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1 principle stand
= principled stand принципиальность; главная позиция, главная точка зрения, основная позиция, основная точка зрения -
2 stand
1. n1) место, позиция, положение2) перен. точка зрения; позиция, установка3) трибуна•to adopt a stand (on smth) — занимать позицию (по какому-л. вопросу)
to determine the stand — определять позицию / политику
to endorse the stand taken by smb — одобрять позицию, занятую (кем-л.)
to make a stand for smth / smb — выступать в защиту чего-л. / кого-л.
to praise smb's strong and principled stand — хвалить кого-л. за его решительную и принципиальную позицию
to recognize a stand — признавать позицию / точку зрения
to relax one's firm stand on smth — занимать менее жесткую позицию по какому-л. вопросу
to take a stand — вставать на позицию; занимать позицию
- anti-war standto water down one's stand — смягчать свою позицию
- civic stand
- civil stand
- common stand
- consistent stand
- constructive stand
- controversial stand
- definite stand
- democratic stand
- editorial stand
- fallacy of smb's stand
- far-sighted stand
- fatalistic stand
- firm stand
- ideological stand
- implacable stand
- independent stand
- indifferent stand
- international stand
- left-of-center stand
- moderate stand
- obstructionist stand
- passive stand
- principle stand
- principled stand
- reviewing stand
- stand in life
- strong stand on an issue
- strong stand
- tough stand
- uncompromising stand
- VIP stand 2. v1) стоять; быть расположенным, находиться2) баллотироваться, выставлять свою кандидатуру на выборах•to stand accused of smth — быть обвиненным в чем-л.
to stand against smb — соперничать с кем-л. на выборах, баллотироваться на выборах в качестве чьего-л. соперника
to stand as an MP — брит. баллотироваться на выборах в парламент
to stand by — 1) защищать, поддерживать (кого-л.) 2) придерживаться (чего-л.); следовать (чему-л.)
to stand by smb publicly — публично поддерживать кого-л.
to stand down — снимать свою кандидатуру; уходить в отставку
to stand down in smb's favor — сложить свои полномочия в чью-л. пользу
to stand firm on smth — не идти на уступки в каком-л. вопросе
to stand firmly behind / for smth — твердо отстаивать что-л.
to stand for — выступать за (что-л.)
to stand in force — оставаться в силе (о приказе и т.п.)
to stand in the forefront of smth — стоять во главе чего-л.
to stand in the way of smth — препятствовать чему-л.
to stand on one's present course — придерживаться своего теперешнего курса
to stand on one's rights — настаивать на своих правах
to stand shoulder to shoulder with smb against smb — стоять плечом к плечу с кем-л. против кого-л.
to stand together — быть едиными (перед лицом чего-л.)
to stand unopposed — быть единственным кандидатом в своем избирательном округе; не иметь соперников на выборах
to stand up to smb — оказывать сопротивление кому-л., мужественно сопротивляться кому-л.
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3 stand
1) позиція; місце для давання свідчень ( свідком у суді)2) поставати ( перед судом); балотуватися; мати ( або зберігати) силу; залишати чинним; залишатися чинним; витримувати ( випробування тощо)•- stand and deliver!stand neutral between the prosecution and the defense — займати нейтральну позицію між обвинуваченням і захистом
- stand as a candidate
- stand bail
- stand by
- stand by one's principle
- stand by one's principles
- stand-by order
- stand by previous decisions
- stand convicted
- stand convicted of treason
- stand court
- stand corrected
- stand del credere
- stand down
- stand for
- stand for election
- stand for smb.
- stand for re-election
- stand good in law
- stand guard
- stand in court
- stand in defence
- stand in defense
- stand in defense of smb.
- stand in defence of smb.
