stand

verb

noun

Synonyms

• sit
• cost
• lie

• podium
• program

bear , suffer , endure , abide , tolerate , tolerate average to invest up with something trying or awful .

bear ordinarily entail the power to hold without flinching or breaking .

suffer often suggest acceptance or passivity quite than courage or patience in bearing .

endure implies go forward firm or resolute through trials and difficulty .

abide suggests acceptance without resistance or protest .

tolerate propose overcoming or successfully see to it an impulse to resist , avert , or resent something injurious or distasteful .

stand underscore still more strongly the ability to bear without discomposure or flinching .

Lesson ofstandin a Sentence

Word History

Middle English , from Old Englishstandan; akin to Old High Germanstantan , stānto endure , Latinstare, Greekhistanaito do to stand , set ,histasthaito stand , equal standing

before the 12th century , in the meaning specify at intransitive sense 1a

Phrase Containingstand

• a branch to stand on
• live/stand head and shoulders above
• can not/ca n’t endure
• concession stand
• family stand
• if you ca n’t stand/take the warmth , get out of the kitchen
• laborer stand
• reach one ‘s hair stand on end
• music stand
• not have a leg to stand on
• one–night stand
• on the stand
• border stand
• stand accused of
• stand a chance of
• stand–alone
• stand around
• stand aside
• stand at attention
• stand at/by someone ‘s slope
• stand back
• stand behind
• stand between
• stand by
• stand down
• stand/face trial
• stand firm
• bear guard/watch
• stand high/low with ( someone )
• stand idly by
• stand in
• stand in soul ‘s style
• stand in striking contrast to/with
• stand in the mode
• stand in with
• tolerate off
• stand oil
• stand on ceremony
• stand on one ‘s chief/hands
• stand on one ‘s own two foot
• stand or autumn
• stand out
• endure out from the bunch
• bear out from the gang
• stand tap
• stand sentinel
• stand sentry
• stand person/something in good place
• stand/stick out a mile
• stand surety
• endure the test of time
• stand to attention
• stand to reason
• stand trial
• stand up
• stand up and be counted
• tolerate up for
• stand–upper
• suffer up to
• stand up with
• stand your reason police
• stick/endure out like a sore thumb
• choose a stand
• take the stand
• the stand
• to stand one in good place
• spectator stand

Rhymes forstand

• lot
• banned
• bland
• brand
• canned
• fanned
• gland
• lande
• mande
• manned
• panned
• design

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“ Stand . ”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster , https : //www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stand . Accessed 31 Jul . 2025 .

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