The meaning of Standing

adjective

(of a feeling or memory) lasting a long time; enduring.

Usage examples:

He had an abiding respect for her

verb

Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation).

Usage examples:

I said i would abide by their decision

adjective

An abiding feeling or memory is one that you have had for a long time

Usage examples:

Abiding memory my abiding memory is of him in the garden., she holds an abiding affection for her o…

verb

Exist.

Usage examples:

There are no easy answers

prefix

(forming verbs) all over; all round.

Usage examples:

Bespatter

abbreviation

Bachelor of education.

noun

The state of something with regard to its appearance, quality, or working order.

Usage examples:

The wiring is in good condition

verb

Have a significant influence on or determine (the manner or outcome of something).

Usage examples:

National choices are conditioned by the international political economy

adjective

Occurring continuously over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The constant background noise of the city

noun

A situation that does not change.

Usage examples:

The condition of struggle remained a constant

adjective

Nearly continuous or very frequent

Usage examples:

We had a constant stream of visitors., even in this age of high technology, the popularity of hunti…

noun

The state of remaining in existence or operation.

Usage examples:

His interests encouraged him to favour the continuance of war

adjective

Without a break in continuity; ongoing.

Usage examples:

A continuing controversy

verb

Persist in an activity or process.

Usage examples:

He was unable to continue with his job

adjective

No longer alive.

Usage examples:

A dead body

adverb

Absolutely; completely.

Usage examples:

You're dead right

noun

The amount, level, or extent to which something happens or is present.

Usage examples:

A degree of caution is probably wise

noun

An amount or level of something

Usage examples:

[ c ] this job demands a high degree of skill., [ c ] the house had also been damaged, but to a les…

noun

The time during which something continues.

Usage examples:

Bicycle hire for the duration of your holiday

noun

The length of time that something lasts

Usage examples:

He planned a stay of two years’ duration.

noun

The length of time that something lasts

Usage examples:

A two-year/ten-month/six-week, etc. duration most placements of agency it staff are of a three-mont…

noun

Fame or acknowledged superiority within a particular sphere.

Usage examples:

Her eminence in cinematography

noun

The state of being famous and important

Usage examples:

His eminence as a lawyer

noun

The ability to endure an unpleasant or difficult process or situation without giving way.

Usage examples:

She was close to the limit of her endurance

adjective

Denoting or relating to a race or other sporting event that takes place over a long distance or otherwise demands great physical stamina.

Usage examples:

The annual 24-hour endurance race

noun

The ability to continue doing something for a long time

Usage examples:

He began visiting the gym to build up his strength and endurance.

suffix

Forming plurals of nouns ending in sibilant sounds.

Usage examples:

Boxes

suffix

Forming the third person singular of the present tense in verbs ending in sibilant sounds.

Usage examples:

Pushes

abbreviation

El salvador (international vehicle registration).

noun

A rough calculation of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something.

Usage examples:

Estimations of protein concentrations

noun

Judgment; opinion

Usage examples:

The first novel was successful, whereas the second, in my estimation, was not.

noun

Your opinion of someone or something

Usage examples:

In sb's estimation in my estimation a lot of other banks are going to have the same problem., compu…

adjective

Lasting forever or a very long time.

Usage examples:

The damned would suffer everlasting torment

noun

Eternity.

Usage examples:

‘but lord,’ one of the ministers was up on his feet, ‘we are only doing it for you, your eternal gl…

adjective

Lasting forever, or continuing for a long time

Usage examples:

To his everlasting credit, he’s the only one who said it was wrong.

noun

The fact or state of living or having objective reality.

Usage examples:

The organization has been in existence for fifteen years

noun

The state of being real, or of being known or recognized

Usage examples:

During the first few years of its existence, the theater had no permanent home., the existence of p…

adjective

Fastened securely in position.

Usage examples:

A fixed iron ladder down the port side

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

adjective

Not changing

Usage examples:

A fixed stare, a fixed address, she stared fixedly at the screen.

noun

A secure grip with one's feet.

Usage examples:

He suddenly lost his footing

verb

Cover a distance, especially a long one, on foot.

