stand
verb (used without object)
(of a person) to be in an upright position on the feet.
will stand
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future tenseof stand.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Not all businesses that rely on actual people moving through their interfaces will stand united against agents, either, especially when they have their own web of entanglements with the biggest A.I. companies.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
Aggarwal, of Dickens Rise in Chigwell, Essex, pleaded not guilty to sending a public communication that was offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing and will stand trial in March.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Rybakina will stand in her way after she fought back to beat American fourth seed Gauff 3-6 6-4 6-4 and silence the partisan crowd.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
People who have wrestled with hard questions and practiced working them out by hand will stand out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“I will stand by the Colonel, Madam,” he said, immediately noticing that Ins voice sounded insulting.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