- stand indicted
- stand mute
- stand mute of malice
- stand neuter
- stand neutral
- stand off
- stand on
- stand on one's dignity
- stand one's own trial
- stand-still agreement
- stand over
- stand proxy
- stand security
- stand sentinel
- stand surety
- stand the ordeal
- stand to
- stand to the law
- stand trial
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4 ♦ principle
♦ principle /ˈprɪnsəpl/n.1 principio; verità fondamentale; concetto fondamentale: the principles of a religion, i principi di una religione; the principles of logic, i principi della logica; the first principles, i principi primi; guiding principle, principio informatore2 [cu] principio; regola di condotta; convinzione: to stick to (o to stand by) one's principles, restare fedele alle proprie convinzioni; to renounce one's principles, rinnegare i propri principi; a matter of principle, una questione di principio3 [u] principi (morali); norme morali: a man of principle, un uomo di sani principi; un uomo retto; a man of no principle, un uomo senza principi5 principio; norma; regola: the principle of work sharing, il principio della condivisione del lavoro● in principle, in linea di principio; di massima; in teoria □ on principle, per principio; per convinzione. -
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stand [stænd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. noun4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► vb: pret, ptp stood━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. nouna. ( = position) position fc. (for displaying goods) étal m ; also newspaper stand kiosque m à journaux ; (at trade fair) stand md. ( = seating area) tribune fe. ( = witness stand) barre fa. ( = place) [+ object] mettreb. ( = tolerate) supporter• I can't stand it any longer (pain, criticism) je ne peux plus le supporter ; (boredom) j'en ai assezc. ( = withstand) résister àa. ( = be upright also stand up [person, animal] être debout• the project will stand or fall by... le succès du projet repose sur...• all stand! levez-vous s'il vous plaît !c. ( = stay) rester (debout)• don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !d. ( = be positioned) [person] être, se tenir ; [object, vehicle, tree] être, se trouver ; [town, building] se trouver• he stood there ready to shoot il se tenait là, prêt à tirer• how do things stand? où en sont les choses ?► to stand + preposition• where do you stand on this question? quelle est votre position sur cette question ?e. ( = tread) marcher• where's that letter? -- you're standing on it où est la lettre ? -- tu marches dessusf. ( = measure) faireg. ( = be mounted, based) reposer• the record stood at four minutes for several years pendant plusieurs années le record a été de quatre minutes► to stand + past participle/adjectivei. ( = remain undisturbed, unchanged) [liquid, mixture, dough] reposer ; [tea, coffee] infuserj. (British = be candidate) se présenter4. compounds► stand about, stand around intransitive verb• don't stand about doing nothing! ne reste pas là à ne rien faire !• they kept us standing about for hours ils nous ont fait attendre debout pendant des heures► stand aside intransitive verb se pousser( = move back) reculer ; (from stimulation, problem) prendre du recul► stand bya. ( = be onlooker) rester là (à ne rien faire)b. ( = be ready for action) [troops] être en état d'alerte ; [emergency services] être prêt à intervenira. ( = support) [+ friend] ne pas abandonner ; [+ colleague, spouse] soutenirb. ( = keep to) [+ promise] tenir ; [+ sb else's decision] respecter ; [+ one's own decision] s'en tenir à► stand down intransitive verb( = resign) démissionnera. ( = represent) représenter• what does UNO stand for? à quoi correspond l'abréviation UNO ?b. ( = defend) défendrec. ( = tolerate) tolérera. ( = protrude) faire saillie ; [vein] saillirb. ( = be conspicuous) ressortirc. ( = be outstanding) se distinguerd. ( = remain firm) tenir bonb. ( = resist challenge) tenir debouta. ( = place upright) mettreb. ( = fail to meet) (inf) [+ friend] faire faux bond à ; [+ boyfriend, girlfriend] poser un lapin à (inf)► stand up for inseparable transitive verb[+ person, principle, belief] défendre[+ bully, superior] affronter ; [+ use, conditions] résister à* * *[stænd] 1.1) ( furniture) ( for coats) portemanteau m; ( for hats) porte-chapeau m; (for plant, trophy) guéridon m; ( for music) pupitre m à musique3) ( in stadium) tribunes fpl4) ( witness box) barre f5) ( stance) position fto take ou make a stand on something — prendre position sur quelque chose
6) ( resistance to attack) résistance f7) ( standstill)2.transitive verb (prét, pp stood)1) ( place) mettre [person, object]2) ( bear) supporterhe can't stand to do ou doing — il ne supporte pas de faire
3) (colloq) ( pay for)4) Law5) ( be liable)3.intransitive verb (prét, pp stood)1) (also stand up) se lever2) ( be upright) [person] se tenir debout; [object] tenir deboutdon't just stand there, do something! — ne reste pas planté (colloq) là! fais quelque chose!
3) ( be positioned) [building etc] être; ( clearly delineated) se dresser4) ( step)5) (be)to stand empty — [house] rester vide
as things stand... — étant donné l'état actuel des choses...
