Synonyms for stands
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : stand |
| Phonetic Transcription : stænd |
Top 10 synonyms for stands Other synonyms for the word stands
- abide
- allow
- angle
- be erect
- be located
- be on feet
- be situated
- be valid
- be vertical
- bear with
- belong
- board
- bracket
- brook
- carriage
- cock
- cope
- countenance
- counter
- dais
- dispose
- endure
- experience
- fill
- frame
- gantry
- grandstand
- halt
- handle
- hang on
- jump up
- live with
- mount
- notion
- obtain
- occupy
- place
- platform
- poise
- pose
- position
- prevail
- put
- put up with
- rack
- rank
- remain
- resign oneself to
- rest
- rise
- sentiment
- set
- settle
- slant
- sound
- staging
- stall
- stance
- standpoint
- station
- stay
- stay the course
- stomach
- stop
- submit
- suffer
- support
- sustain
- swallow
- table
- take
- take up
- tolerate
- twist
- two cents' worth
- undergo
- view
- wear
- weather
- withstand
Définition of stands
Origin :- Old English standan (class VI strong verb; past tense stod, past participle standen), from Proto-Germanic *sta-n-d- (cf. Old Norse standa, Old Saxon and Gothic standan, Old High German stantan, Swedish stå, Dutch staan, German stehen), from PIE root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).
- Sense of "to exist, be present" is attested from c.1300. Meaning "to pay for as a treat" is from 1821. Phrase stands to reason (1620) is from earlier stands (is constant) with reason. Phrase stand pat is originally from poker (1882); stand down in the military sense of "go off duty" is first recorded 1916. Standing ovation attested by 1968; standing army is from c.1600.
- noun position, opinion
- noun base, stage
- verb be or get upright
- verb be in force, exist
- verb endure, bear
- Borrowed it of an artist who's wintering in Mexico; cheap; just as it stands.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- It stands for something that cannot be expressed in any other way.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- He'd break a man quick enough, but when he gives his word it stands.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- The village of Zagai stands in a similar situation to that of Domodoloh.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- The name of Capt. Howel Davis stands high among his fellows.
- Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle
- But here, on the palm of my hand, stands a wonder that outdoes them all!
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Yet I won some change from him, and it stands without your door.
- Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard
- In what relationship to him lfhere, mentioned 2605, stands, is not clear.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Unknown
- It stands tall and pointed and graceful against a lovely sky.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
- He stands in the courtyard, where the young men used to play games.
- Extract from : « Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, Mycenae » by Jennie Hall
Antonyms for stands
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