Standing definition: rank or status, especially with respect to social, economic, or personal position, reputation, etc... See examples of STANDING used in a sentence.
1. a. Remaining upright; erect. b. Not cut down: standing timber. 2. Performed or done from a standing position: a standing jump; a standing ovation. 3. Permanent and unchanging; fixed. 4. Remaining in force or use indefinitely: a standing invitation. 5. Not movable; stationary.
Someone's standing is their reputation or status. ...an artist of international standing. He has improved his country's standing abroad. She had the wealth and social standing to command respect.
Length of service, experience, or residence; position as determined by seniority in membership of a university, a profession, etc. in (also of) good standing: (of a member of a religion, club, etc.) that has fulfilled all one's obligations, esp. the payment of dues, fees, tithes, etc., as a member.
Definition of standing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to come to or remain in a standing position: to stand up when being introduced. to remain strong, convincing, or durable: The case will never stand up in court.
