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stand
subs.
Position, station:
P. and V. στά̆σῐς, ἡ.
Post:
P. and V. τάξῐς, ἡ.
Make a stand, remain at one’s post:
P. μένειν κατὰ χώραν.
Take one’s stand with, side with:
P. and V. ἵστασθαι μετά̆ (gen.); see side.
Take one’s stand on:
Met., P. ἰσχυρίζεσθαι (dat.).
Halt:
P. ἐπίσχεσις, ἡ ; see halt.
Base:
P. and V. βά̆σῐς, ἡ (Plat.); see base.
stand
v. trans.
Set up:
P. and V. ἱστά̆ναι; see also lean.
Set upright:
P. and V. ὀρθοῦν (rare P.).
Post:
P. and V. τάσσειν, προστάσσειν.
Endure:
P. and V. φέρειν, ἀ̆νέχεσθαι, ὑ̆πέχειν, ὑ̆φίστασθαι, P. ὑπομένειν ; see endure.V. intrans. P. and V. ἵστασθαι.
Stand upright:
P. and V. ὀρθοῦσθαι (rare P.).
Be situated:
P. and V. κεῖσθαι.
Be in a certain state:
P. and V. ἔχειν.
The matter stands thus:
P. and V. ἔχει οὕτως.
Halt:
P. and V. ἵστασθαι; see also stop.
Maintain one’s ground:
P. and V. μένειν, ὑ̆φίστασθαι, P. ὑπομένειν.
Hold good:
P. and V. μένειν, ἐμμένειν.
Be valid:
P. and V. κύ̄ριος εἶναι.
Stand still:
P. and V. ἡσῠχάζειν, V. ἡσύ̆χως ἔχειν.
Stand against, oppose:
P. and V. ἐναντιοῦσθαι (dat.), ἀνθίστασθαι (dat.), ἀντῐτείνειν (dat.); see oppose.
Stand aside:
P. and V. ἀ̆φίστασθαι, ἐξίστασθαι.
Stand by:
P. and V. πᾰρίστασθαι, πᾰρεῖναι, V. πᾰραστᾰτεῖν ; see also help.
Stand by
(to help): V. συγγίγνεσθαι (dat.).
Abide by:
P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.).
Stand near:
P. and V. πᾰρίστασθαι (dat.), ἐφίστασθαι (dat.), προσίστασθαι (dat.) (Plat.), Ar. and V. πᾰραστᾰτεῖν (dat.).
Standing by,
adv.: V. πᾰραστᾰδόν.
Stand by and see a person injured:
use Ar. and P. περιορᾶν τινὰ ἀ̆δῐκούμενον.
Stand off:
P. and V. ἀ̆φίστασθαι.
Stand on, stand on one’s defence:
P. and V. ἀ̆μύ̄νεσθαι.
In case at law:
Ar. and P. ἀ̆πολογεῖσθαι.
Stand on ceremony:
P. and V. σεμνύ̄νεσθαι.
Stand on end:
P. ὀρθὸς ἵστασθαι (Plat.), V. ὄρθιος ἑστηκέναι.
Stand one’s ground:
P. and V. μένειν, ὑ̆φίστασθαι, P. κατὰ χώραν μένειν, ὑπομένειν.
Stand out, be conspicious:
P. and V. φᾰνερὸς εἶναι.
Project:
P. and V. προὔχειν, Ar. and P. ἐξέχειν, P. ἀνέχειν.
Stand over:
P. and V. ἐφίστασθαι (dat.).
Be reserved:
P. ἀποκεῖσθαι.
Let stand over:
P. and V. ἐᾶν (acc.); see defer.
Stand round:
P. and V. περιίστασθαι (Eur. Bacch. 1106), V. ἀμφίστασθαι.
Standing round,
adj.: P. and V. περιστᾰδόν.
Stand to, abide by:
P. and V. ἐμμένειν (dat.), P. μένειν ἐπί (dat.).
It stands to reason:
P. and V. εὔλογόν ἐστι, εἰκός (ἐστι).
Stand up:
P. and V. ἀ̆νίστασθαι; see rise.
Stand up for:
see defend.
Stand upon:
see stand on.

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