upstand

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Definition of upstand

3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

(intransitive)To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.

“At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood / The wise Ulysses.”
“The combination with a closet seat, of a flexible mat having sockets, plates secured upon the seat and having recesses, and a standard pivoted upon each plate and fold- able to lie in the respective socket or to upstand from the seat, […]”
“Put differently, attention to norms and rules did not increase the likelihood that a student would choose to upstand or intervene. Students who were more likely to recommend direct support for the victim (choosing to upstand), however, […]”

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verb

(intransitive)To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.

“At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood / The wise Ulysses.”
“The combination with a closet seat, of a flexible mat having sockets, plates secured upon the seat and having recesses, and a standard pivoted upon each plate and fold- able to lie in the respective socket or to upstand from the seat, […]”
“Put differently, attention to norms and rules did not increase the likelihood that a student would choose to upstand or intervene. Students who were more likely to recommend direct support for the victim (choosing to upstand), however, […]”

noun

A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.

adj

(not-comparable)(of a beam) Having its top surface above the slab with which it integrates; "an upstand beam".

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Etymology

From Middle English upstanden, equivalent to up- + stand. Cognate with Dutch opstaan (“to rise, stand up”), German aufstehen (“to arise, get up, stand up”), Swedish uppstå (“to arise, emerge, come up”).