English

Verb

upstand ‎(third-person singular simple present upstands, present participle upstanding, simple past and past participle upstood)

1. (intransitive) To stand up; arise; be erect; rise.
   • 1820, Homer, William Cowper, The Iliad of Homer: translated into English blank verse, with notes:

     At once, upstood the monarch, and upstood The wise Ulysses.

   • 1912, United States. Patent Office, Official gazette of the United States Patent Office: Volume 174:

     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 , ...

   • 2010, Lonnie R. Sherrod, Judith Torney-Purta, Constance A. Flanagan, Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement in Youth:

     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 , ...

Related terms

• upstanding

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Noun

upstand ‎(plural upstands)

1. (construction, plumbing) A section of a roof covering or flashing which turns up against a vertical surface.

Synonyms

• upturn

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