stand

Everyday

1. To stand is to be on your feet with your body upright. tree →
2. To stand up is to get onto your feet. tree →
3. To stand is to be in a place: the house stands on a hill. tree →
4. A stand is a small stall that sells things, like a lemonade stand. tree →
5. A stand is a holder for something: a music stand, a bike stand. tree →
6. Can't stand means strongly dislike. tree →
7. To stand for means to mean: «km» stands for kilometer. tree →

In the lessons

Maths: a stall that sells (lemonade stand) with prices and money earned: money = price × cups sold; people standing in a line; letters that stand for numbers. Everyday: stand in line, stand still, stand up for someone (defend them), grandstand at a sports ground.

Examples

• Her lemonade stand sold 40 cups at 50 cents each. tree →
• 12 people stand in line. tree →
• The fruit stand has 60 apples. tree →
• How much did the stand earn? tree →
• Please stand up when the bell rings. tree →
• In algebra, x stands for an unknown number. tree →
• Stand up for a friend who is being picked on. tree →
• I can't stand the smell of burnt toast. tree →
• The boy stood firm and still. tree →

Note

Irregular: stand, stood, stood. At a stand, money = price × cups sold. Trap: none. «Stand for» (mean) is a phrasal verb with no number clue.

In Jewish tradition

In the Torah it often means to be upright, to be present before someone, or to remain firm. The boards of the tabernacle "stand up," meaning upright. The Prophets and Psalms also ask who can stand before God's anger or at His coming, which means who can survive, and the psalmist asks why God "stands afar off," meaning seems far away.

Interpretation. To "stand before" God or a ruler means to serve or be in attendance. The prayer called the Amidah, "the standing," is said on one's feet, since it is like standing before the King. The prophets' question "who can stand?" is read as a call to repent before God's judgment.

Examples

• And he made the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up. (Torah EXO.36.20, JPS 1917) tree →
• And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle of acacia-wood, standing up. (Torah EXO.26.15, JPS 1917) tree →
• And his sister stood afar off, to know what would be done to him. (Torah EXO.2.4, JPS 1917) tree →
• Who can stand before His indignation? (Prophets NAM.1.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• Why standest Thou afar off, O LORD? (Writings PSA.10.1, JPS 1917) tree →
• And who shall stand when he appeareth? (Prophets MAL.3.2, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Irregular: stand, stood, stood. At a stand, money = price × cups sold. Trap: none. «Stand for» (mean) is a phrasal verb with no number clue.