upstanding
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
upstanding (comparative more upstanding, superlative most upstanding)
- honest; reputable; respectable
- An upstanding merchant will exchange a faulty product.
Translations edit
Etymology 2 edit
From upstand.
Adjective edit
upstanding (not comparable)
- standing up
- Please be upstanding for His Worship the Mayor.
- 2024 February 4, “Celine Dion makes surprise appearance at Grammy awards”, in bbc.com[1]:
- Swift was among those upstanding for Dion when she walked on stage and singing to Dion's hit The Power of Love.
Verb edit
upstanding
- present participle and gerund of upstand