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standing

/ˈstændɪŋ/ verb

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  1. present participle and gerund of stand

adjective

  1. Erect, not cut down.
  2. Performed from an erect position.
    standing ovation
  3. Remaining in force or status; ongoing.
    standing committee

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.

Origin

From Middle English standynge, stondynge, standende, stondinde, standande, stondande, from Old English standende, stondende, from Proto-Germanic *standandz (“standing”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *standaną (“to stand”), equivalent to stand + -ing.

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