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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The PM stressed the continent must "stand on its own two feet" when it comes to defence commitments.
From BBC
After Amy Williams and Lizzy Yarnold - twice - he is the first man to stand on the top step, and brings the sport's total medal haul to 10 with chances for that number to grow still at these Milan-Cortina Olympics.
From BBC
Enjoy your life together today and tomorrow, but until you’re both prepared to stand on your own feet, emotionally and financially free from the Greek chorus of opinion, it’s better to keep learning and growing together.
From MarketWatch
"He's desperate to stand on his own two feet," Ramsay said, but he urged Brooklyn to remember "one day you're not going to have your Mum and Dad".
From BBC
"This is not where I want us to be, nor where I hoped we would be three years ago. And I want to acknowledge that wherever you stand on the debate, I know that many of you are feeling angry and disappointed," said the Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell at Synod on Thursday.
From BBC
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