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  • 31stand*/*/*/ — [stænd] (past tense and past participle stood [stʊd] ) verb I 1) to have your body in an upright position supported by your feet The train was full and we had to stand all the way to Edinburgh.[/ex] Stand still (= don t move) and let me brush… …

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  • 32stand — [[t]stænd[/t]] v. stood, stand•ing, n. 1) to be in an upright position on the feet 2) to rise to one s feet (often fol. by up) 3) to have a specified height when in this position: He stands six feet[/ex] 4) to remain motionless on the feet 5) to… …

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  • 33stand — [c]/stænd / (say stand) verb (stood, standing) –verb (i) 1. to take or keep an upright position on the feet (opposed to sit, lie, etc.). 2. to have a specified height when in this position: he stands two metres in his socks. 3. to remain… …

  • 34stand — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. abide, tolerate, endure, support; last, persist; remain up right; pause, halt, stop; be, re main; stagnate; be valid; put, place; bear, undergo; stand for, represent, mean. See durability, indication …

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  • 35stand up — verb 1. rise to one s feet (Freq. 23) The audience got up and applauded • Syn: ↑arise, ↑rise, ↑uprise, ↑get up • Ant: ↑sit down ( …

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  • 36stand for — Synonyms and related words: abide, abide with, advert to, affirm, allege, allude to, announce, annunciate, approach anchorage, argue, assert, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, be construed as, be indicative of, be significant of, be… …

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  • 37put — Synonyms and related words: Boeotian, affirm, air, allege, announce, annunciate, apply, approximate, argue, ascribe, assert, assess, assever, asseverate, assign, attach, attribute, aver, avouch, avow, block, blockhead, boob, bowl, burden with,… …

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  • 38stand — v 1. rise, rise to one s feet, get up; remain upright, hold oneself erect, be vertical. 2. set upright, place on end, upend; set, position, place, put. 3.(usu. imperative) halt, stop, pause, come to a halt or standstill. 4. last, continue on,… …

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  • 39stand for — verb 1. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol (Freq. 5) What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize? • Syn: ↑typify, ↑symbolize, ↑symbolise, ↑represent • Derivationally related forms …

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  • 40Stand by the River — Infobox Musical name= Stand by the River subtitle= caption= Carey Brown, Gary Giles, James Gwathney and Christine Clemmons in the Swarthmore College Presentation of Stand By The River music= Mark Sutton Smith lyrics= Mark Sutton Smith book=… …

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