Definition von stand(s) im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
- stand
- A period of performance in a given location or venue
They spent the summer touring giving 4 one-night stands a week.
- stand
- To act as an umpire
- stand
- The platform on which a witness testifies in court; the witness stand or witness box
She took the stand and quietly answered questions.
- stand
- A partnership
- stand
- A designated spot where someone or something may stand or wait: taxi stand
- stand
- grandstand
- stand
- To place in an upright or standing position
He stood the broom in a corner and took a break.
- stand
- A small building, booth, or stage, as in a bandstand or hamburger stand
- stand
- To rise to one’s feet; to stand up
Stand up, walk to the refrigerator, and get your own snack.
- stand
- To undergo; withstand; hold up
The works of Shakespeare have stood the test of time.
- stand
- Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.)
To repaire his defects, hee stood for the coast of Calabria, but hearing there was six or seven Galleyes at Mesina hee departed thence for Malta .
- stand
- To tolerate
I can’t stand her.
- stand
- A contiguous group of trees sufficiently uniform in age-class distribution, composition, and structure, and growing on a site of sufficiently uniform quality, to be a distinguishable unit
- stand
- A resolute, unwavering position; firm opinion; action for a purpose in the face of opposition
They took a firm stand against copyright infringement.
- stand
- A defensive position or effort
- stand
- To remain motionless
Do not leave your car standing in the road.
- stand
- A standstill, a motionless state, as of someone confused, or a hunting dog who has found game
Antonia's patience now was at a stand— / Come, come, 't is no time now for fooling there, / She whispered .
- stand
- A particular grove or other group of trees or shrubs
This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.
- stand
- To be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position
Here I stand, wondering what to do next.
- stand
- A device to hold something upright or aloft
He set the music upon the stand and began to play.
- stand
- A single set, as of arms
The police and troops captured eleven thousand stand of arms, including muskets and pistols, together with several thousand bludgeons and other weapons.
- stand
- To seek election
He is standing for election to the local council.
- stand a chance
- To have a chance
- stand and deliver
- A phrase traditionally used by a highwayman commanding victims to hand over their valuables
Said stand and deliver, or the devil he may take ye.
- stand aside
- To step sideways to make a space for someone else
Stand aside, please, so the doctor can get through.
- stand aside
- To leave a job or position voluntarily so that someone else can have it instead
It's time he stood aside and let a more qualified person do the job.
- stand aside
- To temporarily recuse oneself from action or decision-making in some domain
The minister will stand aside during the investigation.
- stand back
- To maintain a safe distance from a hazard
You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
- stand back
- To abstain from participation
While others debated the proposals, he stood back.
- stand back
- to stand a long way behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a fast bowler
- stand by
- To do nothing. To be inactive in a situation
I can't simply stand by and watch you ruin your life.
- stand by
- To remain loyal or faithful to
Even though money is scarce sometimes, Ann stands by her decision to be a full-time mother.
- stand by
- To wait in expectation of some event; to make ready
Please stand by for more instructions.
- stand corrected
- Said to acknowledge someone who corrects something that one says or writes that was not correct
Oh, sorry. I stand corrected - it was fought in 1066.
- stand down
- To withdraw or retire from a position or from a team. transitive and/or intransitive
- stand down
- To wait; to stop pursuing or fighting
They ordered the troops to stand down for the moment.
- stand easy
- a command to soldiers standing at ease that they may relax further
- stand for
- To tolerate
We won't stand for that type of behaviour.
- stand for
- To mean; to symbolize; to represent
The abbreviation CIA stands for Central Intelligence Agency.
- stand for
- To advocate, to support
- stand from under
- to escape something falling or being thrown from above
I see I was in a fix now. But it warn't no use to worry; there warn't nothing to do but just hold still, and try and be ready to stand from under when the lightning struck. — Mark Twain, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, 1884.
- stand in
- To substitute for; to replace; to serve as an understudy
- stand in
- A substitute; a replacement
Her stand in muffed a lot of lines.
- stand in for
- To replace; to act as a double or substitute for
I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off.
- stand in someone's shoes
- to see from another's point of view; to feel what another feels
- stand off
- To prevent any would-be attacker from coming close by adopting an offensive posture
We took hold of anything that might serve as a weapon to stand off the menacing group of young men.
- stand off
- To stand some distance apart form something or someone
He stood off from the fire, for fear of getting scorched.
- stand on ceremony
- To act in a formal, ceremonious or overly polite manner
Please make yourself at home - there's no need to stand on ceremony.
