Have you ever wanted to know 5 ways to use ‘stand’ as a verb? Learn them with Tom in this English In A Minute.
Tom
Stand has many meanings in English.
Let’s learn a few. Most commonly, stand is a verb which means ‘to be in a vertical position on your feet’.
I am standing at my desk.
We can also use stand as a transitive verb which means ‘to endure’.
My phone can stand a lot of damage.
We can also use can’t stand for things which are difficult to endure or really annoying.
I can’t stand the noise in my office.
We can also use stands to describe the action of buying something nice for someone.
I will stand you dinner this evening.
Finally, to stand on one’s own feet.
This is a fixed expression which means ‘learn to be independent’.
Your parents might say it’s time you got a job and stood on your own two feet.
5 ways to use ‘stand’ as a verb
Most commonly, stand is a verb which means ‘to be in a vertical position on your feet’.
- I am standing at the window.
- Stand up when he enters the room.
We can also use stand as a transitive verb which means ‘to endure’.
- My helmet can stand a lot of damage.
- The car couldn’t stand the impact.
We can also use can’t stand for things which are difficult to endure or really annoying.
- I can’t stand the noise in my house.
- I can’t stand mushrooms.
We can also use stand to describe the action of buying something nice for someone.
- I will stand you dinner this evening.
- She stood me a dinner.
To stand on one’s own feet means ‘learn to be independent’.
- He needs to learn to stand on his two feet.
- I learnt to stand on my own two feet when I left home.