standing

Meaning of standing

verb
  1. (heading) To position or be positioned physically.
  2. (heading) To position or be positioned mentally.
  3. (heading) To position or be positioned socially.
  4. Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).
  5. To remain without ruin or injury.
  6. To stop asking for more cards; to keep one's hand as it has been dealt so far.
adjective
  1. Erect, not cut down.
  2. Performed from an erect position.
    standing ovation
  3. Remaining in force or status.
    standing committee
  4. Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
    standing water
  5. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
    a standing colour
  6. Not movable; fixed.
    a standing bed, distinguished from a trundle-bed
noun
  1. Position or reputation in society or a profession.
    He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.
  2. Duration.
    a member of long standing
  3. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
    I think in deep mire, where there is no standing. — Psalms lxix. 2.
  4. The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
    After their last win, their standing went up three places.
  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.
    He may be insulting, a miserable rotter and a fool, but unless he slanders or libels you, or damages your property, you do not have standing to sue him.

Information about standing

Hyphenation of standing

stand-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 8 chars.
  • standing is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

standing antonyms

Meaning :

moving, working

Translation of standing

Words that rhyme with standing

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