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Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary is based on the world’s largest collection of information about the way the English language is written and spoken in our time—a citation file of over 14½ million examples of English words drawn from actual use, more than 1 million collected since the last edition. The volume also includes: well-drafted Definitions and Pronunciations, Extensive...

stand•ing [Middle English, from Old English standan; akin to Old High German stantan, stān to stand, Latin stare, Greek histanai to cause to stand, set, histasthai to stand, be standing] (before 12th century) intransitive verb 1 a : to support oneself on the feet in an erect position b : to be a specified height when fully erect 〈stands six feet two〉 c : to rise to an erect position 2 a : to take up or maintain a specified position or posture 〈stand aside〉 〈can you stand on your head〉 b : to maintain
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