stand to
Britishverb
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(adverb) military to assume positions or cause to assume positions to resist a possible attack
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to conform with the dictates of reason
it stands to reason that pigs can't fly
Example Sentences
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Influencers stand to profit persuading men there’s a widespread “masculinity crisis,” the researchers found, noting that 72% of the accounts they analyzed had a stake in testosterone supplements and treatments.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Below around $360 a share on the common and preferred holds stand to get back less than $50 a share in three years.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Or worse, they may be on the TV or radio to endorse a remedy from which they stand to make a profit.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
But because companies use power in the daytime, while the sun is out, they stand to save a lot more than domestic customers, whose main use is in the morning and evening.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
“If it was fair, that was in the bond, and I stand to the letter of my bond, Shylock. There is a pile of clouds in the east, it’s not fair, and I don’t go.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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