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Meaning of stand on | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. To continue following the same course.
  2. To observe a ceremony or tradition; to insist on proper behavior or recognition.

Equivalents

Deutsch draufstehen
Türkçe basmak

Examples

“Let's not stand on ceremony.”
“Saue you gentlemen — Nay, we do not ſtand much on our gentilitie, friend;[…]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

stand on business stand on ceremony stand on end stand on its own stand on one's dignity stand on one's head

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