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grandstand

/ˈɡɹæn(d)stænd/

grandstand noun: the seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.

Noun

grandstand (plural grandstands)

  1. The seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.
  2. The audience at a public event.

Verb

grandstand (third-person singular simple present grandstands, present participle grandstanding, simple past and past participle grandstanded)

  1. (intransitive) To behave dramatically or showily to impress an audience or observers; to pander to a crowd.
    • Many politicians prefer to grandstand on hot-button issues rather than enact tough policy changes.
    Synonyms:
    showboat

grandstand meaning in Kannada and Thai

grandstand in Kannada

ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕ ವೇದಿಕೆ, ನೋಟಕರ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಟ್ಟಣೆ

grandstand in Thai

seating area
อัฒจันทร์ àt-tá-jan

Examples of grandstand in a sentence

  • He belted that pitch over the grandstand.
  • I had a grandstand view of the proceedings.
  • Joel began to upchuck all over the grandstand.

All 15 example sentences with grandstand

Synonyms of grandstand

Forms of grandstand

Noun
pluralgrandstands
Verb
third-person singular presentgrandstands
present participlegrandstanding
past participlegrandstanded
pastgrandstanded

Plural of grandstand: grandstands

Origin of grandstand

From grand + stand.

Words formed from grandstand

Phrases with grandstand

Questions about grandstand

What does grandstand mean?
Grandstand means the seating area at a stadium or arena; the bleachers.
What is grandstand in Kannada?
Grandstand in Kannada is ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಪ್ರೇಕ್ಷಕ ವೇದಿಕೆ, ನೋಟಕರ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಟ್ಟಣೆ. See Grandstand meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is grandstand?
Grandstand can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce grandstand?
Grandstand is pronounced /ˈɡɹæn(d)stænd/.
What is the plural of grandstand?
The plural of grandstand is grandstands.

Words near grandstand in the dictionary

  1. grandsons-in-law
  2. grandsonship
  3. GRANDstack
  4. Grandstaff
  5. Grandstaffs
  6. grandstand
  7. grandstand finish
  8. grandstand finishes
  9. grandstand play
  10. grandstand plays
  11. grandstanded

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Adapted from Wiktionary: grandstand (page history and authors); grandstand (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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