Standing | Mean of standing in English Dictionary

/ˈstændɪŋ/

• used in or for standing
1. Start the exercise in a standing position.
• done while in a standing position
1. a standing jump
• not flowing
1. standing water

• remaining at the same level or amount until canceled
1. The standing offer for the computer system is $1,499.
• continuing to exist or be used for an unlimited period of time
1. standing armies/committees
2. She has a standing invitation to use the university's research laboratory.
3. a standing tradition
4. It's a standing joke at the office. [=it's something that often happens or is said or done and that the people in the office think is funny]
• Noun
• the position or rank of someone in a group
1. He's trying to improve his standing with the voters. [=trying to get the voters to rank him more highly]
2. a lawyer of high standing
3. (chiefly US) a member in/of good standing [=status]
• a list that shows the positions of the players or teams that are competing against each other
1. They've won five games in a row and are starting to move up in the standings.
2. They're in first place in the current standings.
• length of existence
1. a marriage of many years' standing