stand on

Verb

Meaning

(nautical) To continue following the same course.

To observe a ceremony or tradition; to insist on proper behavior or recognition.
Let's not stand on ceremony.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

depend rest on pend revolve around build upon bestraddle

Examples

The known is finite, the unknown infinite; intellectually we stand on an islet in the midst of an illimitable ocean of inexplicability. Our business in every generation is to reclaim a little more land, to add something to the extent and the solidity of our possessions. Thomas Henry Huxley

It is a comfortable feeling to know that you stand on your own ground. Land is about the only thing that can't fly away. Anthony Trollope

Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their gains. Thomas Jefferson

The best helmsmen stand on shore. Dutch Proverb

If we stand tall it is because we stand on the backs of those who came before us. Yoruba Proverb

When a fowl gets to a new town, it stands on one leg until it knows that it is a town where people stand on their two legs. Nigerian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

stand like a stookie stand of arms stand oil stand on all fours stand on ceremony stand on end