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standing

Pronunciation: /ˈstændɪŋ/

The English word “standing” has 13 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Erect, not cut down.
  2. Performed from an erect position.
  3. Remaining in force or status; ongoing.
  4. Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
  5. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
  6. Not movable; fixed.

noun

  1. Position or reputation in society or a profession.
  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.
  5. Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
  6. The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
  7. The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.

Etymology

From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing.

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