stand

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstænd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stænd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stand)

Inflections of 'stand' (n):
stands
npl (All usages)
stand
npl (For the metallurgy sense only)
Inflections of 'stand' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stands
v 3rd person singular
standing
v pres p
stood
v past
stood
v past p
WordReference Collins English Usage © 2025
stand
Stand is usually a verb. Its past tense and -ed participle is stood.
saying where someone is
When you are standing somewhere, your body is upright, your legs are straight, and your weight is supported by your feet. In standard English you don't say that someone ‘is stood’ somewhere.
Why is he standing in the middle of the road?
She was standing at the bus stop.
saying where someone goes
Stand is also used to say that someone moves to a different place and remains standing there.
They stood to one side so that she could pass.
Come and stand next to me.
‘stand up’
Stand is sometimes used to say that someone raises their body to a standing position when they have been sitting.
Everyone stood and applauded.
However, you normally say that someone stands up.
The children are supposed to stand up when the teacher comes into the room.
I put down my glass and stood up.
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