standing

/ˈstændɪŋ/

adj 5noun 5name 1

Collocations

(noun.) reputation

ADJ

VERB + STANDING

have

My uncle has considerable standing in the local business community after running his company for twenty years.

enhance, improve | damage, diminish

STANDING + VERB

decline, fall | rise

PREP

of ~

His reputation for honesty gave him a position of great standing in the community.

~ among

His reputation for honesty gave him high standing among the members of the community.

~ as

She has improved her standing as a teacher among parents and students.

~ in/within

She has earned considerable standing within the medical community over her long career.

~ with

The new coach quickly gained standing with the players through his fair and honest approach.

PHRASES

in good standing with sb

She remained in good standing with her employer despite the company's recent restructuring.

(noun.) length of time that sth has existed

ADJ

long

many years', 25 years', etc.

My friendship with Sarah is of 10 years' standing, and we still talk every week.

PREP

of ~

Definitions

adj

Erect, not cut down.

Performed from an erect position.

standing ovation

Remaining in force or status.

standing committee

Stagnant; not moving or flowing.

standing water

Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.

a standing colour

noun

Position or reputation in society or a profession.

He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.

The males constantly test their standing, looking to move up in the hierarchy.

Duration.

a member of long standing

The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.

Tech[elles]. I heare them come, ſhall wee encounter them? Tam[burlaine]. Keep all your ſtandings, and not ſtir a foot, Myſelfe will bide the danger of the brunt.

I sinke in deepe mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deepe waters, where the flouds ouerflow me.

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.

Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles

"There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."

"The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."

name

A surname.

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Idioms & Phrases

dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants

One who discovers by building on previous discoveries.

Example Bank

standing ovation

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standing committee

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standing water

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He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.

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The males constantly test their standing, looking to move up in the hierarchy.

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The Russian president has given a series of public addresses this week in a bid to repair his public standing, and portray Wagner’s march on Moscow as a moment that unified Russia.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, standing is marked as figuratively, British. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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