standing

stand|ing¹ [ˈstændıŋ] adj [only before noun]

1.) permanently agreed or arranged

▪ You have to pay standing charges whether or not you use the service.

standing invitation

(=permission to visit someone whenever you like)

a standing army

(=a professional permanent army)

▪ A standing committee was established to coordinate the army and navy.

2.) done from a standing position

▪ The runners set off from a standing start .

standing ovation

(=when people stand up to clap after a performance)

3.) standing joke

something that happens often and that people make jokes about

▪ The whole incident became a standing joke between us.

standing ²

standing² n [U]

1.) someone's rank or position in a system, organization, society etc, based on what other people think of them

▪ Barb's work helped to improve her standing with her colleagues.

standing in

▪ The scandal damaged the Governor's standing in the polls.

of high/low standing

▪ a lawyer of high standing

2.) sth of five/many etc years' standing

used to show the time during which something such as an agreement has existed

▪ an arrangement of several years' standing