I want to know where I stand — fig je voudrais savoir où j'en suis
to stand in somebody's way — lit bloquer le passage à quelqu'un; fig faire obstacle à quelqu'un
6) ( remain valid) [offer, agreement] rester valable7) ( measure)8) ( be at certain level)9) ( be a candidate) se présenter10) ( not move) [water, mixture] reposer•Phrasal Verbs:- stand by- stand in- stand to- stand up•• -
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A n1 ( piece of furniture) ( for coats) portemanteau m ; ( for hats) porte-chapeau m ; (for plant, trophy) guéridon m ; ( for sheet music) pupitre m à musique ;2 Comm ( stall) ( on market) éventaire m ; ( kiosk) kiosque m ; (at exhibition, trade fair) stand m ; news(paper) stand kiosque à journaux ;7 ( in cricket) a stand of 120 runs une série ininterrompue de 120 runs ;8 ( standstill) to come to a stand s'arrêter ; the traffic was brought to a stand la circulation a été paralysée ;1 ( place) mettre [person, object] ; stand it over there mets-le là-bas ; to stand sb on/in etc mettre qn sur/dans etc ; to stand sth on/in/against etc mettre qch sur/dans/contre etc ;2 ( bear) supporter [person, insects, certain foods] ; I can't stand liars je ne supporte pas les menteurs ; he can't stand to do ou doing il ne supporte pas de faire ; I can't stand him doing je ne supporte pas qu'il fasse ; she won't stand any nonsense/bad behaviour elle ne tolère pas qu'on fasse des bêtises/qu'on se conduise mal ; it won't stand close scrutiny il ne faut pas le regarder en détail ;3 ○ ( pay for) to stand sb sth payer qch à qn ; to stand sb a meal/a drink payer un repas/à boire à qn ;4 Jur to stand trial passer en jugement ; to stand security for sb, to stand bail for sb se porter garant de qn ;5 ( be liable) to stand to lose sth risquer de perdre qch ; she stands to gain a million pounds if the deal goes through elle peut gagner un million de livres si l'affaire marche.1 ( also stand up) se lever ; let's stand, we'll see better mettons-nous debout, nous verrons mieux ;2 ( be upright) [person] se tenir debout ; [object] tenir debout ; they were standing at the bar/in the doorway ils se tenaient debout au bar/dans l'embrasure de la porte ; they were standing talking near the car ils étaient en train de parler près de la voiture ; to remain standing rester debout ; only a few houses were left standing seules quelques maisons sont restées debout ; there's not much of the cathedral still standing il ne reste que des ruines de la cathédrale ; don't just stand there, do something! ne reste pas planté ○ là! fais quelque chose! ;3 ( be positioned) [building, village etc] être ; ( clearly delineated) se dresser ; the house/tree stood on top of the hill la maison/l'arbre était or se dressait au sommet de la colline ; ‘the train now standing at platform one…’ ‘le train au départ du quai numéro un…’ ; the train was standing at the platform for half an hour le train est resté une demi-heure à quai ;5 (be) to stand empty [house] rester vide ; to stand accused of sth être accusé de qch ; to stand ready être prêt ; as things stand… étant donné l'état actuel des choses… ; I want to know where I stand fig je voudrais savoir où j'en suis ; where do you stand on abortion/capital punishment? quelle est votre position sur l'avortement/la peine de mort? ; nothing stands between me and getting the job rien ne s'oppose à ce que j'obtienne ce poste ; my savings are all that stand between us and poverty la seule chose qui nous préserve de la misère ce sont mes économies ; to stand in sb's way lit bloquer le passage à qn ; fig faire obstacle à qn ; to stand in the way of progress fig faire obstacle au progrès ;6 ( remain valid) [offer, agreement, statement] rester valable ; the record still stands le record n'est toujours pas battu ;7 ( measure in height) he stands six feet il mesure or fait six pieds de haut ; the tower/hill stands 500 metres high la tour/colline fait 500 mètres de haut ;8 ( be at certain level) the record/total stands at 300 le record/total est de 300 ; the score stands at 3-0 le score est 3-0 ;9 ( be a candidate) se présenter ; to stand as se présenter comme [candidate] ; to stand for parliament/president se présenter aux élections législatives/présidentielles ;10 ( act as) to stand as godfather for sb être parrain de qn ; to stand as guarantor for sb se porter garant de qn ;11 ( not move) [water, mixture] reposer ; to let sth stand laisser reposer qch ; let the tea stand laissez infuser le thé ;to leave sb standing [athlete, student, company] devancer qn ; as a cook, she leaves me standing elle est beaucoup plus douée que moi en cuisine ; to stand up and be counted se faire entendre.