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  • 111stand — [[t]stæ̱nd[/t]] ♦ stands, standing, stood 1) VERB When you are standing, your body is upright, your legs are straight, and your weight is supported by your feet. [V prep] She was standing beside my bed staring down at me... [V adj] They told me… …

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  • 112stand — I UK [stænd] / US verb Word forms stand : present tense I/you/we/they stand he/she/it stands present participle standing past tense stood UK [stʊd] / US past participle stood *** 1) a) [intransitive] to have your body in an upright position… …

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  • 113stand — 1. stand [ stɑ̃d ] n. m. • stand de tir 1875; stan 1542, en Suisse romande; suisse all. Stand ♦ Emplacement aménagé pour le tir à la cible. Stand de tir. stand 2. stand [ stɑ̃d ] n. m. • 1883; mot angl. (XIIIe), de to stand « se tenir debout » 1… …

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  • 114stand — ▪ I. stand stand 1 [stænd] verb stood PTandPP [stʊd] 1. [intransitive] to be at a particular level or amount: stand at • Inflation currently stands at 4%. • Your bank balance currently stan …

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  • 115stand*/*/*/ — [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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  • 116Stand — 1. Alle Stende haben jhr eigen laster. – Henisch, 829, 29; Petri, II, 7. 2. Aendere nicht deinen Stand, du habest denn einen bessern bei der Hand. – Sutor, 15. Lat.: Maritimus cum sis, ne velis fieri terrestris. (Philippi, I, 242.) – Nil cito… …

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  • 117stand — v. & n. v. (past and past part. stood) 1 intr. have or take or maintain an upright position, esp. on the feet or a base. 2 intr. be situated or located (here once stood a village). 3 intr. be of a specified height (stands six foot three). 4 intr …

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  • 118stand — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 effort to resist opposition ADJECTIVE ▪ brave, defiant, determined, firm, strong, tough ▪ moral, principled …

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  • 119stand — [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… …

  • 120Stand! — This article is about the Sly the Family Stone album. For other uses, see Stand (disambiguation). Stand! Studio album by Sly and the Family Stone …

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