Usage examples:

The rider was left to foot it ten or twelve miles back to camp

noun

A firm position of the feet

Usage examples:

He lost his footing and tumbled into the water., both sides need to begin negotiations on equal foo…

adjective

Not moving; motionless.

Usage examples:

She sat immobile for a long time

adjective

Not moving, or not able to move or be moved

Usage examples:

He is in a cast to keep his spine immobile., the brace immobilized my elbow while the injury healed.

adjective

Lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time.

Usage examples:

They may face indefinite detention

adjective

Not exact or not clear; without clear limits

Usage examples:

It was a wonderful opportunity, but it meant leaving family and friends for an indefinite period, p…

adjective

Lacking the ability or strength to move.

Usage examples:

She lay inert in her bed

adjective

Not moving or not able to move

Usage examples:

The inert figure of a man lay in the front of the car., an inert gas

noun

A horizontal plane or line with respect to the distance above or below a given point.

Usage examples:

The front garden is on a level with this floor

adjective

Having a flat, horizontal surface.

Usage examples:

We had reached level ground

verb

Give a flat and even surface to.

Usage examples:

Contractors started levelling the ground for the new power station

noun

The condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter, including the capacity for growth, reproduction, functional activity, and continual change preceding death.

Usage examples:

The origins of life

noun

The period between birth and death, or the state of being alive

Usage examples:

[ u ] life is too short to worry about money!, [ c ] cats are supposed to have nine lives., [ u ] a…

noun

The amount of time that something exists or works

Usage examples:

The life of a mortgage/loan/investment he would reach retirement during the life of the mortgage., …

adjective

Dead or apparently dead.

Usage examples:

His lifeless body was taken from the river

adjective

Dead or appearing to be dead

Usage examples:

A lifeless body, fig. the performance was boring and lifeless (= lacking interest or energy).

adjective

Not moving; stationary.

Usage examples:

An eagle hung almost motionless close to the ground

adjective

Not moving

Usage examples:

He looks made of stone, utterly motionless (= completely without movement).

adjective

Without moving

Usage examples:

The horse lay motionless on the ground, as if dead.

verb

Settle or lie comfortably within or against something.

Usage examples:

The baby nestled in her arms

verb

To be in or put someone or something into a comfortable or protected position

Usage examples:

[ i ] she nestled the cat in her arms.

adjective

Without an end date or planned way of ending

Usage examples:

Several of the transit worker unions have stated that their strike would be open-ended., they emplo…

noun

An object on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or horizontal bar.

Usage examples:

The budgerigar shuffled along its perch

verb

(of a bird) alight or rest on something.

Usage examples:

A herring gull perched on the rails

noun

An edible freshwater fish with a high spiny dorsal fin, dark vertical bars on the body, and orange lower fins.

Usage examples:

Out back of the house, oak, hemlock and cedar trees crown a path toward a 30-acre lake stocked with…

adjective

Lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely.

Usage examples:

A permanent ban on the dumping of radioactive waste at sea

noun

A perm for the hair.

Usage examples:

A woman with a home permanent

adjective

Lasting for a long time or forever

Usage examples:

Are you looking for a temporary job or something permanent?, he entered the united states in 1988 a…

adjective

Never ending or changing.

Usage examples:

Deep caves in perpetual darkness

adjective

Continuing forever, or happening all the time

Usage examples:

They lived in perpetual fear of being discovered., she resented his perpetual complaining about her…

adjective

Used to describe a bond or other investment that pays interest for ever

Usage examples:

Cp issued £88 million of perpetual bonds from 1889 onward.

noun

A particular position, point, or area in space; a location.

Usage examples:

I can't be in two places at once

verb

Put in a particular position.

Usage examples:

A newspaper had been placed beside my plate

noun

An area, town, building, etc.

Usage examples:

Her garden was a cool pleasant place to sit., what was the name of that place we drove through on t…

noun

A place where someone or something is located or has been put.

Usage examples:

The distress call had given the ship's position

verb

Put or arrange (someone or something) in a particular place or way.

Usage examples:

He pulled out a chair and positioned it between them

noun

Widespread respect and admiration felt for someone or something on the basis of a perception of their achievements or quality.

