standing

/ˈstændɪŋ/ adjective [always before noun]

Translation

› permanent and not only created when necessary

daimî, kalıcı, sürekli, değişmeyen

a standing committee He has a standing invitation to stay at our house.1550

a standing joke › a situation that a group of people often make jokes about

beylik şaka, şaka konusu, fıkra konusu; genel alay konusu; ne zaman anılsa alaya alınan konu

The poor quality of his work has become a standing joke in the office. → See also long-standing1454

(Definition of standing adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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