upstand

English

Etymology

From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- +‎ stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænd

Verb

upstand (third-person singular simple present upstands, present participle upstanding, simple past and past participle upstood)

1. (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.
   • 1820, Homer, William Cowper, translated by into English blank verse, The Iliad of Homer: with notes:

     At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood / The wise Ulysses.

   • 1912, United States. Patent Office, Official gazette of the United States Patent Office: Volume 174:

     The combination with a closet seat, of a flexible mat having sockets, plates secured upon the seat and having recesses, and a standard pivoted upon each plate and fold- able to lie in the respective socket or to upstand from the seat, […]

   • 2010, Lonnie R. Sherrod, Judith Torney-Purta, Constance A. Flanagan, Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement in Youth:

     Put differently, attention to norms and rules did not increase the likelihood that a student would choose to upstand or intervene. Students who were more likely to recommend direct support for the victim (choosing to upstand), however, […]

Related terms

• upstanding

Translations

stand up

• French: ériger (fr)

Noun

upstand (plural upstands)

1. (construction, plumbing) A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.

Synonyms

• upturn

Translations

upturn

• French: bordure (fr) f

Adjective

upstand (not comparable)

1. (construction) (of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; "an upstand beam".

Antonyms

• downstand
• downhang

Anagrams

• dustpan, stand up, stand-up, standup