standing

stand|ing1 [ `stændıŋ ] noun **

1. ) standings plural a list of teams or players put in order according to how many points they have won in games or competitions against each other. British usually table

2. ) uncount the status or reputation that something or someone has:

This latest scandal will undoubtedly have affected his standing with his colleagues.

of high/great/considerable etc. standing: We are delighted to be working with a company of such high standing.

a research center of international standing

a ) used about people's social status:

People's jobs are an important measure of social standing.

The owner of this house would have been a man of standing in Roman society.

b ) someone's success or status as measured in numbers, for example in an OPINION POLL:

The president's current high standing in the polls is not likely to last.

of many/five/ten etc. years' standing

used for saying how long something has been happening:

It was a tradition of many years' standing.

of long standing: a friend and colleague of long standing

standing

stand|ing 2 [ `stændıŋ ] adjective

1. ) always existing:

standing invitation: We have got a standing invitation to stay with Jen and Mike whenever we want.

2. ) standing water is very still and does not flow

3. ) done from a position in which you are standing on both feet:

a standing jump

The 5,000 meters begins from a standing start.