stand on

verb

stood on; standing on; stands on

transitive verb

1

: to depend on

2

: to insist on

never stands on ceremony

Examples of stand on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The man in the footage stomped the adult duck and then stood on the animal. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

The Bartons, who were traveling in the F-150, and a 12-year-old passenger of the Traverse, exited the vehicles and were standing on the roadway when they were struck by another vehicle. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2026

David Elliott stood on his front porch in sweatpants in the pre-dawn darkness in rural Northeastern Connecticut, waiting for his golden retriever to come inside for breakfast. — Julia Levine, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026

Blue is a giant stick figure with what seems to be four limbs, standing on what might be one leg, while the other is lifted. — Scott Simon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for stand on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon