phrasal verb

Stand up

No. 30 most commonLetter SInseparable

2Sections

Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position

Meanings

  • Move from a sitting or lying down to a vertical position (intransitive, International English)
  • Fail to keep an appointment (separable [obligatory], International English)

Examples

  • Everybody STOOD UP when the judge entered the court.
  • He agreed to meet me last night, but he STOOD me UP.

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