standing
noun
[ ˈstandɪŋ ]
• position, status, or reputation.
• "their standing in the community"
Similar:
status,
rank,
ranking,
position,
social position,
station,
level,
footing,
place,
repute,
reputation,
estimation,
stature,
condition,
degree,
report,
seniority,
eminence,
prominence,
prestige,
good reputation,
esteem,
illustriousness,
importance,
account,
consequence,
influence,
weight,
sway,
distinction,
renown,
note,
notability,
noteworthiness,
clout,
mark,
• the length of time that something has lasted or that someone has fulfilled a role; duration.
• "an inter-departmental squabble of long standing"
• a stall for cattle and horses.
standing
adjective
• (of a jump or a start in a running race) performed from rest or an upright position, without a run-up or the use of starting blocks.
• "I took a standing jump"
• remaining in force or use; permanent.
• "he has a standing invitation to visit them"
Similar:
permanent,
perpetual,
everlasting,
continuing,
abiding,
constant,
fixed,
indefinite,
open-ended,
regular,
repeated,
• (of water) stagnant or still.
• "standing water will also freeze in winter"
Similar:
stagnant,
still,
motionless,
immobile,
inert,
lifeless,
dead,
slack,
static,
stationary,
• (of metal type) kept set up after use.
stand
verb
• have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.
• "Lionel stood in the doorway"
Similar:
be on one's feet,
be upright,
be erect,
be vertical,
• (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position.
• "the town stood on a hill"
Similar:
be,
be situated,
be located,
be positioned,
be set,
be found,
be sited,
be established,
be perched,
sit,
perch,
nestle,
• be in a specified state or condition.
• "since mother's death the house had stood empty"
• withstand (an experience or test) without being damaged.
• "small, stable boats that could stand the punishment of heavy seas"
• be a candidate in an election.
• "he stood for parliament in 1968"
• provide (food or drink) for (someone) at one's own expense.
• "somebody in the bar would stand him a beer"
• act as umpire in a cricket match.
Origin:
Old English standan (verb), stand (noun), of Germanic origin, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin stare and Greek histanai, also by the noun stead.
