standing

[US]/'stændɪŋ/
[UK]/'stændɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. vertical; long-term; fixed
n. status; act of standing; duration
v. to stand; to remain unchanged; to be located in.

Phrases & Collocations

standing position

standing desk

standing room only

standing ovation

standing order

standing committee

credit standing

standing up

standing by

long standing

standing wave

financial standing

of long standing

standing director

social standing

standing army

standing vice

standing room

standing water

standing time

moral standing

standing wave ratio

standing body

free standing

commercial standing

Example Sentences

their standing in the community.

standing by the window

the ship was standing north.

a ship standing to windward.

a person of standing in the community.

standing without the door.

He was standing in the room.

He was standing at the door.

He was standing on the shore.

a standing jump; a standing ovation.

Standing on the table was a run-down clock.

the standing crops of game cover.

standing waist-deep in the river.

Real-world Examples

This is Lena standing on Jake's grave.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

Dr. Cunningham will be standing right beside me.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 2

Look, look... here I am standing next to the incubator.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

It was Annie, standing in his doorway.

Source: Magic Tree House

We were just hopelessly standing on the sidelines.

Source: Chronicle of Contemporary Celebrities

The players should never be standing still!

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Pogacar is currently leading the overall standings.

Source: CRI Online July 2022 Collection

But it has increased its standing.

Source: The importance of English names.

And this is why I standing here today.

Source: Celebrity Speech Compilation

Parts of the dome were still standing after a possible malfunction with the explosives.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2017 Collection

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