stand on
Britishverb
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(adverb) to continue to navigate a vessel on the same heading
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(preposition) to insist on
to stand on ceremony
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informal to be independent or self-reliant
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Be based on, depend on, as in Our success will stand on their support . [c. 1600]
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Insist on observance of, as in Let's not stand on ceremony . This usage today is nearly always put in a negative context. [Mid-1500s]
Example Sentences
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Such success is no coincidence, though, as children from the region are often encouraged to take up combat sports, specifically wrestling, almost as soon as they are able to stand on two feet.
From BBC
The company has proven it can stand on its own, as its sales grew nearly fivefold this year, but it could be so valuable to a Big Tech company that one of the heavyweights makes a compelling offer.
From Barron's
We returned to the same glacier two or three times a year, and it’s always very depressing to be able to stand on a location where the year before there was still more than 10 meters of ice.
From Slate
He and Latham combined for a 323-run opening stand on day one of the third Test against the West Indies in Mount Maunganui, on Thursday.
From Barron's
The 48-year-old then became an extreme sports athlete and TV presenter, as well as the first person ever to climb the highest mountain on each of the world's seven continents and stand on all three poles within the same calendar year.
From BBC
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