STAND - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Verb
be in some specified state or condition
Example: I stand corrected
Categories: Be
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Verb
occupy a place or location, also metaphorically
Example: We stand on common ground
Categories: Be
Meaning 3
Part of speech: Verb
hold one's ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright
Example: I am standing my ground and won't give in!
Categories: Resist, Hold out, Withstand, Stand firm
Meaning 4
Part of speech: Verb
have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
Example: Where do you stand on the War?
Categories: Evaluate, Pass judgment, Judge
Meaning 5
Part of speech: Verb
be tall; have a height of; copula
Example: She stands 6 feet tall
Categories: Measure
Meaning 6
Part of speech: Verb
put into an upright position
Example: Can you stand the bookshelf up?
Categories: Put, Set, Place, Pose, Position, Lay
Meaning 7
Part of speech: Verb
be available for stud services
Example: male domestic animals such as stallions serve selected females
Categories: Serve, Service
Meaning 8
Part of speech: Verb
be standing; be upright
Example: We had to stand for the entire performance!
Categories: Rest
Meaning 9
Part of speech: Verb
remain inactive or immobile
Example: standing water
Categories: Stay, Remain, Rest
Meaning 10
Part of speech: Verb
be in effect; be or remain in force
Example: The law stands!
Categories: Continue
Synonyms
Digest, Stall, Stand, Abide, Rack
Antonyms
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "stand" comes from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-. It started in Proto-Germanic *standaną. Then it appeared in Old English standan. Later, people used it in Middle English standen. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Scots: stand
- Saterland Frisian: stounde
- West Frisian: stean
- German: standen
- Danish: stande
- Swedish: stånda
- Norwegian: standa
- Faroese: standa
- Icelandic: standa
- Gothic: 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽
- Russian: стоя́ть
- Irish: seas
- Latin: stare
- Lithuanian: stóti
- Old Church Slavonic: стояти
- Albanian: shtoj
- Ancient Greek: ἵστημι
- Avestan: 𐬵𐬌𐬱𐬙𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌
- Sanskrit: तिष्ठति
- Proto-Germanic: *stāną
- West Frisian: stean
- Dutch: staan
- German: stehen
- Danish: stå
🧩 Fun Fact
Words that pass through many languages often accumulate layers of meaning from each culture.