stand still

== English == === Verb === stand still (third-person singular simple present stands still, present participle standing still, simple past and past participle stood still) (sometimes figurative) To stop moving, to remain motionless. My legs were stiff because I'd been standing still for a long time. to tolerate [with for] ==== Derived terms ==== standstill (noun) time stands still ==== Translations ==== === Noun === stand still (plural stand stills) Obsolete spelling of standstill. === Anagrams === stillstand == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === stand still first/third-person singular preterite of stillstehen