stand by

stand down

stand for

stand in

stand in with

stand of

stand on
stand out

stand over

stand to

stand up

stand up for/stand up with

stand up to
1. (intr, adverb) to be available and ready to act if needed or called upon
2. (intr, adverb) to be present as an onlooker/telespectador or without taking any acton ⇒ he stood by at the accident
3. (intr, prepositon) to be faithful to ⇒ to stand by one's principles
4. (tr, adverb) English law (of the Crown) to challenge/contestar (a juror) without needing to show cause
5. to uphold; support: She stood by him whenever he was in trouble.
6. to adhere/aderir to (an agreement, promise, etc.); affirm: She stood by her decision despite her sister's arguments.
7. to be ready to board a plane, train, or other transport if accommodations become available at the last minute.
8. to get ready to speak, act, etc., as at the beginning of a radio or television program.

noun stand-by, standby

a. a person or thing that is ready for use or can be relied on in an emergency
b. (as modifer) ⇒ stand-by provisions

1. (intransitve) to resign/renunciar or withdraw/retrar/afastar, esp in favour of another

2. (intransitve) to leave the witness box in a court of law after giving evidence
3. mainly Britsh To go/take of duty./serviço
4. To end a state of readiness/prontdão or alert.

1. to represent or mean or symbolize.

2. mainly Britsh to be or become a candidate for
3. to support or recommend, to advocate; favor: He stands for both freedom and justce.
4. informal to tolerate or bear/suportar or allow or put up with ⇒ he won't stand for any disobedience

1. (intr, adverb; usually foll by for) to act as a substtute

2. To act as a stand-in.

noun stand-in
3. a person or thing that serves as a substtute
4. (as modifer) ⇒ a stand-in teacher
5. a person who substtutes for an actor during intervals of waitng or in dangerous stunts
1. to be in associaton or conspiracy with.
2. to enjoy the favor of; be on friendly terms with.

1. (intransitve) to navigate a vessel/navio so as to/ de modo avoid the shore, an obstructon, etc
2. (transitve) To stay at a distance; remain apart/separado or aloof/distante.
3. (intransitve) to reach a deadlock/impasse or stalemate/impassa
4. (transitve) to dismiss/demetr (workers), esp temporarily
5. to put of; evade./escapar

noun
6. a deadlock or stalemate
7. any situaton or dispositon of forces that counterbalances or neutralizes

1. (adverb) to contnue to navigate a vessel/navio on the same heading/posição

2. (prepositon) to insist on observance of ⇒ to stand on ceremony
3. to depend on; rest on ⇒ The case stands on his testmony.
4. to be partcular about; demand: to stand on ceremony.
1. to be distnctve or conspicuous/visivel or prominent.
2. to refuse to agree, consent, or comply or be infexible. ⇒ they stood out for a beter price
3. to protrude/ressaltar or project/projetar
4. to navigate a vessel/navio away from a port, harbour/porto, anchorage, etc

noun standout
5. informal a. a person or thing that is distnctve or outstanding/excepcional
6. informal. (as modifer) ⇒ the standout track from the album
7. a person who refuses to agree or consent
1. (intr, prepositon) to watch closely; keep tght control over, to supervise very closely
2. (adverb) to postpone or be postponed

1. to contnue to hold; persist in: to stand to one's statement.

2.to keep at steadily: Stand to your rowing, men!
3. to wait in readiness/prontdão; stand by: Stand to for acton.
4. to take up positons for acton.

