1. stand to - Noun
2. stand to - Verb
stand to (plural stands to or stand tos)
Alternative form of stand-to
Alternative form of stand-to
To tolerate (something); to be able to withstand (something) stressful that will be ultimately beneficial.
You could stand to lose a couple pounds.
To be on the verge of (something) happening, if certain conditions are met.
He stands to inherit ten million dollars if that happens!
(archaic) To live up to; to insist upon or maintain.
I do not, for that cause, or any other cause, propose to destroy, or alter, or disregard the constitution. I stand to it, fairly, fully, and firmly. Abraham Lincoln
stand-to (plural stands-to or stand-tos)
(military) A state of readiness assumed by ground troops at dawn and dusk in wartime.
stand-to (third-person singular simple present stands-to, present participle standing-to, simple past and past participle stood-to)
(military) To assume such a state of readiness.
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Across England and Wales, towns and villages are under floodwater; fires have raged from Australia to the Amazon; and globally we’re in the midst of the sixth mass extinction, in which we stand to lose up to a million species. Source: Internet
A farmer’s market near Oakland’s Lake Merritt was bustling on a Saturday morning with shoppers waiting in line at a produce stand to buy beets, strawberries and kale. Source: Internet
A fusion kit will normally add a 14" tom, either a floor tom or a hanging tom on a stand to the right of the bass drum; in either case, making the tom lineup 10", 12" and 14". Source: Internet
And although livestock producers stand to reap the most immediate benefits, any uptick in demand should flow through to grain producers, Born points out. Source: Internet
“Al-Shabaab resorts to lies, coercion, and the exertion of force to bolster their reputation to create false headlines,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Gayler “It is important to counter al-Shabaab where they stand to prevent the spread of this cancer.” Source: Internet
And it's low-income women and women of color who stand to suffer most from lack of access to reproductive health care. Source: Internet