stands 1 of 2

present tense third-person singular of stand
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as in is
to occupy a place or location the monument stands in the middle of the town plaza

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as in pays
to give what is owed for I'll stand lunch, and you can pay me back later

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as in ranks
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes if the city's baseball team wins today, they will stand first in the league

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stands

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noun

plural of stand

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“Stands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stands. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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