1. (intransitve) to rise to the feet

2. (intransitve) to resist or withstand/resistr wear/desgaste, critcism, etc
3. (transitve) informal to fail to keep an date with, esp intentonally
4. To remain valid, sound, or durable:
5. to remain strong, convincing, or durable
noun
6. having or being in an erect positon ⇒ a stand-up collar
7. done, performed, taken, etc, while standing ⇒ a stand-up meal
8. (of comedy or a comedian) performed or performing solo
9. informal (of a boxer) having an aggressive style without much leg movement ⇒ a stand-up fghter
1. to support, side with, or defend
2. To act as best man or maid of honor for (the groom or bride) at a wedding.
1. to confront or resist courageously
2. to withstand/suportar or endure/suportar (wear/desgaste, critcism, etc)
:
a house divided against itself cannot stand
a leg to stand on
a one-night stand
An empty sack cannot stand upright
as it stands
as things stand
at a stand
blow this hot dog stand
blow this pop stand
blow this popsicle stand
blow this taco stand
can't stand
can't stand the pace
Every tub must stand on its own botom
have a leg to stand on
have heart stand stll
I stand corrected
If can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen
If you can’t stand the heat, keep out of the kitchen
It stands to reason
know where one stands
know where stand
make a stand
make hair stand on end
Mexican standof
not have a leg to stand on
not stand for it
not stand the sight of
on the stand
one's heart stands stll
stand a chance
stand against
stand and deliver
stand apart
stand around
stand aside
stand at
stand back
stand back of
stand behind (someone or something)
stand between
stand by (one's) guns
stand corrected
stand fast
stand frm
stand from under
stand ground
stand guard
stand head and shoulders above
stand in (one's) own light
stand in (someone's) shoes
stand in awe
stand in good stead
stand in the gap
stand of from
stand on dignity
stand on head
stand on its head
stand on one's own feet
stand on own feet
stand on own two feet
stand on the shoulders of giants
stand on two feet
stand one's ground
stand or fall by
stand out a mile
stand out from the crowd
stand out like a sore thumb
stand outside
stand pat
stand pat on something
stand shoulder to shoulder
stand someone up
stand stll for (something)
stand tall
stand the gaf
stand the test of tme
stand there with bare face hanging out
stand to a treat
stand to lose
stand to reason
stand together
stand trial
stand up against
stand up and be counted
stand up in court
stand well with
stand with
taco stand
take a stand
take a stand on
take the stand
without a leg to stand on
 If the members of a group fght each other, the group will disintegrate. (Often the group under discussion is afamily.)
A justfable or logical basis for defense; support:
sexual relatonship which only lasts for one night, or a person who you have had this type of relatonship with or a performan
A poor or hungry person cannot functon properly.
as something is now
as the situaton is
obsolete In a state of confusion, perplexity, uncertainty, or disconcertment; at a loss.
To leave a place, especially one that has become dull or of no use or interest, generally in search of something beter. Often pr
To leave a place, especially one that has become dull or of no use or interest, generally in search of something beter.Often pre
To leave a place, especially one that has become dull or of no use or interest, generally in search of something beter.Often pre
To leave a place, especially one that has become dull or of no use or interest, generally in search of something beter.Often pre
unable to tolerate someone or something; disliking someone or something extremely.
to be unable to do things well when you are under a lot of pressure
People should be independent.
to be in a situaton where you cannot prove something
an expression said when one's heart (fguratvely) stops beatng because one is shocked or is feeling strongemotons.
I admit that I was wrong
something that you say which means if you are not able to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situaton, you shouldleave
If you cannot accept the problems of involvement, do not get involved
It is only
1.Be awarereasonable to hold arelatve
of one's positon certainto opinion.
others, or how one is regarded by others, as in I'd love to know where I stand with the
2. Be aware of one's own opinion or feelings about something, as in He knows where he stands on the issue of public housing
to be certain of what someone thinks
to make a determined efort to defend something or to stop something from happening
to cause someone to be very frightened.
slang An impasse, deadlock, or stalemate from which no party involved will or can emerge victorious
[for an argument or a case] to have no support.
to refuse to accept something
to strongly dislike someone or something
[of a witness] giving testmony in court, seated in place in view of the court.
one's heart (fguratvely) stops beatng because of strong emotons.
to have
2. To a chance
oppose of doingMany
something: something.
of the students stood against the war.
3. To compete with someone in a race for elected office: She announced her intenton to stand against the incumbent in the n
