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upstanding
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upstanding
(adjective)
upstanding
/ˌʌp
ˈ
stændɪŋ/
adjective
upstanding
/ˌʌp
ˈ
stændɪŋ/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UPSTANDING
[
more upstanding; most upstanding
]
1
:
honest and respectable
upstanding
members of the community
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standing straight up
a stiff,
upstanding
collar
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be upstanding
British, formal
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used to tell the people in a place to stand up
“Ladies and gentlemen, please
be upstanding
for the national anthem.”
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