standing

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[edit] English

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  • IPA: /ˈstændɪŋ/
  • (file)

[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? - 1991, Robert DeNiro (actor), 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

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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. (UK) 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.
    He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.

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[edit] Faroese

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  • IPA: [ˈstandːɪŋɡ]

[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


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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

From English standing.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /stɑ̃diŋ/

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standing m. (plural standings)

  1. standing, status
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