to givetoupstand,
1. Lit. something to someone
separated from someonewho demands it.
or something.
2. Fig. to appear clearly diferent from other things or people.
to waitwhile
aside around, standing;
the bride and to loiter.left.
groom
2. Fig. to withdraw and ignore
1. to stand in front of something; something; to the
to stand in remain passive
vicinity while something happens.
of something.
2. to stand or remain in a partcular state, such as atenton or readiness.
to stand
1.Lit. or move
to place well at
oneself away
theand
reartoofthe rear ofor
someone someone or something. Stand back from Sam. He is really angry. Would you ple
something.
2. to guarantee
1. Literally, someone
to stand or something;
or positon oneself tototheguarantee the performance
rear of someone or worth of someone or something.
or something.
2. To guarantee, ensure, or show one's steadfast support of someone or something, or for someone's or something's worth, a
to positon oneself between things and people, so as to act as a barrier.
To remain determined, resolute, or steadfast in one's opinion, belief, or perspectve; to refuse to be persuaded bysomeone els
to admit that one has been wrong
To remain determined, stalwart, and unyielding, as in one's positon or opinion.
To remain determined, stalwart, and unyielding, as in one's positon or opinion.
dated, naval To be wary of and, if necessary, fee from something that is falling or threatening to fall from above.
to stand up for one's rights; to resist an atack or to refuse to do what someone else wants
Watch over, act as a lookout,
Fig. [for someone or something] to be considerably superior to someone or something. 
To harm, hinder, or tarnish one's own reputaton, opportunites, or advantages, as through foolish or reproachableactons; to b
To see or understand things from someone else's positon or perspectve; to empathize with someone.
Fig. to be overwhelmed with respect for someone or something. 
[for something] to be of great use and beneft to someone or to be useful or helpful in the future
To assume a positon of actve, resolute defense (for or against something). From Ezekiel 22:30: "And I sought for a man amon
to be or remain at some distance from someone or something
to remain
1. Lit. dignifed
to stand in spitevertcally
or balance of difficultes.
with one's head and hands
2. Fig. to atempt to impress someone by hard work or difficult feats.
Fig. to str up/agitar, baffle/confundir, or surprise a group or organizaton.
Act or behave independently
to provide yourself with all the things that you need without asking for help
to provide yourself with all the things that you need without asking for help
To make discoveries, insights, or progress due to the discoveries or previous work of great minds that have comebefore.
to act in an independent and forthright manner.
Be frm or unyielding
if you stand or fall by something, that thing alone causes you to succeed or fail
to be very obvious
to be very obvious or unusual
if someone or something stcks out like a sore thumb, everyone notces them because they are very diferent fromthe other p
to remain outside of a place, standing. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.)
to stck frmly to one's positon or opinions.
to stck frmly to one’s positon or opinions.
to support one another during a difficult tme
to break a date by not showing up.
To accept, tolerate, endure, or put up with something. (Often used in the negatve to indicate the opposite.)
to be brave and proud
Take severe critcism or other adversity in stride
Prov. to be well regarded; to last for a long time or to continue to work well over a long period of time
Rur. to stand some place looking helpless and stupid
to pay for a treat for someone
to be likely to lose something or have it taken away
to seem
1. to reasonable.
stand in a group.
2. to remain united.
to be the accused person in a trial before a judge; to be on trial.
to withstand or hold one's own against someone or something.
to state one's support (for someone or something).
[for a case] to survive a test in a court of law.
to be acceptable or agreeable to someone.
to unite with someone, as in defense.
n. a lousy/ruim place; a tacky/pegajoso place
to take a positon in oppositon to someone or something; to oppose or resist someone or something.
to express and maintain a strong opinion of something. I
to go to and sit in the witness chair in a courtroom.
With no chance of success, as in He tried to get the town to change the street lights, but because there was nomoney in the bu
 in a partcular place

aton of "blow this popsicle stand."

tened version of "blow this popsicle stand.

ton of "blow this popsicle stand."

mething one does not agree with. (A less common variant of "stck to one'sguns." Both phrases allude to a soldier remaining and fring h
nce to one's own success or ambitons.

the hedge and stand in the gap before Me for the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found none."

ut a leg to stand on 
oldier remaining and fring his or her gun(s) at an enemy, even when the situatonmight be dangerous or hopeless.)