stand up

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English standen up, from Old English standan up; equivalent to stand + up. Compare Old Norse standa upp. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) === Pronunciation === === Verb === stand up (third-person singular simple present stands up, present participle standing up, simple past and past participle stood up) (intransitive) To rise from a lying or sitting position. (transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up. (transitive, idiomatic) (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk. 2008 Oct. 20, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content 1255: Consummate: — What?! Why did you come HERE then? You should be at a hospital! — A gentleman never stands a lady up. (intransitive, of a thing) To last or endure over a period of time. (intransitive, of a person or narrative) To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible. (intransitive, cricket, of a wicket-keeper) To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman. (transitive) To launch, propel upwards (US, military, transitive) To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.). To make one's voice heard, to speak up. (intransitive, formal) To serve in a role during a wedding ceremony. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== stand stand down ==== Descendants ==== Tok Pisin: sanap ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== sit down sit up lie down get up === Anagrams === dustpan, upstand