■ stand about, stand around rester là (doing à faire).■ stand aside s'écarter (to do pour faire).■ stand back:▶2 ( be situated) [house] être en retrait (from par rapport à).■ stand by:▶ stand by1 ( be prepared) se tenir prêt ; [doctor, army, emergency services] être prêt à intervenir ; to be standing by to do [services] être prêt à faire ; ‘stand by for take-off!’ Aviat ‘prêt pour le décollage!’ ;2 ( refuse to act) rester là ; he stood by and did nothing il est resté là sans intervenir ; how can you stand by and let that happen? comment est-ce que tu peux laisser faire ça sans rien dire? ;▶ stand by [sb/sth] ( be loyal to) soutenir [person] ; s'en tenir à [principles, offer, decision] ; assumer [actions].1 ( resign) [president, chairman, candidate] démissionner (in favour of en faveur de) ;2 Jur quitter la barre.■ stand for:▶ stand for [sth]3 ( tolerate) [person] tolérer [cut, reduction, insubordination] ; I wouldn't stand for that je ne le tolérerais pas ; don't stand for him being so rude to you! ne le laisse pas te parler comme ça!■ stand in: to stand in for sb remplacer qn.■ stand off:1 ( reach a stalemate) aboutir à une impasse ;2 Naut courir au large ;1 ( be noticeable) [person] sortir de l'ordinaire ; [building, design] se détacher, ressortir (against sur) ; [work, ability, achievement, person] être remarquable ; to stand out from [person] se distinguer de [group] ;2 ( protrude) [veins] saillir ;3 ( take a stance) résister ; [person] to stand out for revendiquer [right, principle] ; to stand out against se prononcer contre [change, decision].■ stand over:▶ stand over ( be postponed) être remis à plus tard ;▶ stand over [sb]1 ( supervise) être sur le dos de ○ [employee etc] ;2 ( watch) don't stand over me! ne reste pas dans mes pattes ○ !▶ stand to être en état d'alerte ; to stand to to do se tenir prêt à faire ;▶ stand [sb] to mettre [qn] en état d'alerte.■ stand up:▶ stand up1 ( rise) se lever (to do pour faire) ;2 ( stay upright) se tenir debout ;3 ( withstand investigation) [argument, theory, story] tenir debout ; to stand up to résister à [scrutiny, investigation] ;▶ stand [sb/sth] up1 ( place upright) mettre [qn] debout [person] ; redresser [object] ; to stand sth up against/on mettre qch contre/sur ;2 ○ ( fail to meet) poser un lapin à ○ [girlfriend, boyfriend]. -
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stand for [sth.]1) (represent) [party, person] rappresentare, incarnare [ ideal]3) (tolerate) [ person] consentire, permettere [ reduction]; tollerare [ insubordination]* * *1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.) candidarsi per2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.) significare, stare per3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.) rappresentare4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.) tollerare* * *vi + prep1) (represent: principle, honesty) rappresentare, (subj: initials) indicare, stare per"BT" stands for "British Telecom" — "BT" è l'abbreviazione di "British Telecom"
2) (tolerate) tollerare, sopportare3) PolSee:stand 3., 6)* * *stand for [sth.]1) (represent) [party, person] rappresentare, incarnare [ ideal]3) (tolerate) [ person] consentire, permettere [ reduction]; tollerare [ insubordination] -
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English-Ukrainian law dictionary > stand by one's principles
