stand sb up
informal — phrasal verb with stand /stænd/ verb (stood, stood)Definition
1. Definition
2. Practise
B2 to intentionally fail to meet someone when you said you would, especially someone you were starting to have a romantic relationship with: I don't know if I've been stood up or if she's just late - I'll wait another half hour.Refusing and rejecting
(Definition of stand sb up from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Refusing & rejecting, but you might be interested in these topics from the Expressing opposition & disapproval topic area:
Browse the Dictionary
-
stand or fall by sth idiom
-
stand out against sth/sb phrasal verb
-
stand out phrasal verb
-
stand over sb phrasal verb
-
stand sb in good stead idiom
- stand sb up phrasal verb
-
stand shoulder to shoulder with sb idiom
-
stand sth on its head idiom
-
stand the test of time idiom
-
stand together phrasal verb
-
stand up for sth/sb phrasal verb
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “stand sb up”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- deceive verb
- decline verb (REFUSE)
- disclaim verb
- frown on/upon sth phrasal verb
- I'm damned if idiom
- jettison verb
- miss a chance/opportunity idiom
- not hear of sth phrasal verb
- not on your life! idiom
- opt out phrasal verb
- pass sth up phrasal verb
- rebel verb
- rebuff verb
- refusal noun
- resist verb
- shove/stick sth up your ass! idiom
- shun verb
- spurn verb
- turn sb away phrasal verb
- wash your hands of sth idiom
Topic:
Refusing & rejecting
Word of the Day
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
