standing adj

1 having a supporting base; "a standing lamp" [syn: standing(a)]

2 (of fluids) not moving or flowing; "mosquitoes breed in standing water" [syn: standing(a)] [ant: running(a)]

3 not created for a particular occasion; "a standing committee" [syn: standing(a)]

4 maintaining an erect position; "standing timber"; "many buildings were still standing" [syn: upright] [ant: falling]

5 executed in or initiated from a standing position; "a standing ovation"; "race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation" [syn: standing(a)] [ant: running(a)]

6 (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"; "a standing ovation" [ant: seated]

7 permanent; "a standing army"

8 not cut down; "standing timber"; "uncut trees" [syn: uncut]

1 social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"

2 the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position

English

Pronunciation

• /ˈstændɪŋ/

Verb

standing

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

Adjective

1. Erect, not cut down.
2. Performed from an erect position.

   standing ovation

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

Derived terms

• standing joke
• standing wave

Noun

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. 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. 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. the right to bring a legal action

Derived terms

• class standing
• hard standing

Faroese

Pronunciation

[ˈstandːɪŋg]

Etymology

From standa (to stand).

Noun

standing s

1. erection

Declension

Synonyms

• reðurstøða

French

Etymology

From standing.

Pronunciation

/stɑ̃diŋ/

Noun

fr-noun m

1. standing, status

Standing may refer to:

• Standing (position), the human position
• Standing (law), the ability of a party bringing a lawsuit to demonstrate to the court sufficient connection to and harm from the law or action challenged

See also

• Stand (disambiguation)
• Stander (disambiguation)

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