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/stænd/ * danh từ - sự dừng lại, sự đứng lại =to come to a stand+ dừng lại, đứng lại - sự chống cự, sự đấu tranh chống lại =to make a stand against the enemy+ chống cự lại quân địch =to make a stand for a principle+ đấu tranh cho một nguyên tắc - chỗ đứng, vị trí =to take one's stand near the door+ đứng gần cửa =to take one's stand on the precise wording of the act+ căn cứ vào từng lời của đạo luật - lập trường, quan điểm =to maintain one's stand+ giữ vững lập trường =to make one's stand clear+ tỏ rõ lập trường của mình - giá, mắc (áo, ô) - gian hàng (ở chợ) - chỗ để xe - khán đài - (từ Mỹ,nghĩa Mỹ) chỗ dành riêng (trong toà án) cho người làm chứng - cây trồng đang mọc, mùa màng chưa gặt - sự dừng lại (ở một nơi nào) để biểu diễn (đoàn kịch...) - (Uc), (thương nghiệp) rừng; gỗ rừng !to be at a stand - (từ cổ,nghĩa cổ) không tiến lên được - lúng túng !stand of arms - bộ vũ khí cá nhân !stand of colours - những cờ của trung đoàn * nội động từ stood - đứng =to stand at ease+ đứng ở tư thế nghỉ =to be too weak to stand+ yếu quá không đứng được - có, ở, đứng =a bookcase stands in one corner+ ở góc nhà có một tủ sách =here once stood a huge tree+ trước đây ở chỗ này có một cây to lắm - cao =to stand 1.60 metre high+ cao 1, 60 m - đứng vững, bền =this house will stand another score of year+ nhà còn vững đến vài chục năm nữa =this small house has stood through worse storms+ ngôi nhà nhỏ này qua rất nhiều cơn bão ghê hơn thế này mà vẫn không việc gì =how do we stand in the matter of munitions?+ liệu chúng ta có đủ đạn được không? - có giá trị =the former conditions stand+ những điều kiện trước vẫn có giá trị =the same remark stands good+ lời nhận xét như thế vẫn đúng - đọng lại, tù hãm (nước) - giữ vững quan điểm, giữ vững lập trường - đồng ý, thoả thuận - ra ứng cử =to stand for Parliament+ ra ứng cử nghị viện * ngoại động từ - bắt đứng; đặt, để, dựng =to stand somebody in the corner+ bắt phạt ai đứng vào góc tường =to stand a bicycle against the wal+ dựng cái xe đạp vào tường - giữ vững =to stand one's ground+ giữ vững lập trường; không lùi bước - chịu đựng =to stand a pain+ chịu đựng sự đau đớn =to stand fire+ (quân sự) chịu được hoả lực (của địch) =to fail to stand the test+ không chịu đựng nổi sự thử thách - thết, đãi =to stand somebody a drink+ thiết ai một chầu uống =who is going to stand treat?+ ai thiết đãi nào?, ai bao nào? !to stand by - đứng cạnh, đứng bên cạnh - bênh vực, ủng hộ - thực hiện, thi hành (lời hứa...) - (hàng hải) chuẩn bị thả neo - ở vị trí sẵn sàng chiến đấu, ở tình trạng báo động !to stand down - rút lui (người làm chứng, người ứng cử) - (quân sự) hết phiên gác !to stand for - thay thế cho; có nghĩa là - ứng cử - bênh vực - (thông tục) chịu đựng, dung thứ; nhận !to stand in - đại diện cho !to stand in with - vào hùa với, cấu kết với !to stand off - tránh xa, lảng xa - tạm giãn (thợ, người làm...) !to stand on - (hàng hải) cứ tiếp tục đi - giữ đúng; khăng khăng đòi =to stand on (upon) ceremony+ giữ đúng nghi thức; giữ vẻ khách khí !to stand out - chống lại, kiên trì chống cự - nghiến răng chịu - nổi bật lên !to stand over - bị hoãn lại (vấn đề) !to stand to - thực hiện (lời hứa) - bám sát, giữ vững (vị trí, công việc) !to stand up - đứng dậy, đứng lên !to stand up for - về phe với, ủng hộ !to stand up to - dũng cảm đương đầu với; có thể chịu được (sự dãi dầu...) (vật liệu) !to stand upon nh to stand on to stand at bay x bay to stand convicted of treachery - bị tuyên án về tội bội bạc !to stand corrected - chịu cải tạo !Stand easy! - (quân sự) nghỉ! !to stand in the breach - (xem) breach !to stand somebody in a sum of money - cấp cho ai một số tiền tiêu !to stand in somebody's light - (xem) light !to stand on one's own bottom - (xem) bottom !it stands to reason that... - thật là hợp lý là... !to stand to sea - (hàng hải) ra khơi !to stand to win - chắc mẩm sẽ thắng !to stand well with someone - (xem) well -
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1) (to be a candidate for election to: He stood for Parliament.)2) (to be an abbreviation for: HQ stands for Headquarters.)3) (to represent: I like to think that our school stands for all that is best in education.)4) (to tolerate: I won't stand for this sort of behaviour.)stand for vb significarwhat does BBC stand for? ¿qué significan las siglas BBC?stand for vt1) represent: significar2) permit, tolerate: permitir, tolerarv + prep + oa) ( represent) \<\<initials/symbol\>\> significar*what does PS stand for? — ¿qué significa PS?
