standing

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person's or group's status, rank, or reputation.

   As a doctor, she enjoys high standing in the community.

2. 2
   adj

   Permanent and ongoing rather than temporary.

   The company has a standing policy of replying to every customer within a day.

3. 3
   adj

   On one's feet; upright.

   The standing spectators at the back could barely see the stage.

4. 4
   adj

   Of water, not moving or flowing.

   Standing water can quickly become a breeding ground for mosquitoes.

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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