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Please stand beside your desk.
What does Stand mean?
be upright on your feet.
Dictionary definition
To be upright on your feet, or a raised support for holding something.
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Stand in a sentence
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The music stand held the sheet music.
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A speaker may stand tall to show confidence during a presentation.
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Practice 1
What does stand mean as a verb?
To stand means to be upright on your feet.
Practice 2
Which word can match one meaning of stand?
Rise can mean to get up, which is related to standing.
Practice 3
Which word is a useful contrast for stand?
Sit contrasts with stand because a sitting person is not standing.
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WordStand.
Partverb, noun.
MeaningStand means be upright on your feet.
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Synonyms
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Opposite words
sitUse when someone is not standing.
lie downUse when someone is flat rather than upright.
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Word family
Stand word family
Base word
stand
verb
stands
Stands now or often.
verb
stood
Past tense of stand.
verb
standing
Being upright now.
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Hint for students
be upright on your feet.
Common mix-up
Stand is not the same as sit. Stand means be upright on your feet.
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Read this model sentence: The music stand held the sheet music. Clue words: music, held, sheet. Underline clue words that show why stand fits instead of sit. Now write one new sentence that shows stand without using the word stand. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show stand?
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