about a week.

2

if an offer, a decision, etc., that you have made earlier stands, it is still valid:

Their offer to buy the company still stands.

3

to be in a situation where you are likely to do sth:

They stand to make a lot of money from this deal.

IDIOMS

stand or fall by/on sth

to be successful or fail because of one particular thing:

Fund managers make decisions and stand or fall by the results.

stand pat

to stay the same and not change; to refuse to change:

The unemployment rate stood pat at 4%.

The Central Bank will stand pat on interest rates.

stand the test of time

to prove to be successful, popular, etc. over a long period of time:

exceptional companies that have stood the test of time

GROUND noun

PHRASAL VERBS

stand aside

to stop doing a job so that sb else can do it:

Jon Nash is to stand aside after heading the firm for over thirty years.

stand by

to be ready for action:

We have an IT engineer standing by in case the system crashes.

STANDBY

stand down

to leave a job or position:

Eric Marsh stood down as chairman after ten years.

stand for sth (not used in the continuous tenses)

to be short for or a symbol of sth:

What does RSI stand for?

We need a slogan that tells people what the company stands for.

stand in (for sb)

to take sb's place:

My boss couldn't go to the conference so I stood in for her.

SYN DEPUTIZE

■ noun [C, usually sing.]

1

an attitude towards sth or an opinion that you make clear to people:

We take a tough stand on quality control.

Customs officials are taking a firm stand against illegal imports.

2

a table or a vertical structure that goods are sold from, especially in the street or at a market:

a hamburger/newspaper stand

SYN STALL

3 (especially BrE)

a table or a vertical structure where things are displayed or advertised, for example at an exhibition:

a display/an exhibition stand

There will be two reps manning the stand at all times during the conference.

4 (often used with another noun)

a piece of equipment or furniture that you use for holding a particular type of thing:

a literature stand

an umbrella stand

a floor stand for a TV

5 [usually sing.] = WITNESS BOX:

He took the stand as the first witness.

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