- stand on end
- To stand erect, bristle, especially from fear
- stand on its own
- To be independent of others
- stand on one's own two feet
- To be independent. To survive without any help
It's about time he left home and learnt how to stand on his own two feet.
- stand one's ground
- To maintain or stick by an opinion or position; to remain resolute in the face of opposition
They expect their opponents to stand their ground on the issue.
- stand one's ground
- To attempt to hold a position in battle
- stand out
- To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to one's surroundings
The path led straight across the clearing into another forest, lying upon the verge of which I saw a bit of white. It appeared to stand out in marked contrast and incongruity to all its surroundings, and when I stopped to examine it, I found that it was a small strip of muslin--part of the hem of a garment.
- stand pat
- To stop hitting
After getting a hand of 20, the player stood pat.
- stand pat
- To resist changes
- stand pat
- To play one's hand without drawing any more cards
- stand stock still
- To stand completely motionless
Paul stood stock still; then came a strong impulse to turn and run back..
- stand tall
- To behave in a brave, proud, or unyielding manner, without retreating from confrontation, danger, or adversity
The economic expansion that enabled the country to stand tall at the start of the century has slowed.
- stand the test of time
- To remain useful or valued over a long period of time; to last a long time
Pop music comes and goes, but classical music has stood the test of time.
- stand to reason
- To make sense; to seem logical, reasonable, or rational
If nobody asked the question yet, then it stands to reason that nobody has tried answering.
- stand up
- To bring something up and set it into a standing position
Laura stood the sofa up on end.
- stand up
- To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman
- stand up
- To rise from a lying or sitting position
Stand up, then sit down again.
- stand up
- To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person); to jilt or shirk
A gentleman never stands a lady up.
- stand up against
- To defy or challenge someone
In those times there shall many stand up against the king of the south: also the children of the violent among your people shall lift themselves up to establish the vision; but they shall fall.
- stand up for
- To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like)
Michelle: Quit standing up for yourself, Fry. When we get back to the hole we are going to have a long, boring talk about our relationship!.
- stand up to
- To withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of
The paint looks good, but I don't know if it will stand up to years of weather.
- stand up to
- To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling)
If anyone stood up to him, I bet he'd back down.
- stand-alone
- Operating, functioning, or existing without additions or assistance; independent; able to be separate or separated
They offer an inexpensive add-on for a computer, or a stand-alone system with all the functions built in.
- stand-in
- A stand-in is an acting term that refers to a person of similar size and shape to an actor that "stands-in" for the actor during the lengthy process that is involved in setting up a shot. This term is not to be confused with a double. The stand-in does not appear in the film
They used a stand-in to set up the lighting so that the actor did not have to be there during the lengthy process.
- stand-up
- Performed while standing although normally done while sitting
every morning we have a stand-up meeting.
- stand-up
- Upright; while standing
stand-up comedy.
- stand-up
- That allows the batter to advance to a given base (usually second or third) without having to slide
stand-up triple.
- stand-up
- A meeting performed while standing up
How come you weren't at the stand-up this morning?.
- stand-up
- Honest; honorable
He's a stand-up guy, and a hard worker.
- stand-up
- A performance of stand-up comedy; jokes delivered standing on a stage
Sometimes the club has music, sometimes stand-up.
- stand-up comedy
- comedy performed on stage by a single comedian
- stand-up guy
- An honest and straightforward man of good character
- stand against
- oppose, rise against
- stand clear
- distance oneself, keep a distance
- stand
- {v} to be on the feet, stop, remain, offer as a candidate, persist, be consistent, abide, suffer, direct a course
- stand
- {n} a stop, halt, station, post, difficulty, prop, a musket and its apparatus
- stand around
- Stand somewhere and not do anything:
We stood around saying goodbye for a while.
- stand before
- (deyim) 1. come or be brought into the presence of;2. confront, hold one's ground against (usu. in neg. contexts)
- stand for
- 1. To represent; symbolize.2. To advocate or support: stands for freedom of the press.3. To put up with; tolerate: "We will not stand for impertinent behavior."
- stand on one's head
- 1. (Lit.) Stand or balance vertically with one's head and hands—rather than one's feet.2. (Fig.) Attempt to impress someone by hard work or difficult feats
- stand one's ground
- Refuse to be pushed backwards, or to maintain your beliefs in an argument. "The battalion stood its ground in the face of repeated attacks."; "Clare stood her ground in the meeting and refused to be intimidated even when Michael got angry."
- stand out in relief
- (deyim) Appear or show very clearly and obviously
The mountain stood out in sharp relief against the evening sky.
- stand tall
- Exhibit courage, strength, or calm especially in the face of adversity
