stand
verb (used without object)
(of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
have been standing
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present perfect progressiveof stand.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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But Forestry England said excavations uncovered evidence of a ceremonial platform beside it and identified that five other nearby stones would once have been standing, creating a circle.
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
Dense clusters of them in the lower registers suggest that the panels might even have been standing in water at some point in time, softening the wood and inviting infestation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 18, 2024
He talks of Beau often, including during a speech to the Irish parliament this week when he said it was his son who should have been standing there as president.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 14, 2023
“We were not afraid, we did not break down, we did not surrender. And today we have been standing for exactly one year.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 24, 2023
If things had been different, would I have been standing there in his place?
From "Tangerine" by Edward Bloor