CTI stands for... — CTI son las siglas de...
he has betrayed everything he once stood for — ha traicionado todo aquello con lo que se lo solía identificar
b) ( put up with) (usu with neg) consentir*, tolerarVI + PREP1) (=represent) [abbreviation] significar2) (=support) [+ principle, honesty] representar3) (=permit) permitir; (=tolerate) admitir* * *v + prep + oa) ( represent) \<\<initials/symbol\>\> significar*what does PS stand for? — ¿qué significa PS?
CTI stands for... — CTI son las siglas de...
he has betrayed everything he once stood for — ha traicionado todo aquello con lo que se lo solía identificar
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принцип сохранения (уже существующих внешнеторговых льгот и ; привилегий для развивающихся стран) ;Англо-Русский словарь финансовых терминов > stand-still principle
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принцип сохранения (уже существующих внешнеторговых льгот и привилегий для развивающихся стран)Англо-русский словарь экономических терминов > stand-still principle
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Инвестиции: принцип независимого выбора -
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. Инвестиционный принцип, в соответствии с которым фирме следует принять или отклонить инвестиционный проект на основе сравнения его результатов с результатами инвестирования в ценные бумаги того же класса риска . Инвестиционная деятельность . -
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4уде́рживать* * *assert, insist* * *vb keep ( fx their attention),(mening etc) stick to ( fx a principle); stand by ( fx thenewspaper stood by its story);( påstå) maintain ( fx he maintains that he is innocent),( stædigt) insist ( fx he insists that he saw it);[ han fastholder sit krav] he insists on his claim;[ fastholde sine priser] keep one's prices unchanged;[ fastholde ham på hans løfte] keep him to his promise; make him stick to his promise.
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stand — stand1 [ stænd ] (past tense and past participle stood [ stud ] ) verb *** ▸ 2 move to upright position ▸ 3 put foot on/in something ▸ 4 be in particular position ▸ 5 remain without moving ▸ 6 be in situation/state ▸ 7 be particular height ▸ 8… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stand for — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stand for : present tense I/you/we/they stand for he/she/it stands for present participle standing for past tense stood for past participle stood for 1) stand for something if a letter, an abbreviation, or a… … English dictionary
principle — prin|ci|ple [ prınsəpl ] noun *** 1. ) count a basic belief, theory, or rule that has a major influence on the way in which something is done: Excellent customer service should be our guiding principle. principle of: It is a basic principle of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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ˈstand for sth — phrasal verb 1) if an abbreviation or a symbol stands for something, that is what it means or represents The letters ERM stand for exchange rate mechanism.[/ex] 2) if someone stands for a particular principle, they believe that that principle is… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
stand pat — verb refuse to abandon one s opinion or belief • Syn: ↑stand firm, ↑hold firm, ↑stand fast • Hypernyms: ↑insist, ↑take a firm stand • Hyponyms: ↑hunker down … Useful english dictionary
stand — v 1. rise, rise to one s feet, get up; remain upright, hold oneself erect, be vertical. 2. set upright, place on end, upend; set, position, place, put. 3.(usu. imperative) halt, stop, pause, come to a halt or standstill. 4. last, continue on,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
stand for — verb 1. express indirectly by an image, form, or model; be a symbol (Freq. 5) What does the Statue of Liberty symbolize? • Syn: ↑typify, ↑symbolize, ↑symbolise, ↑represent • Derivationally related forms … Useful english dictionary
Stand-alone principle — Investment principle that states a firm should accept or reject a project by comparing it with securities in the same risk class. The New York Times Financial Glossary … Financial and business terms
stand-alone principle — investment approach that advocates a firm should accept or reject a project by comparing it with securities in the same risk class. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary … Financial and business terms