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stands still

stands still is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand still.

Meaning of stand still

Verb

stand still (third-person singular simple present stands still, present participle standing still, simple past and past participle stood still)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes) To stop moving, to remain motionless.
    • My legs were stiff because I'd been standing still for a long time.
  2. to tolerate
    • Will you accept your second class status
      A nation of waitresses and waiters
      Will you mix their martinis
      Will you stand still for it
      Or will you take to the hills1987, Roger Waters, “Home”, in Radio K.A.O.S.

Questions about stands still

What is stands still the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stands still is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand still.

Words near stands still in the dictionary

  1. stands pat
  2. stands Sam
  3. stands sentinel
  4. stands sentry
  5. stands shilly-shally
  6. stands still
  7. stands tall
  8. stands the gaff
  9. stands the test of time
  10. stands there like a lemon
  11. stands to

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