standing

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Derived terms 2 Faroese 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Etymology 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Declension 2.3.2 Synonyms 3 French 3.1 Etymology 3.2 Pronunciation 3.3 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstændɪŋ/
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[edit] Verb

standing

1. Present participle of stand.; in the process of coming to an upright position.

[edit] Adjective

standing (not comparable)

1. Erect, not cut down.

   So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? - Robert DeNiro, Backdraft

2. Performed from an erect position.

   standing ovation

3. Remaining in force or status.
4. Stagnant; not moving or flowing.

   standing water

   standing committee

[edit] Derived terms

• standing joke
• standing order
• standing ovation
• standing seam
• standing wave

[edit] Antonyms

• (stagnant): moving, working (committees)

[edit] Noun

standing (plural standings)

1. Position or reputation in society or a profession: "He does not have much of a standing as a chemist".
2. Duration.
3. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
4. (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list: "After their last win, their standing went up three places".
5. (British) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
   • 1992, P.D. James, The Children of Men, page 28:

   "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."

   • 2000, Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor, page 149:

   "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."

6. (law) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.

[edit] Derived terms

• class standing
• hard standing
• good standing

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[edit] Faroese

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈstandːɪŋg]

[edit] Etymology

From standa (to stand).

[edit] Noun

standing f. sg.

1. erection

[edit] Declension

f6s	Singular
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	standing	standingin
Accusative	standing	standingina
Dative	standing	standingini
Genitive	standingar	standingarinnar

[edit] Synonyms

• reðurstøða

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From English standing.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /stɑ̃diŋ/

[edit] Noun

standing m. (plural standings)

1. standing, status