Definition of "standing"

standing¹

/ˈstændɪŋ/

verb
1. present participle and gerund of stand
  Quotations
  So you punched out a window for ventilation. Was that before or after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
  1991, Backdraft
adjective
not comparable
1. Erect, not cut down.
2. Performed from an erect position.
3. Remaining in force or status.
4. Stagnant; not moving or flowing.
5. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting.
6. Not movable; fixed.

standing²

/ˈstændɪŋ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural standings
1. (figurative) Position or reputation in society or a profession.
  Quotations
  The males constantly test their standing, looking to move up in the hierarchy.
  2017 March, Jennifer S. Holland, “For These Monkeys, It’s a Fight for Survival”, in National Geographic‎
  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.
  2023 June 29, Graham Russell, “Wagner mutiny has weakened Putin, says Scholz, as Russian president makes rare public visit”, in The Guardian‎
2. Duration.
3. The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.
  Quotations
  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.
  c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, (please specify the page)
  I sinke in deepe mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deepe waters, where the flouds ouerflow me.
  1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Psalms 69:2
  I will provide you and your fellows of a good standing to see his entry
  1631, Francis [Bacon], “New Atlantis. A Worke Vnfinished.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […]
4. (sports) The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.
5. (Britain) Room in which to park a vehicle or vehicles
  Quotations
  "There was no garage at Lathbury Road, but we had standing for two cars in front of the house."
  1992, P. D. James, The Children of Men, page 28
  "The engineering crisis boiled down to roads, hard standing, and waste."
  2000, Bob Breen, Mission Accomplished, East Timor, page 149
6. (law) The right of a party to bring a legal action, based on the relationship between that party and the matter to which the action relates.
  Quotations
  Legal experts noted earlier this week that while Epps will have to prove that Carlson’s claims damaged his reputation, he presents a strong argument and therefore likely has standing.
  2023 July 12, Erum Salam, “Fox News faces another defamation lawsuit involving Tucker Carlson”, in The Guardian‎
7. (UK, slang, obsolete) The location on a street where a market trader habitually operates.

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