Standing

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstændɪŋ/

Verb

1. Present participle of stand; in the process of coming to an upright position.

Full definition of standing

Adjective

1. Erect, not cut down.So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline? - 1991, Robert DeNiro (actor),
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-bedthe standing rigging of a ship

Derived terms

• standing joke
• standing order
• standing ovation
• standing seam
• standing wave

Antonyms

• (stagnant) moving, working (committees)

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 will provide you a good standing to see his entry. — Francis Bacon.I think in deep mire, where there is no standing. — Psalms lxix. 2.
4. (sports) 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. (British) room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
• 1992, P.D. James, The Children of Men, page 28:"There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
• 2000, Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor, page 149:"The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."
6. (legal) 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.

Derived terms

• class standing
• hard standing
• good standing