Definitions
Remain upright; tolerate
Word origin
From Middle English stonden, standen (verb) and stand, stond (noun, from the verb), from Old English standan (“to stand, occupy a place”), from Proto-West Germanic *standan, from Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), from Pre-Germanic *sth₂-n-t-´, an innovative extended n-infixed form of Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Used in a sentence
“Here I stand, wondering what to do next.”
“I can't reach the celing. Get me a chair to stand on.”
“Then came a maid with hand-bag and shawls, and after her a tall young lady. She stood for a moment holding her skirt above the grimy steps,[…], and the light of the reflector fell full upon her.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Be upright”5 letters
02“Rise to your feet”5 letters
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