Dictionary

(heading) To position or be positioned physically.

(heading) To position or be positioned mentally.

(heading) To position or be positioned socially.

Of a ship or its captain, to steer, sail (in a specified direction, for a specified destination etc.).

Erect, not cut down.

Performed from an erect position.

Example: standing ovation

Remaining in force or status.

Example: standing committee

Stagnant; not moving or flowing.

Example: standing water

Position or reputation in society or a profession.

Example: He does not have much of a standing as a chemist.

Duration.

Example: a member of long standing

The act of a person who stands, or a place where someone stands.

Example: I think in deep mire, where there is no standing. — Psalms lxix. 2.

The position of a team in a league or of a player in a list.

Example: After their last win, their standing went up three places.