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upstanding

adj
/ʌpˈstændɪŋ/

Etymology

From up- + standing.

  1. derived from *standaną✻ — “to stand”
  2. inherited from *standandz✻ — “standing”
  3. inherited from standende
  4. inherited from standynge
  5. prefixed as upstanding — “up + standing”

Definitions

  1. Honest

    Honest; reputable; respectable.

    • An upstanding merchant will exchange a faulty product.
    • I don't even know her But I feel a responsibility to do what's upstanding and right It's kinda like a code, yeah And you've been getting closer and closer, and crossing so many lines

  2. Standing up.

    • Please be upstanding for His Worship the Mayor.
    • Swift was among those upstanding for Dion when she walked on stage and singing to Dion's hit The Power of Love.

  3. present participle and gerund of upstand

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA