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

If the trunk stands on the boundary between two properties, the tree is generally considered jointly owned by the neighboring property owners. — Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

The venues will be Versa Studios Manchester and Aviva Studios, the former of which stands on the historic site of the former Granada Studios. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2026

But now that James has taken his talents to southeastern Pennsylvania to play for the Philadelphia 76ers after eight seasons in LA, there's no giant on the Lakers for Doncic to stand on the shoulders of. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

With his team facing fourth-and-3, his deficit at 21-7 early in the third quarter and his offense teetering between flat and listless, Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski stood on the sideline, eyed his players and clapped his hands. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for stand on

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