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1. (n.) standing
rank or status, esp. with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc.
2. standing
good position, reputation, or credit.
3. standing
length of continuance, residence, experience, etc.
4. standing
standings, a list of teams or contestants arranged according to their past records.
5. standing
a place where a person or thing stands.
6. standing
the right to initiate or participate in a legal action.
7. (adj.) standing
having an erect or upright position:
a standing lamp.
8. standing
done in or from an erect position:
a standing jump; a standing ovation.
9. standing
still; not flowing or stagnant.
10. standing
lasting or permanent.
11. standing
continuing in force, use, etc.:
a standing rule.
12. standing
out of use; idle.
13. standing
Naut. noting any of various objects or assemblages of objects fixed in place or position, unless moved for adjustment or repairs:
standing bowsprit.
Etymology: (1300–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) standing
social or financial or professional status or reputation
"of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"
2. (noun) standing
an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event
3. (adj) standing
the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position
4. (adj) standing(a)
having a supporting base
"a standing lamp"
5. (adj) standing(a)
not created for a particular occasion
"a standing committee"
6. (adj) standing(a)
(of fluids) not moving or flowing
"mosquitoes breed in standing water"
7. (adj) standing(a)
executed in or initiated from a standing position
"race from a standing start"; "a standing jump"; "a standing ovation"
8. (adj) standing
(of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs
"standing room only"
9. (adj) standing
permanent
"a standing army"
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1. (noun) standing
sb's or sth's reputation or status
a poet of high standing
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) standing
remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn
2. (adj) standing
not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water
3. (adj) standing
not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color
4. (adj) standing
established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees
5. (adj) standing
not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed)
6. (noun) standing
the act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of being erect upon the feet; stand
7. (noun) standing
maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom of long standing; an officer of long standing
8. (noun) standing
place to stand in; station; stand
9. (noun) standing
condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank; as, a man of good standing, or of high standing
10. standing
of Stand
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Sense: permanent
The general's standing orders must be obeyed.
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 Afrikaans: permanent, staande |
 Arabic: دائِم، مُسْتَمِر |
 Bulgarian: неизменен |
 Brazilian: permanente |
 Czech: trvalý |
 German: ständig |
 Danish: stående |
 Greek: μόνιμος, πάγιος |
 Estonian: püsiv, alaline |
 Farsi: هميشگي |
 Finnish: pysyvä |
 French: établi |
 Hebrew: קָבוּעַ |
 Hindi: स्थायी |
 Croatian: stalan, trajan |
 Hungarian: állandó |
 Indonesian: permanen |
 Icelandic: varanlegur; sem gildirþan |
 Italian: stabilito, permanente |
 Japanese: 永続的な |
 Korean: 영속적인, 유효한 |
 Lithuanian: nuolatinis |
 Latvian: pastāvīgs; parasts |
 Malay: ketetapan |
 Dutch: permanent |
 Norwegian: stående |
 Polish: stale obowiązujący |
 Portuguese: permanente |
 Romanian: permanent |
 Russian: постоянный |
 Slovak: trvalý |
 Slovenian: trajen |
 Serbian: stalan |
 Swedish: stående, ständig |
 Thai: ถาวร |
 Turkish: sürekli |
 Taiwanese: 永久的 |
 Ukrainian: постійний; установлений |
 Urdu: مستقل |
 Vietnamese: thường trực, vĩnh cửu |
 Chinese: 永久的 |
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