stand

/stænd/ v [I] (past tense and past participle stood /stʊd/) (BE IN PLACE)

Definition

› to be in a particular place: A desk stood in the middle of the room. A taxi stood at the curb, waiting for a fare. fig. If you want to apply for promotion, I won’t stand in your way.

(Definition of stand v (BE IN PLACE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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