stand up
verboEn español: levantarse, ponerse de pie, pararse, enhestarse
- To rise from a lying or sitting position. · Stand up, then sit down again.
- To bring something up and set it into a standing position; to set something up. · Laura stood the sofa up on end.
- (stand someone up) To avoid a prearranged meeting, especially a date, with (a person) without prior notification; to jilt or shirk. · John stood Laura up at the movie theater.
- To last or endure over a period of time.
- To continue to be believable, consistent, or plausible.
- To stand immediately behind the wicket so as to catch balls from a slow or spin bowler, and to attempt to stump the batsman.
- To launch, propel upwards
- To formally activate and commission (a unit, formation, etc.).
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On reaching La Storta, the point from whence Rome is first visible, the traveller evinced none of the enthusiastic curiosity which usually leads strangers to stand up and endeavor to catch sight of the dome of Saint Peter’s, which may be seen long before any other object is distinguishable.
Shere Khan might have faced Father Wolf, but he could not stand up against Mother Wolf, for he knew that where he was she had all the advantage of the ground, and would fight to the death.
Your sisters are engaged, and there is not another woman in the room whom it would not be a punishment to me to stand up with.”
I was so vexed to see him stand up with her; but, however, he did not admire her at all; indeed, nobody can, you know; and he seemed quite struck with Jane as she was going down the dance.
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