Usage examples:

The firm has recently gained considerable prestige

noun

Respect and admiration given to someone or something, usually because of a reputation for high quality, success, or social influence

Usage examples:

No one would go into this sort of work for the prestige., a prestigious school

noun

Respect or admiration that is given to someone or something, usually because of the reputation that they have for high quality, success, or social influence

Usage examples:

The company has gained international prestige in recent years., the prestige of working for a top w…

noun

The state of being important, famous, or noticeable.

Usage examples:

She came to prominence as an artist in the 1960s

noun

The state of being easily seen or well known

Usage examples:

Most of the papers give prominence to (= put in a noticeable position) the same story this morning.…

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

Usage examples:

An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

Usage examples:

Clumps of rank grass

noun

A position in a hierarchy or scale.

Usage examples:

His world number-one ranking

adjective

Having a specified rank in a hierarchy.

Usage examples:

High-ranking army officers

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.

Usage examples:

Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun

A regular customer, member of a team, etc.

Usage examples:

Pub regulars

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

Usage examples:

A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

adjective

Done or occurring again several times in the same way.

Usage examples:

There were repeated attempts to negotiate

verb

Say again something one has already said.

Usage examples:

‘are you hurt?’ he repeated

adjective

Happening again and again

Usage examples:

Repeated attempts/warnings, he has repeatedly denied being there.

verb

Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated.

Usage examples:

The minister reported a decline in milk production

noun

An account given of a particular matter, especially in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an appointed person or body.

Usage examples:

The chairman's annual report

verb

To give an account or representation of in words

noun

The beliefs or opinions that are generally held about someone or something.

Usage examples:

His reputation was tarnished by allegations of bribery

noun

The opinion generally held of someone or something; the state of being regarded in a particular way.

Usage examples:

Pollution could bring the authority's name into bad repute

verb

Be generally regarded to be or as being (but not definitely the case).

Usage examples:

He's reputed to earn $7m per annum

noun

A bad, good, etc. reputation

Usage examples:

Of good/ill repute a place of ill repute

noun

The fact or state of being older or higher in rank or status than someone else.

Usage examples:

26 archbishops and bishops in order of seniority

verb

Adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright.

Usage examples:

I sat next to him at dinner

noun

A period of sitting.

Usage examples:

A sit in the shade

verb

Take a seat

adjective

Not taut or held tightly in position; loose.

Usage examples:

A slack rope

noun

The part of a rope or line which is not held taut; the loose or unused part.

Usage examples:

I picked up the rod and wound in the slack

verb

Loosen (something, especially a rope).

Usage examples:

Slacking the outhaul allows you to adjust the sail

adjective

(of a body of water or the atmosphere of a confined space) having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence.

Usage examples:

A stagnant ditch

adjective

Lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in an undesirable or uninteresting way.

Usage examples:

Demand has grown in what was a fairly static market

noun

Crackling or hissing noises on a telephone, radio, or other telecommunication system.

Usage examples:

The phone was full of static that sounded distant

combining form

In adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -stasis (such as hemostatic corresponding to hemostasis ).

noun

A place on a railway line where trains regularly stop so that passengers can get on or off.

Usage examples:

We walked back to the station and caught the train back to brussels

verb

Short for stations of the cross.

noun

A building or buildings and the surrounding area where a particular service or activity takes place

Usage examples:

A train/bus station, a gas station, a police/fire station, at our house in the mountains we only ge…

adjective

Not moving or not intended to be moved.

Usage examples:

A car collided with a stationary vehicle

adjective

Not moving, or not changing

Usage examples:

House prices have been stationary for months.

noun

A person's natural height.

Usage examples:

A man of short stature

noun

Relative social or professional position; standing.

Usage examples:

An improvement in the status of women

adjective

Not moving or making a sound.

Usage examples:

The still body of the young man

noun

Deep silence and calm; stillness.

Usage examples:

The still of the night

adverb

Up to and including the present or the time mentioned; even now (or then) as formerly.

Usage examples:

He still lives with his mother

noun

The quality of being logically or factually sound; soundness or cogency.

Usage examples:

One might question the validity of our data

noun

The state of being officially true or legally acceptable

Usage examples:

The clause has no legal validity and is likely to mislead the consumer as to his rights., the valid…