different between upstand vs upstanding
upstand
English
Etymology
From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- +? stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”).
Verb
upstand (third-person singular simple present upstands, present participle upstanding, simple past and past participle upstood)
- (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.
- 1820, Homer, William Cowper, The Iliad of Homer: translated into English blank verse, with notes:
- At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood / The wise Ulysses.
- 1912, United States. Patent Office, Official gazette of the United States Patent Office: Volume 174:
- The combination with a closet seat, of a flexible mat having sockets, plates secured upon the seat and having recesses, and a standard pivoted upon each plate and fold- able to lie in the respective socket or to upstand from the seat, […]
- 2010, Lonnie R. Sherrod, Judith Torney-Purta, Constance A. Flanagan, Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement in Youth:
- Put differently, attention to norms and rules did not increase the likelihood that a student would choose to upstand or intervene. Students who were more likely to recommend direct support for the victim (choosing to upstand), however, […]
- 1820, Homer, William Cowper, The Iliad of Homer: translated into English blank verse, with notes:
Related terms
- upstanding
Translations
Noun
upstand (plural upstands)
- (construction, plumbing) A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.
Synonyms
- upturn
Translations
Adjective
upstand (not comparable)
- (construction) (of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; "an upstand beam".
Antonyms
- downstand
- downhang
Anagrams
- dustpan, stand up, stand-up, standup
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upstanding
English
Etymology 1
From up- +? standing.
Adjective
upstanding (comparative more upstanding, superlative most upstanding)
- honest; reputable; respectable
- An upstanding merchant will exchange a faulty product.
Etymology 2
From upstand.
Adjective
upstanding (comparative more upstanding, superlative most upstanding)
- standing up
- Please be upstanding for His Worship the Mayor.
Verb
upstanding
- present participle of upstand
Related terms
- stand
- stand up
- upstand
Anagrams
- standing up
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